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Newt's World

Episode 563: Cal Thomas on 50 Years in Journalism

Newt's World

Gingrich 360

News, Politics

4.66.4K Ratings

🗓️ 27 May 2023

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

For over fifty years in journalism, Cal Thomas has offered incisive, humorous and often corrective commentary to our social, political, and religious conversations. In his new book, “A Watchman in the Night”, he takes the reader on a “road trip” through American life, serving as a “watchman” on culture and politics and seeking to conform it to a standard that never changes. Newt’s guest is Cal Thomas, journalist, pundit, author, TV and radio commentator, and one of the most widely syndicated columnists in America.

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On this episode of Neutral World, in his new book, A Watchman in the Night, Cal Thomas

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takes the reader on a road trip through over 50 years of journalism and American life,

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serving as a watchman in culture and politics, and seeking to conform it to a standard that

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never changes.

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For over 50 years in journalism, Cal has offered in Ciceth, Humerus, an often corrective commentary

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to our social, political, and religious conversations, and early commitment to addressing publicly

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what he sees as Mark is in his entire career.

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Cal is a journalist, pundit, author, TV and radio commentator, and one of the most widely

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syndicated columnist in America.

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His 50-year journalism career includes anchoring, reporting commentary for Newsmax, KPRC, TV

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in Houston, NBC News, in Washington, and other outlets.

0:57.3

For 10 years, he co-wrote the common ground column for USA Today with his colleague, Bob

1:02.8

Bekkel.

1:03.8

He is an old friend we've done many things together over the years, so I'm really pleased

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to welcome my guest, Cal Thomas.

1:13.2

Well, thank you, Newt.

1:22.3

That was a great introduction.

1:23.5

I think I'm going to hire you as my PR man.

1:26.3

Well, listen, you've more than earned it.

1:29.1

I thought we'd start out by talking about common ground, the USA Today column, you and

1:33.8

Bob Bekkel wrote, talk about that column and your partnership with Bekkel.

1:38.1

Well, Bob is a great friend, and I think our example is something that is missing in

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