Jon Carroll

Jon Carroll (born November 6, 1943) is a retired newspaper columnist, best known for his work for the San Francisco Chronicle[1] from 1982, when he succeeded columnist Charles McCabe, to 2015, when he retired. His column appeared on the back page of the Chronicle's Datebook section (the newspaper's entertainment section) Tuesdays through Fridays.

For other people with similar names, see John Carroll.
Jon Carroll
Born (1943-11-06) November 6, 1943
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUniversity of California, Berkeley
OccupationColumnist
Spouse(s)Sandra Rosenzweig
Tracy Johnston
Children2
AwardsNational Magazine Award (1979)

Carroll was born in Los Angeles and raised in nearby Pasadena. He attended (but did not finish) UC Berkeley, where he edited the campus humor magazine, the California Pelican. Before becoming a newspaper columnist, he worked on the editorial staff at Rolling Stone magazine (assistant editor, 1970) where he wrote "Voice Denies Nixon Drug Use," Rags magazine, Oui, a Playboy spinoff (editor, 1972); The Village Voice (West Coast editor, 1974); WomenSports magazine (Consulting editor); and New West magazine (editor, 1978, where he won a National Magazine Award in 1979).

Personal life

He was previously married to Sandra Rosenzweig, with whom he has two daughters;[2] daughter Shana is a trapeze artist and cofounder of the performance troup The 7 Fingers.[3]

References
  1. Ryan, M. J. (2002). Attitudes of gratitude in love : creating more joy in your relationship. Berkeley, Calif.: Conari Press. pp. 69–70. ISBN 9781573247658.
  2. Gladstone, Jim (5 October 2021). "Air supply: 'Dear San Francisco' revives Club Fugazi". The Bay Area Reporter / B.A.R. Inc. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  3. Carroll, Jon (2 February 1998). "Our Business is Show Business". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 6 November 2022.


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