Christopher Lydon

[Wikipedia: Lead] Christopher Lydon (born 1940 in Boston, Massachusetts) is an American media personality and author. He was the original host of The Connection, produced by WBUR and syndicated to other NPR stations, and created Open Source, a weekly radio program on WBUR.

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[Wikipedia: Education] Lydon is a graduate of Boston's Roxbury Latin School and Yale University.

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[Wikipedia: Journalistic history] Lydon is a former journalist with The New York Times, and anchored The Ten-O'Clock News on WGBH in Boston, Massachusetts. After WGBH cancelled its nightly news program, he moved to WBUR, where in 1994 he became host of The Connection. In 2001, he and his longtime producer Mary M…

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[Wikipedia: Politics] Lydon was a candidate for mayor of Boston in 1993. He finished sixth out of eight candidates in the nonpartisan primary.

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Christopher Lydon is listed by the FEC as an Independent candidate for U.S. President in the 2024 election cycle.

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Christopher Lydon podcast appearance on podcasts: The World in Time / Lapham's Quarterly - Podcast - Apple Podcasts — https://podcasts.apple.com/it/podcast/the-world-in-time-laphams-quarterly/id1223773992

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Christopher Lydon media appearance on YouTube — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPy5HuH73Ak

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Christopher Lydon media appearance on YouTube — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nODDGgr3iac

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Christopher Lydon media appearance on YouTube: **The Discovery: Thompson describes the "half abandoned" buildings he fell in love with in the 1960s** — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4RzVMh6OXE

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Christopher Lydon media appearance on YouTube: **Introduction** — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQT4kCvBFKk

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Christopher Lydon media appearance on YouTube — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2dHSq4qUQt8

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FEC totals for the 2024 cycle report that Christopher Lydon reported $0 cash on hand.

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