Evan Smith | The Texas Tribune

Evan Smith

CEO

Evan Smith is the CEO and co-founder of The Texas Tribune, a pioneering nonprofit, nonpartisan digital news organization whose deep coverage of Texas politics and public policy can be found at its website, texastribune.org, in newspapers and on TV and radio stations across the state, and in the print and online editions of the Washington Post. Since its launch in 2009, the Tribune has won international acclaim and numerous honors, including a Peabody Award, thirteen national Edward R. Murrow Awards from the Radio Television Digital News Association and three general excellence awards from the Online News Association. Evan is also the host of “Overheard with Evan Smith,” a weekly half-hour interview program that airs on PBS stations around the country. Previously he spent nearly 18 years at Texas Monthly, including eight years as the magazine's editor and a year as its president and editor in chief.

Recent Contributions

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SD-19, higher ed hunger, Paul Ryan's exit (podcast)

by Evan Smith and Todd WisemanApril 11, 2018

On this week's TribCast, Evan talks to Ross, Patrick, Shannon and State Rep. Roland Gutierrez about the possibility of a Senate special election, food insecurity on college campuses and how the U.S. House speaker's unexpected retirement affects Texas congressional elections.

T-Squared: We're a signal amid the noise. Help us amplify it.

by Evan SmithMarch 1, 2018

If you value the context, clarity and insight we've been providing for going on nine years — if our reliable, credible reporting helps you make sense of an increasingly complex and chaotic world — support us during Amplify Austin.

The 5 Best Texas Tribune Events of 2017

by Evan SmithDec. 28, 2017

From DeRay to Dawnna, here are Texas Tribune CEO Evan Smith's favorite conversations of the year.

T-Squared: Today is The Texas Tribune's 8th birthday. We all have reason to celebrate.

by Evan SmithNov. 3, 2017

Today we mark our eighth year in business. Happy birthday to us! And to you. Our nonprofit news org has always been for you and about you — so we all have something to be thankful for.

T-Squared: The mission is the message, now more than ever

by Evan SmithOct. 12, 2017

At no time in the nearly eight years that The Texas Tribune has been in business has the world been in such flux and chaos, and therefore at no time has our work been more important and more in demand. If you agree, support us during our fall member drive.

T-Squared: Presenting the 2017 Texas Tribune Festival Program

by Evan SmithAug. 1, 2017

From national and state politics to top-shelf media, the lineup of our seventh-annual ideas weekend is filled to the brim and beyond with star power and smarts. You won't want to miss it.

Watch Texas Tribune CEO Evan Smith's interview of Julián Castro on the KLRU-TV program "Overheard with Evan Smith."

Video: Julián Castro on "Overheard with Evan Smith"

by Evan SmithMay 24, 2017

Watch Texas Tribune CEO Evan Smith's interview of Julián Castro on the KLRU-TV program "Overheard with Evan Smith."

T-Squared: Texas Tribune Festival tickets on sale now

by Evan SmithMay 9, 2017

Could there be a better time to talk politics and policy over three jam-packed days? Register for our seventh-annual ideas conference while the stakes are high but the price is (still) low.

T-Squared: A small price to pay for truth, transparency and accountability

by Evan SmithApril 20, 2017

Why is this spring member drive different from all others? Because there's never been a more important time for The Texas Tribune to produce its public-spirited work — or for you to back it.

Masturbation fine, bathroom bill, Beto and Will's road trip (podcast)

by Evan Smith and Todd WisemanMarch 15, 2017

On this week's TribCast, Evan talks to Alexa, Ross and Patrick about Jessica Farrar’s proposed fine for masturbators, the Senate’s passage of the so-called bathroom bill, last week’s court ruling on redistricting and the congressional car trip social media can’t get enough of.

T-Squared: Amplify our important work — now more than ever

by Evan SmithMarch 2, 2017

In these undeniably interesting times, credible news organizations like The Texas Tribune are essential to the proper functioning of our democratic society — which is why you should support us with a tax-deductible gift during Amplify Austin.

The 10 best Texas Tribune events of 2016

by Evan SmithDec. 29, 2016

Ken Starr, Mike Morath, Konni Burton, Wendy Davis and — duh — Ted Cruz: Here are the Texas Tribune conversations that made 2016 the newsiest news year in ages.

T-Squared: Knight Foundation will match your gifts to the Trib

by Evan SmithDec. 19, 2016

In typically generous fashion, the Miami-based supporters of public-spirited nonprofit journalism will match up to $25,000 in small-dollar gifts ($1,000 or below) pledged to the Trib between now and Jan. 19.

A conversation with Campbell and Uresti (video)

by Evan SmithDec. 7, 2016

Full video of the latest installment of our San Antonio and the Legislature series: a conversation about the 85th session with state Sens. Donna Campbell, R-New Braunfels, and Carlos Uresti, D-San Antonio.

A conversation with Michael Young (video)

by Evan SmithDec. 1, 2016

Full video of my 12/1 conversation with Michael Young, the president of Texas A&M University. Topics discussed: a white supremacist's visit to campus, the fate of undocumented students, graduation rates, enrollment growth, higher ed funding and, inevitably, football.

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