David Tell
Journalist, Person
Who is David Tell?
David Tell is an American conservative political journalist. Tell served as a speechwriter in the Reagan presidency, and as an aide to William J. Bennett when he was Secretary of Education. In the presidential election of 1992, Tell was director of The Opposition Research Group for the Republican National Committee, in charge of a massive data base devoted to voter research and opposition research, contributing to the unsuccessful candidacy of incumbent George H.W. Bush against Gov. Bill Clinton. Tell was a co-founder of the Project for the Republican Future, a high-level advocacy group modeled on the Democratic Leadership Council. He later was opinion editor of The Weekly Standard magazine, owned by Rupert Murdoch and the News Corporation, from 1995 to 2006.
Tell earned a B. A. in journalism from Columbia University in 1982. He lives in Bethesda, Maryland, with his wife and two sons.
We need you!
Help us build the largest biographies collection on the web!
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Columbia University
- Lived in
- Bethesda
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
Citation
Use the citation below to add to a bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"David Tell." Biographies.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 9 Jun 2024. <https://www.biographies.net/people/en/david_tell>.
Discuss this David Tell biography with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In