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Chris Hedges (Full Name: Christopher Lynn Hedges) is a well-known American journalist, Presbyterian minister, author as well as a television host. As of now, Chris works as a host of the Emmy-nominated program On Contact for the RT (previously Russia Today) television network.
Following an early career as a war correspondent in Central America, Chris started serving for The New York Times in 1990. Over his fifteen-year tenure, Chris reported from over fifty nations and worked as the Times Middle East Bureau Chief and Balkan Bureau Chief during the wars in previous Yugoslavia.
Chris contributed to The New York Times staff entry in 2001, which became awarded the 2002 Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Reporting for the paper’s coverage of global terrorism. In addition, Chris also received in 20221 the Amnesty International Global Award for Human Rights Journalism. He left the Times in 2005 following an internal dispute over his public opposition to the Iraq War.
Chris Hedges Age
Chris was born on September 18, 1956, in St. Johnsbury, Vermont, in the United States. He is 66 years old. Chris celebrates his birthday on September 18, every year.
Chris Hedges Height
He is a man of above-average stature. Chris stands at a height of 6 ft 2 in ( Approx1.88 m).
Chris Hedges Family
He was born in St. Johnsbury, Vermont, in the United States to his parents. Chris is the proud son of Thelma Louise Hedges and Thomas hedge. Chris’ father is a former World War II veteran, Presbyterian minister, as well as anti-war activist. He was brought up in rural Schoharie County, New York, southwest of Albany.
Chris Hedges Wife
Chris is married to his wife Eunice Wong a Canadian actress who works in professional theatres across the United States and in New York. The pair has two children including Konrad. Chris also has two children namely Thomas and Noelle from a previous marriage. He now resides in Princeton, New Jersey.
Chris Hedges On Contact
He hosts the Emmy-nominated program On Contact for the RT (previously Russia Today) television network. Chris reported on May 27, 2020, that he would run as a Green Party candidate in New Jersey’s 12th congressional district for the 2020 elections. Thus, Chris was informed the next day that running for office would conflict with FCC fairness doctrine rules because he was at that time hosting the nationally broadcast RT America television show On Contact. He decided not to pursue office so as to keep hosting the show.
Chris Hedges Books
– War Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning (2002)
– What Every Person Should Know About War (2003)
– Losing Moses on the Freeway: The 10 Commandments in America (2005)
– American Fascists: The Christian Right and the War on America (2007)
– I Don’t Believe in Atheists (2008)
– Collateral Damage: America’s War Against Iraqi Civilians, with Laila Al-Arian (2008)
– When Atheism Becomes Religion: America’s New Fundamentalists (2009)
– Empire of Illusion: The End of Literacy and the Triumph of Spectacle (2009)
– Death of the Liberal Class (2010)
– The World As It Is: Dispatches on the Myth of Human Progress (2010)
– Days of Destruction, Days of Revolt, with Joe Sacco (2012)
– Wages of Rebellion: The Moral Imperative of Revolt (2015)
– Unspeakable (2016)
– America: The Farewell Tour (2018)
– Our Class: Trauma and Transformation in an American Prison (2021)
Chris Hedges Quotes
– “Becoming vegan is the most important and direct change we can immediately make to save the planet and its species.”
– “Unfettered capitalism is a revolutionary force that consumes greater and greater numbers of human lives until it finally consumes itself.”
– “Violence is a disease, a disease that corrupts all who use it regardless of the cause.”
– “One needs solitude and quiet to think. The cacophony of modern culture is designed to make that impossible…”
– “A society without the means to detect lies and theft soon squanders its liberty and freedom.”
– “The rush of battle is often a potent and lethal addiction, for war is a drug.”
– “The true purpose of education is to make minds, not careers.”
– “Most of these who are thrust into combat soon find it impossible to maintain the mythic perception of war.”
Chris Hedges Net Worth
Chris works as a host of the Emmy-nominated program On Contact for the RT (previously Russia Today) television network. Therefore, Chris has accumulated a decent fortune over the years. Chris’ estimated net worth is $1 million.
How Old Is Chris Hedges
Chris is a 66-year-old who was born on September 18, 1956, in St. Johnsbury, Vermont, in the United States.
Is Chris Hedges Married
Yes, Chris is married to his wife Eunice Wong a Canadian actress who works in professional theatres across the United States and in New York. The pair has two children including Konrad.