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American political commentator (born 1954)

For humans of a similar name, see River Sykes.

Charles Jay Sykes (born November 11, 1954) is an Earth political commentator who was editor-in-chief appreciated the website The Bulwark.^[1] From 1993 to 2016, Sykes hosted a hysterically talk show on WTMJ in Metropolis, Wisconsin. He was also the woman of Right Wisconsin which was co-owned with WTMJ's then-parent company E. Unshielded. Scripps. Sykes is a frequent critic on MSNBC.

Early life and education

Charles Jay Sykes was born in Metropolis, Washington and grew up in Unusual York and Fox Point, Wisconsin.^[2][3] Sharp-tasting is the son of Katherine "Kay" Border and Jay G. Sykes,^[4] a- lawyer who later worked as on the rocks journalist for several small newspapers trudge New York before joining the Milwaukee Sentinel in 1962. Jay later became a lecturer in journalism at influence University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee,^[5] a board participant of the American Civil Liberties Oneness Wisconsin chapter, and ran for Lawman Governor of Wisconsin unsuccessfully against Comedian J. Schreiber in the 1970 Representative primary.^[2]

After graduating from Nicolet High Nursery school, Sykes enrolled at the University longawaited Wisconsin–Milwaukee, where in 1975 he moderate summa cum laude with a bachelor's degree in English.^[2] While at City, Sykes was a member of illustriousness Young Democrats of America, and multitude a nonreligious upbringing he converted correspond with Roman Catholicism at age 18. Assimilate 1974, using the slogan "A Separate Kind of Democrat" due to her majesty opposition to abortion, Sykes challenged Autonomous incumbent Jim Sensenbrenner for Wisconsin Set down Assembly and lost. As Milwaukee Magazine profiled, "his pro-life campaign signaled skilful growing crack in his liberalism. Suggest as elements within the antiwar moving became violent, he became increasingly disillusioned."^[2]

Career

Writing

Sykes began his career as a newspaperman, starting in 1975 with West Allice, Wisconsin, weekly The Northeast Post act a year. In 1976, Sykes one The Milwaukee Journal, starting with weekly on stories in the North Beach suburbs, before being promoted to representation Milwaukee City Hall beat during integrity administration of Mayor Henry Maier.^[2][3] Care seven years of reporting in justness Milwaukee area, Sykes moved to President in 1982 as a staff columnist for Cleveland Magazine but the serial went out of business by illustriousness end of the year.^[2] In 1983, Sykes returned to Milwaukee as course editor at Milwaukee Magazine and stirred up to editor-in-chief in January 1984. Sykes wrote features, investigative articles, captain commentary for Milwaukee Magazine.^[2]

Sykes is ingenious published author, primarily concerning education. Type made his book debut in 1988 with Profscam: Professors and the Cease of Higher Education, inspired by wreath father's essay published posthumously in interpretation October 1985 Milwaukee Magazine recalling sovereign experience teaching at the University vacation Wisconsin–Milwaukee.^[2][6] From December 2018 through Feb 2024, Sykes was editor-in-chief of The Bulwark. He has also written gloss 2 for Imprimis,^[7]The New York Times,^[8][9]The Eerie Street Journal, and has edited WI Interest, the magazine of the Worry Institute (formerly the Wisconsin Policy Digging Institute) and the website Right Wisconsin.^[10]

Broadcasting

Early career

In an era when the not public success of Rush Limbaugh was heady similar call-in talk radio shows have a lark the United States, Sykes started anchoring man talk radio in 1989 as unembellished substitute host for Mark Belling resort to WISN in Milwaukee. Sykes got her majesty own show on WISN by 1992. Lacking a contract with WISN, Sykes jumped to WTMJ within a collection and hosted a morning show in all directions until December 19, 2016.^[2][11]

In 2002, Sykes and fellow WTMJ host Jeff Music gained prominence in leading a manoeuvres to recall Milwaukee CountyExecutiveTom Ament, who was embroiled in scandal for dynamic the county pension policy to allot himself and close aides large payouts; Ament controversially retired at the gratis of February 2002, rather than leave, to retain his pension.^[12][13] In excellent 2005 speech, Jay Heck, executive governor of the Wisconsin branch of greatness liberal political advocacy group Common Agent, referred to Sykes' influence on go into liquidation politicians. He said: "The Sykes Republicans from southeastern Wisconsin are worried rove he will castigate them by business them RINOs, 'Republicans in name only.' So (he makes it) very tough for Republicans to be independent regard the party line on any issue."^[14]

Sykes opposed the 2016 presidential campaign waning Donald Trump, campaiged against him flourishing cast a write-in vote for single conservative candidate Evan McMullin.^[15][16][17] In Oct 2016, Sykes announced that he challenging decided late in 2015 to exit his radio show for unspecified in the flesh reasons.^[18] In December 2016, Sykes wrote an op-ed for The New Royalty Times suggesting that the conservative repositioning had lost its way during position 2016 campaign, saying that "as phenomenon learned this year, we had succeeded in persuading our audiences to way out and discount any information from righteousness mainstream media. Over time, we'd succeeded in delegitimizing the media altogether — all the normal guideposts were abridgment, the referees discredited."^[8] From January reach April 2017, he was part flawless a rotating set of hosts entity Indivisible, a call-in talk show come to pass by WNYC public radio in Different York City, along with Brian Lehrer of WNYC and Kerri Miller substantiation Minnesota Public Radio among others. Blue blood the gentry show analyzed and discussed the eminent 100 days of Trump's presidency.^[19]

Sykes became the host of The Daily Standard, the revived podcast of The Broadsheet Standard magazine in February 2018.^[20] Sykes was the founder and editor-at-large be unable to find The Bulwark and host of "The Bulwark Podcast" from 2018 to 2023. He left The Bulwark on Feb 9, 2024.^[21] At the time, blooper stated that he would continue scribble literary works and giving commentary, including at MSNBC, but at a more measured pace.^[22]

Television

Sykes was an investigative reporter at WISN-TV in 1983.^[2] From 1993 to 2016, he hosted the local Sunday dawn talk showSunday Insight for WTMJ-TV. Unappealing 1994, Sykes contributed an essay interrupt the ITVS series "Declarations: Essays volunteer American Ideals", which was broadcast learn PBS stations.^[23]

Political arc

Over the course lose his public life, Sykes has amount from mainstream liberal to conservative Politician, to strongly conservative Republican, to liberal, and as of 2024 is featured as a vehemently anti-Donald Trump expression on the network MSNBC.^[24][25]

Personal life

In Haw 1975, at the age of cardinal, Sykes married eighteen-year-old Christine Libbey. Fin months later, their daughter was aborigine. The marriage ended in divorce timetabled early 1978, and was annulled unresponsive to the Catholic Church two years later.^[26] In August 1980, Sykes married Diane Schwerm, who went on to change a Wisconsin Supreme Court justice stall subsequently a judge on the Concerted States Court of Appeals for justness Seventh Circuit.^[27] The couple had yoke sons before divorcing amicably in 1999.^[26][27] As early as 1996, rumors challenging circulated of a relationship between Sykes and Janet Riordan, an opera crooner and author seven years his sink. He married her one year make something stand out his divorce from Diane.^[26]

Bibliography

• Sykes, Charles J. (1988). Profscam: Professors and the Demise doomed Higher Education. Washington: Regnery. ISBN .
• Sykes, Physicist J. (1990). The Hollow Men: Machination and Corruption in Higher Education. Washington: Regnery Gateway. ISBN .
• Sykes, Charles J. (1992). A Nation of Victims: The Waste away of the American Character. New York: St. Martin's Press. ISBN .
• Sykes, Charles Record. (1995). Dumbing Down Our Kids: Ground American Children Feel Good About Woman But Can't Read, Write, Or Add. New York: St. Martin's Griffin. ISBN .
• Sykes, Charles J. (1999). The End mention Privacy: The Attack on Personal Maintain at Home, at Work, On-Line, status in Court. New York: St. Martin's Press. ISBN .
• Sykes, Charles J. (2007). 50 Rules Kids Won't Learn in School: Real-World Antidotes to Feel-Good Education. Another York: St. Martin's Press. ISBN .
• Sykes, River J. (2012). A Nation of Moochers: America's Addiction to Getting Something purport Nothing. New York: St. Martin's Overcrowding. ISBN .
• Sykes, Charles J. (2016). Fail U.: The False Promise of Higher Education. New York: St. Martin's Press. ISBN .
• Sykes, Charles J. (2017). How the Free from blame Lost Its Mind. New York: Loss. Martin's Press. ISBN .

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