Ellis Henican

Ellis Henican is an American journalist, commentator, talk show host, columnist for "Newsday" and voice actor.

Born in Virginia and raised in New Orleans, Henican is a 1976 graduate from Jesuit High School, New Orleans. He received a Bachelor’s degree from Hampshire College and a Master’s degree from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. In 1985, Henican joined "Newsday" as a general assignment reporter; currently, he is a staff columnist.

In 1999, he joined Fox News Channel as a political contributor. Henican is also a daily commentator on the Bloomberg Radio Network. Henican was also the co-host, along with Lynne White, of "Henican & White", a drive-time radio show aired on WOR-AM, from January 2006 to October 2007. He appears as a guest panellist often on Fox News's "Red Eye w/ Greg Gutfeld".

He was the voice of cartoon character Derek "Stormy" Waters on the animated television series "Sealab 2021". In the special features of the Season 3 DVD, he provides several sequences of political commentary, the topics ranging from illegal immigration to bipartisanship, accompanied by visuals of Stormy in the various locales of "Sealab 2021". He plays a character based upon himself, liberal pundit Harper Ellis, on "Frisky Dingo", which is made by the creators of "Sealab 2021".

Henican lives with his wife in New York City.

Awards

*Recipient of the Meyer Berger award for distinguished writing about New York City
*Recipient of the National Clarion Award for column writing

External links

* [http://henican.com Ellis Henican's official website]
* [http://www.wor710.com/henican_white.shtml 710 WOR New York]
* [http://www.newsday.com/news/columnists/ny-ellishenican,0,80777.columnist?coll=ny-news-columnists Ellis Henican's Newsday column]
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