# Charles Hurt > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Charles_Hurt > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Charles_Hurt.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Hurt > Source revision: 1331757346 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) American political commentator Charlie Hurt Hurt in 2018 Born (1971-11-03) November 3, 1971 (age 54) Chatham, Virginia Alma mater Hampden-Sydney College Occupations Columnist, political commentator Spouse Stephanie Hurt Children 3 Relatives Robert Hurt (brother) **Henry Charles Hurt III** (born November 3, 1971)[1] is an American political commentator. He is currently the opinion editor of *[The Washington Times](/source/The_Washington_Times)*,[2][3][4] as well as a co-host of *[Fox & Friends Weekend](/source/Fox_%26_Friends).* [5] Hurt's views have been considered to be [Republican](/source/Republican_Party_(United_States))-leaning. ## Career Hurt began his newspaper career as a boy in [Chatham, Virginia](/source/Chatham%2C_Virginia), writing and publishing the "Gilmer Gazette," named for the street on which he lived. During college at [Hampden-Sydney College](/source/Hampden-Sydney_College) in Virginia he did stints at the *[Danville Register & Bee](/source/Danville_Register_%26_Bee)*, the *[Richmond Times-Dispatch](/source/Richmond_Times-Dispatch)* and the *[St. Louis Post-Dispatch](/source/St._Louis_Post-Dispatch)*. His first full-time job after graduating in 1995 was at *[The Detroit News](/source/The_Detroit_News)* where he became a replacement worker during a bitter strike. He worked at the paper until 2001, when he moved to the [Washington, D.C.](/source/Washington%2C_D.C.) area to join the staff of *[The Charlotte Observer](/source/The_Charlotte_Observer)*.[6] From 2003 to 2007, Hurt covered the U.S. Congress as a reporter for *[The Washington Times](/source/The_Washington_Times)*[6] before leaving to join *[The New York Post](/source/New_York_Post)*. Hurt was *[The New York Post](/source/New_York_Post)*'s D.C. Bureau Chief and news columnist covering the [White House](/source/White_House) for five years. In 2011, he rejoined *The Washington Times* as a political columnist.[3] In December 2016, Hurt was named the opinion editor.[4] *[National Review](/source/National_Review)* editor [Rich Lowry](/source/Rich_Lowry) described Hurt as "an early adopter of Donald Trump populism."[5] In January 2025, it was announced that he was named co-host of *[Fox & Friends Weekend](/source/Fox_%26_Friends).* ## Personal life Hurt was born in [Chatham, Virginia](/source/Chatham%2C_Virginia).[7] Hurt is the son of investigative journalist and former *[Reader's Digest](/source/Reader's_Digest)* editor Henry C. Hurt and his wife, Margaret Nolting Williams.[8][9] His older brother, [Robert Hurt](/source/Robert_Hurt_(politician)), is a former United States Congressman. Charles Hurt had been a possible congressional candidate before his brother's term ended in 2016. Hurt and his wife, Stephanie, have three children.[10][11] ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Rothstein, Betsy (24 July 2007). ["50 Most Beautiful People on Capitol Hill: Charlie Hurt"](https://thehill.com/capital-living/20738-50-most-beautiful-people-on-capitol-hill-40-more/). *TheHill.com*. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-:0_2-0)** ["Matt Drudge Hire Second Political Writer"](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/05/12/charles-hurt-drudge-report-washington-times_n_861231.html). *The Huffington Post*. Retrieved 2016-02-23. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-WT_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-WT_3-1) ["Charles Hurt | Stories - Washington Times"](http://www.washingtontimes.com/staff/charles-hurt/). *Washingtontimes.com*. Retrieved 2016-02-23. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-WT2_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-WT2_4-1) ["Charles Hurt rejoins The Washington Times as new opinion editor"](http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/dec/18/charles-hurt-rejoins-the-washington-times-as-new-o/). *The Washington Times*. Retrieved 2017-05-03. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:1_5-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:1_5-1) ["The Trump Dynasty Takes Over the GOP"](https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2016/07/the-trump-show-214075/). *[Politicom](/source/Politico)*. Retrieved 2017-05-03. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Charlie_6-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Charlie_6-1) ["Charlie Hurt: Biographical Notes"](https://www.mitchellspublications.com/ur/loc/hurtc/01/). Mitchells Publications. 2009. Retrieved 2 February 2018. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** Staff, The Hill (2007-07-24). ["50 Most Beautiful People on Capitol Hill - 40 More"](https://thehill.com/capital-living/20738-50-most-beautiful-people-on-capitol-hill-40-more/). *[The Hill](/source/The_Hill_(newspaper))*. Retrieved 2019-11-19. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Troth is Announced of Miss Williams, Henry C. Hurt, Jr"](https://www.newspapers.com/image/5939652/). *Newspapers.com*. Danville Register. 8 September 1968. p. 12-C. Retrieved 18 July 2018. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["Chatham native Charles Hurt to become opinion page editor at The Washington Times"](https://godanriver.com/work_it_sova/news/chatham-native-charles-hurt-to-become-opinion-page-editor-at/article_b8676530-c8a3-11e6-8402-67d36516b481.html). *godanriver.com*. 22 December 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2018. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["Charlie Hurt: Biographical Notes"](https://www.mitchellspublications.com/ur/loc/hurtc/01/). Mitchells Publications. Retrieved 18 July 2018. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** ["Charles Hurt"](https://www.nndb.com/people/666/000403454/). *NNDB.com*. Soylent Communications. Retrieved 18 July 2018. ## External links - [Appearances](https://www.c-span.org/person/?1005845) on [C-SPAN](/source/C-SPAN) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Charles Hurt](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Hurt) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Hurt?action=history)). 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