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| alma_mater = [[University at Albany, SUNY]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1958|4|9}}
| birth_place = [[Wantagh, New York]], U.S.
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'''Tom Junod''' (born April 9, 1958) is an American journalist. He is the recipient of two [[National Magazine Award]]s from the [[American Society of Magazine Editors]].<ref>{{cite webnews |url= https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/26/AR2007062600497.html |title= Bringing Out the Worst In Celebrity Coverage? |first= Peter |last= Carlson |date= 26 June 2007 |worknewspaper= The Washington Post|accessdate=January 30, 2010}}</ref>
 
==Early life==
In 1980, Junod graduated with a [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree in English from the [[University at Albany, SUNY|State University of New York at Albany]].<ref>{{cite book |title= Our fathers: reflections by sons |last= Shepherd |first= Steven L. |year= 2001 |publisher= Beacon Press |isbn= 0-8070-6246-4 |page= [https://archive.org/details/ourfathers00stev/page/248 248] |url= https://archive.org/details/ourfathers00stev/page/248 |accessdate= |url-access= registration }}</ref>
 
==Career==
Junod worked as a writer for ''[[Esquire (magazine)|Esquire]]'' magazine beginning in 1997, after following editor [[David M. Granger|David Granger]] to the magazine from ''[[GQ]]''. He also worked for ''[[Atlanta (magazine)|Atlanta]]'' magazine, ''[[Life (magazine)|Life]]'', and ''[[Sports Illustrated]]''. Junod has published award-winning pieces for several magazines. Among his notable works are ''The Abortionist'', ''The Rapist Says He's Sorry'',<ref>{{cite web |last=Junod |first=Tom |work=GQ |date=December 1995 |url=http://gangrey.com/1151 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100905042549/http://gangrey.com/1151 |archive-date=September 5, 2010 |title=The Rapist Says He's Sorry |access-date=November 10, 2019 }}</ref> ''[[The Falling Man]]''<ref name="JunodEsquire">{{cite web |last=Junod |first=Tom |work= Esquire | year=2003 |url=http://www.esquire.com/features/ESQ0903-SEP_FALLINGMAN |title=The Falling Man }}</ref> and a controversial 2001 piece on [[R.E.M.]] lead singer [[Michael Stipe]], in which he satirically fabricated information for an interview that never happened.<ref>{{cite webmagazine |url= http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/79609/writer-comes-clean-on-fake-stipe-profile|title= Writer Comes Clean On Fake Stipe Profile |author= |date= May 25, 2001 |workmagazine= Billboard |accessdate=March 3, 2012}}</ref> As of November 2019, he is a writer for ''[[ESPN.<ref>{{cite web|author=VanThe Atten, Suzanne|date=November 18, 2019|url=https://www.atlantamagazine.com/news-culture-articles/how-mister-rogers-changed-the-life-of-atlanta-writer-tom-junod/|title=How Mister Rogers changed the life of Atlanta writer Tom Junod|newspaper=[[Atlanta (magazine)|AtlantaMagazine]]|accessdate=January 10, 2020|archivedate=November 19, 2019|archiveurl=https://web''.archive.org/web/20191119040111/https://www.atlantamagazine.com/news-culture-articles/how-mister-rogers-changed-the-life-of-atlanta-writer-tom-junod/}}</ref>
 
Junod is also noted for his ''Esquire'' profile of [[Fred Rogers]].<ref>{{cite web
Junod is also notable for his ''Esquire'' profile of [[Fred Rogers]]. Junod has stated that his encounter with Rogers changed his perspective on life.<ref name=movie>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2018/film/news/mr-rogers-biopic-on-set-accident-you-are-my-friend-dead-1202977976/|title=Emmy-Winning Sound Mixer Dies After Fall on Set of Tom Hanks' Mr. Rogers Biopic|work=Variety|accessdate=October 12, 2018|date=2018-10-12}}</ref> The event is the premise of the 2019 feature film ''[[A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood]]''.<ref name=movie/> Junod also appeared in the critically acclaimed documentary ''[[Won't You Be My Neighbor? (film)|Won't You Be My Neighbor?]]'' (2018).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2018/06/08/entertainment/wont-you-be-my-neighbor-column/index.html|title=Mr. Rogers doc 'Wont You Be My Neighbor?' feels right for our less-than-neighborly times|publisher=CNN|date=June 8, 2018}}</ref>▼
|url=https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/tv/a27134/can-you-say-hero-esq1198/
|accessdate=7 April 2021
|archive-date=2 April 2021
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210402214625/https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/tv/a27134/can-you-say-hero-esq1198/
|title=Can You Say...Hero?
|last1=Junod
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|date=6 April 2017
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}}</ref> Junod has stated that his encounter with Rogers changed his perspective on life.<ref name=Atten2019>{{cite web
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|accessdate=20 February 2021
|archive-date=November 19, 2019
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|title=How Mister Rogers changed the life of Atlanta writer Tom Junod
|last1=Van Atten
|first1=Suzanne
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|date=18 November 2019
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▲Junod is also notable for his ''Esquire'' profile of [[Fred Rogers]]. Junod has stated that his encounter with Rogers changed his perspective on life.<ref name=movie>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2018/film/news/mr-rogers-biopic-on-set-accident-you-are-my-friend-dead-1202977976/|title=Emmy-Winning Sound Mixer Dies After Fall on Set of Tom Hanks' Mr. Rogers Biopic|work=Variety|accessdate=October 12, 2018|date=2018-10-12}}</ref> The event is the premise of the 2019 feature film ''[[A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood]]''.<ref name=movie/> Junod also appeared in the critically acclaimed documentary ''[[Won't You Be My Neighbor? (film)|Won't You Be My Neighbor?]]'' (2018).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2018/06/08/entertainment/wont-you-be-my-neighbor-column/index.html|title=Mr. Rogers doc 'Wont You Be My Neighbor?' feels right for our less-than-neighborly times|publisher=CNN|date=June 8, 2018}}</ref>
 
Among his controversial articles, Junod came to regret the tone of his 1997 profile of [[Kevin Spacey]] for ''Esquire'' that "more or less outed the actor". At the time Spacey described the profile as "mean-spirited" and "homophobic" and called for a boycott of both the author and publication. "That story had the reek of bad faith to it, to be quite honest with you," Junod admitted when interviewed by ''Atlanta Magazine'' in 2019, noting that the negative response to his Kevin Spacey profile had stalled his career prior to his 1998 Fred Rogers assignment.<ref name=Atten2019/>
 
==Awards==
Junod is the recipient of two [[National Magazine Award]]s from the [[American Society of Magazine Editors]]; one for a profile of [[John Britton (doctor)|John Britton]], an abortion doctor,<ref name="GQ">{{Cite news |last=Junod |first=Tom |date=February 1994 |title=The Abortionist |work=GQ |url=http://www.maryellenmark.com/text/magazines/gq/906S-000-005.html |work=GQ |title=The Abortionist |first=Tom |last=Junod |date=February 1994}}</ref> and one for a profile of a rapist undergoing therapy while enduring what is known as "civil commitment." HeTwo isother alsopieces aby ten-timehim were finalistfinalists for the same award.<ref>{{cite news |title= The Missouri Association of Publications 5th Anniversary Publishing Summit Will Be Held March 5 and 6 in Columbia |last= Fennell |first= John |year= 2009 |publisher= University of Missouri Journalism School |url= http://journalism.missouri.edu/news/2009/01-29-map-seminar.html |accessdate= |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100510023459/http://journalism.missouri.edu/news/2009/01-29-map-seminar.html |archive-date= 2010-05-10 |url-status= dead }}</ref>
 
In 2011, Junod won the [[James Beard Award]] for his essay ''"My Mom Couldn't Cook''", published in ''Esquire'' in September 2010.<ref>{{cite news |title= My Mom Couldn't Cook |last= Junod |first= Tom |year= 2010 |work= Esquire |url= http://www.esquire.com/blogs/food-for-men/moms-cooking-082410}}</ref>
 
==References==
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*[https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1404525 Interview with Tom Junod on NPR's ''All Things Considered'']
*[http://www.esquire.com/features/ESQ0903-SEP_FALLINGMAN Junod's ''The Falling Man'' feature in ''Esquire'']
*[https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/tv/a27134/can-you-say-hero-esq1198/ Junod's ''Can You Say...Hero?'' profile in ''Esquire'']
 
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