In his beginning days at The Washington Post, he worked in the editorial department. He later assumed the responsibilities of a columnist and national correspondent. He was also serving as the White House correspondent for The Washington Post, a duty that he considers to be one of his best experiences to this day. During 23 long and prosperous years working at The Washington Post, Juan also wrote articles for several other publications like Fortune, Atlantic Monthly, and Newsweek.
Juan Williams has many honors to his name for his investigative journalism work and columns. He won an Emmy Award in 1989, which they awarded him for his television documentary work.
Apart from writing for newspapers and magazines, Juan has published a few books. His first book, Eyes on the Prize: America's Civil Rights Years, 1954–1965 (1987), explored the Civil Rights Movement from a documentary perspective. The book made the bestseller's list. He wrote a biography about Thurgood Marshall called Thurgood Marshall: American Revolutionary (2000). Marshall was the first African American to be named to the Supreme Court in the United States. The biography became a bestseller. A book he wrote called Enough (2006), influenced by a speech of Bill Cosby at an NAACP event. The book mainly focused on Juan's opinion of African American leaders, called a "culture of failure."
Talk of the Nation was the daily afternoon talk show that brought Juan to NPR in 2000. After his debut, he became a senior national correspondent for NPR. Juan's career with NPR came to an end on October 20, 2010, because of his conservative views on The O'Reilly Factor that had led to an outcry from the black audience. When interviewed by Newsweek, he said: "I was upset at the idea of how personal it became. I felt NPR engaged in an ad hominem attack on me. In their mind, when I write about dysfunction in the black community, I've crossed the line in terms of being a good black guy."
When asked whether the intense criticism he received while working for the network got to him, he replied: "It bothers me deeply. People who are not able to put me in a box, people who want to tune in to programming that simply affirms their existing opinions, those people are discomfited by me. The idea that you wouldn't hold black political leaders accountable strikes me as corrupt."
Juan became a Fox News employee in 1997. Fox News offered him a three-year contract worth $2 million after NPR fired him. The Fox News programs he appeared on are Special Report with Bret Baier, FOX News Sunday with Chris Wallace, and The Five. The flagship shows that got him into trouble at NPR, The O'Reilly Factor, would ask him to guest host whenever Bill O'Reilly was unavailable.
Juan went on The O'Reilly Factor to explain why NPR fired him for making a previous appearance on the show and his controversial statements on African Americans and Muslims, "I don't fit in their box. I'm not a predictable black liberal. You [O'Reilly] were exactly right when you said you know what this comes down to. They were looking for a reason to get rid of me because I'm appearing on Fox News. They don't want me talking to you."
Return to the previous page| Date of Birth: | 10-04-1954 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Wife: | Susan Delise |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Marriage Date: | 1978 |
| Children: | Raffi Williams, Rae Williams, Antonio Williams |
| Ethnicity: | Black |
| Profession: | Journalist |
| Employer: | Fox News Channel |
| Net Worth: | 2 million dollars |
| Alma Mater: | Haverford College |
| T.V. Show(s): | The Five, Fox News Sunday, Special Report with Bret Baier |
| Birth Sign: | Aries |
| Birth Place: | Colon, Panama |
| Height: | 5 feet 7 inches |
| Birth Date: | 10 Apr, 1954 |
| Age: | 66 yrs |
| Occupations: | Journalist |
| Citizenship: | United States of America |
| Birth Place: | Colón |
| Education: | Haverford College |
| Gender: | Male |
| Description: | American journalist |
| Twitter Id: | TheJuanWilliams |
| Net Worth 2021: | 2 million |
