Phil Bronstein
| Phil Bronstein | |
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| Born |
October 4, 1950 (age 66) Atlanta, Georgia, United States |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Executive Chair, Center for Investigative Reporting |
| Known for | Journalism |
| Spouse(s) |
Sharon Stone (1998–2004; divorced; 1 child) Christine Borders (m. 2006; 2 children) |
Phil Bronstein (born October 4, 1950) is an American journalist and editor. He serves as executive chair of the board for the Center for Investigative Reporting in Berkeley, California. He is best known for his work as a war correspondent and investigative journalist. In 1986, he was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for his reporting on the fall of Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos. Later, he held leadership positions with the San Francisco Examiner, San Francisco Chronicle, and Hearst Newspapers Corporation.
Bronstein was born in Atlanta, Georgia on October 4, 1950. He is the father of Roan Joseph Bronstein.
As a child, Bronstein’s family moved frequently. Much of his youth was spent in Montreal, Canada. Eventually, he settled in California. Bronstein attended but did not graduate from the University of California, Davis. While at Davis, he got his first taste of journalism. He wrote movie reviews for the school paper.
Bronstein’s first professional job was as a reporter for KQED-TV in San Francisco. In 1980, the San Francisco Examiner hired him as a beat reporter. He went on to report from conflict areas around the world as a foreign correspondent for eight years, such as Peru, the Middle East, El Salvador and the Philippines.
In 1991, Bronstein was promoted to the executive editor position at the Examiner. He held that position until 2000. When an alligator escaped into a city lake in 1996, Bronstein arrived in scuba gear to assist with the capture, but police turned him away.
Hearst Corporation, the parent company of the Examiner, bought the San Francisco Chronicle in 2000. The Chronicle was the other major daily paper for the San Francisco Bay Area. Hearst already owned the Examiner and chose to merge the two newsrooms. Bronstein became senior vice president and executive editor of the Chronicle in November 2000.
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