Howard Kurtz is 71 years and 4 month(s) old. He was born in 1 Aug, 1953. Howard Alan Kurtz is a well-known American journalist and author who specializes in media coverage. Kurtz is the Fox News' Media Buzz host, which replaced Fox News Watch and was a former media columnist for The Washington Post and the Daily Beast's Washington bureau head. He is the author of five books about the media. In 2013, Kurtz left CNN to join Fox News.