Political Columnist & Author
Molly Ivins
Interview
Coming soon!
Notes from Evan Smith
"Best-selling author and widely syndicated political columnist Molly Ivins says politics, particularly in Texas, is great entertainment -- "better than the zoo, better than the circus, rougher than football, and even more aesthetically satisfying than baseball."
Mary Tyler Ivins, better known as Molly, was born August 30, 1944 in Monterey, Calif., but grew up in Houston. Ivins, the author of many best-selling books, is the former co-editor of the liberal monthly Texas Observer and former Rocky Mountain bureau chief for The New York Times.
She has also worked for the Houston Chronicle, the Minneapolis Star-Tribune and the Dallas Times Herald. Ivins' freelance work has appeared in Esquire, Atlantic, The Nation, Harper's, the Progressive, Mother Jones, TV Guide and numerous other publications.
She is a frequent guest on network radio and television shows. Ivins has a B.A. from Smith College, a master's in journalism from Columbia University and studied for a year at the Institute of Political Science in Paris.
She served for three years on the board of the National News Council, is active in the Amnesty International's Journalism Network and the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press." - Evan Smith, Texas Monthly Talks, Broadcast 10.2.03
