Bob Herbert joined The New York Times as an Op-Ed columnist in 1993. His twice a week column comments on politics, urban affairs and social trends.
Prior to joining The Times, Mr. Herbert was a national correspondent for NBC from 1991 to 1993, reporting regularly on "The Today Show" and "NBC Nightly News." He had worked as a reporter and editor at The Daily News from 1976 until 1985, when he became a columnist and member of its editorial board.
In 1990, Mr. Herbert was a founding panelist of "Sunday Edition," a weekly discussion program on WCBS-TV in New York, and the host of Hotline, a weekly issues program on New York public television.
He began his career as a reporter with The Star-Ledger in Newark, N.J., in 1970. He became its night city editor in 1973.
Mr. Herbert has won numerous awards, including the Meyer Berger Award for coverage of New York City and the American Society of Newspaper Editors award for distinguished newspaper writing. He was chairman of the Pulitzer Prize jury for spot news reporting in 1993.
Born in Brooklyn on March 7, 1945, Mr. Herbert received a B.S. degree in journalism from the State University of New York (Empire State College) in 1988. He has taught journalism at Brooklyn College and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. He lives in Manhattan on the Upper West Side.
Columns
A Ruinous Meltdown
As the states face fiscal ruin, severe budget cuts across the country are undermining economic recovery.March 20, 2010
Workers Crushed by Toyota
Though Toyota has reaped endless benefits from California, the company is shutting down a plant in Fremont, Calif., firing 4,700 employees.March 16, 2010
OP-ED COLUMNIST; Big Brother in Blue
The speaker of the New York City Council and the head of the Council's Public Safety Committee are calling on Police Commissioner Ray Kelly to get rid of his huge, noxious database of completely innocent New Yorkers who are stopped, questioned and often frisked by the police. The stops themselves are an outrage and a continuing affront to black and Hispanic New Yorkers, who are the ones most frequently singled-out by the police for this public humiliation. But Speaker Christine Quinn and Counci... March 13, 2010
The Source of Obama’s Trouble
Democrats, who seem to be on a relentless quest to pass a health care bill, don’t seem to grasp the issue truly important to Americans: jobs.March 9, 2010
Cops vs. Kids
It’s time to rein in the way police and safety officers in New York public schools mistreat students.March 6, 2010
Watching Certain People
The N.Y.P.D. must end its gruesome, racist practice of stopping innocent New Yorkers and compiling a computerized database of their personal information.March 2, 2010
Paterson on the Brink
Now that the bottom has fallen out of Gov. David Paterson’s election bid, the question remains: Is he still suited to be governor?February 27, 2010
Where the Bar Ought to Be
In Harlem, an educator is expecting the best, not the worst, from students at her charter schools.February 23, 2010
Falling Further Behind
Ignoring the sad state of our nation’s schools and infrastructure will hurt us.February 20, 2010
What’s Wrong With Us?
Ignoring the nation’s infrastructure problems imperils public safety, diminishes our competitiveness and results in missed opportunities to create jobs.February 16, 2010
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