Daniel Okrent

Journalist, Best-Selling Author & Former New York Times Public Editor

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Daniel Okrent Biography

Daniel Okrent is the prize-winning author of six books. Before The Guarded Gate, he published Last Call: The Rise and Fall of Prohibition (2011), which was cited by the American Historical Association as the year’s best book on American history. Great Fortune: The Epic of Rockefeller Center was a finalist for the 2004 Pulitzer Prize in history. Among his many jobs in publishing, he was corporate editor-at-large at Time Inc., and was the first public editor of the New York Times.

Okrent served on the board of the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery for 12 years, including a four-year term (2003-2007) as chairman, and remains a board member of the Skyscraper Museum and the Authors Guild. A native of Detroit and a graduate of the University of Michigan, he now lives half the year in New York and the other half on Cape Cod with his wife, poet Rebecca Okrent; they have two grown children.

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Speaker profile last updated by AAE Talent Team on 09/24/2024.

Daniel Okrent Speaking Topics

  • The State (and Future) of Journalism

  • Statistics in Baseball

  • Prohibition

  • Rockefeller Center

Daniel Okrent Videos

  • Article V: The Amendment Process with Daniel Okrent
    Part lecture and part lively conversation, weekly classes are accessible to the public so that students, teachers, and parents can join in a...
  • Daniel Okrent: Author "The Guarded Gate" | SALT Talks #40
    Welcome to another episode of SALT Talks with host Anthony Scaramucci, and guest Daniel Okrent, the prize-winning author of six books, most recently...

Daniel Okrent Books

  • Last Call: The Rise and Fall of Prohibition
    Last Call: The Rise and Fall of Prohibition
  • Great Fortune: The Epic of Rockefeller Center
    Great Fortune: The Epic of Rockefeller Center
  • Nine Innings
    Nine Innings
  • Baseball Anecdotes
    Baseball Anecdotes
  • The Ultimate baseball book
    The Ultimate baseball book

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Daniel Okrent is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as The State (and Future) of Journalism, Statistics in Baseball, Prohibition and Rockefeller Center. The estimated speaking fee range to book Daniel Okrent for your event is $20,000 - $30,000. Daniel Okrent generally travels from New York, NY, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Parag Khanna, Sir Richard Branson, David Chang, Rob Huebel and Neil Giuliano. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Daniel Okrent for an upcoming live or virtual event.

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