Lou Dobbs is the anchor and managing editor of CNN's Lou Dobbs Tonight. Dobbs also anchors a nationally syndicated financial news radio report, The Lou Dobbs Financial Report, and writes a weekly commentary on CNN.com.
In addition to his current book, "Independents Day: Awakening the American Spirit," he is also the author of the New York Times bestseller "War on the Middle Class," the best-selling book "Exporting America" and co-author of "Space."
Dobbs has won nearly every major award for television journalism. In 2005, the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences awarded Dobbs the Emmy for Lifetime Achievement. The previous year, the National Television Academy awarded Lou Dobbs Tonight an Emmy Award for "Exporting America." He received the George Foster Peabody Award for his coverage of the 1987 stock market crash. In 1990, he was given the Luminary Award by the Business Journalism Review for his "visionary work, which changed the landscape of business journalism in the 1980s."
In 2004, Dobbs received The Man of the Year Award from The Organization for the Rights of American Workers and the George J. Kourpias Excellence in Journalism Award from the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers for his contributions to the national debate on jobs, global trade and outsourcing. Dobbs was also presented with the Eugene Katz Award for Excellence in the Coverage of Immigration from the Center for Immigration Studies for his ongoing series "Broken Borders," which examines U.S. policy towards illegal immigration. He also received the Hugh O'Brien Youth Leadership in Media Award at the 2004 Albert Schweitzer Leadership Awards Dinner for his commitment to helping high school students seek out, recognize and develop leadership potential. In 1999, he received the Horatio Alger Association Award for Distinguished Americans and, in 2000, the National Space Club Media Award. Dobbs was named "Father of the Year" by the National Father's Day Committee in 1993.
He graduated from Harvard University with a degree in economics.
Today On Lou Dobbs
Thursday 07-03-2008 12:11pm PT
Guest host Dom Giordano will be sitting in for Lou on Thursday. His guests include Major JAMES EUBANKS, the author of The Edge of Sovereignty. Eubanks will talk about his novel, in which the biggest threat to America isn’t Islamic terrorists, but endless of streams of illegal aliens crossing into the U.S. from Mexico.
JON SOLTZ, the chairman and co-founder of VoteVets.org—and also a U.S. Army captain who served in Iraq—will discuss why he thinks Retired General Wesley Clark’s recent comments about Senator McCain were right on the mark.
JOSEPH RUSSONIELLO, the U.S. attorney in charge of the San Francisco area, will talk about how the city—against the wishes of the federal government—is protecting Honduran youths caught dealing crack from possible federal deportation.
And Governor TIM PAWLENTY of Minnesota will talk about his long-standing feeling that the Republicans should be the party of Sam’s Club—and not the country club. Barack Obama Attacks Lou Dobbs
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