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John Stossel Biography (1947-)

Born 1947. Addresses: Office: 20/20, 147 Columbus Ave., 8th floor, NewYork, NY 10023-5900.; Contact: 211 Central Park West, #15-K, New York, NY 10024.

Gender

Male

Occupation

Journalist, reporter, anchor, writer

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Television Appearances
• Series
• Consumer editor, Good Morning, America, ABC, 1981-1989
• Correspondent and consumer reporter, 20/20 (also known as ABC News 20/20), ABC, 1981-?
• Specials
• The 20/20 Fifteenth Anniversary Special, ABC, 1993
• Anchor and reporter, Are We Scaring Ourselves to Death?, ABC, 1994
• Host, The Blame Game: Are We a Country of Victims?, ABC, 1994
• Host, Boys and Girls Are Different: Men, Women, and the Sex Difference, ABC, 1995
• Host, Common Sense with John Stossel, ABC, 1995
• Host and correspondent, The Mystery of Happiness: Who Has It and How to Get It--with John Stossel (also known as The Mystery of Happiness: Who Has It and How to Get It), ABC, 1996
• Host, The Trouble with Lawyers with John Stossel, ABC, 1996
• Host, Freeloaders, ABC, 1997
• Host, Junk Science: What You Know That May Not Be So, ABC, 1997
• Himself, Sex, Drugs, and Freedom of Choice (also known as Sex,Drugs & Consenting Adults), ABC, 1998
• Episodic
• Himself, The O'Reilly Factor, 2001
• WRITINGS
• Television Specials
• The 20/20 Fifteenth Anniversary Special, ABC, 1993
• Nonfiction
• Shopping Smart: The Only Consumer Guide You'll Ever Need, Putnam (New York), 1980

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

• American Journalism Review, January/February, 1995, p. 12
• Broadcasting & Cable, March 13, 2000, p. 8; July 17, 2000, p.89
• Forbes, January 16, 1995, p. 26
• Insight on the News, March 6, 2000, p. 36
• Reason, April, 1997, p. 30
• Variety, March 13, 2000, p. 37