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About Jon Lovett
American podcaster, comedian, journalist, and former speechwriter, born 1982
Jon Lovett is an American podcaster, comedian, journalist, and former speechwriter. He is a co-founder of Crooked Media and a regular host of its podcasts Pod Save America and Lovett or Leave It. Born in 1982, he has built a career at the intersection of politics and media. Lovett wrote speeches for President Barack Obama and for Hillary Clinton when she was a senator and a 2008 presidential candidate. He also co-created the NBC sitcom 1600 Penn and worked as a writer and producer on the third season of HBO’s The Newsroom. In 2024, he appeared as a contestant on Survivor 47.
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