Nick Ragone is an author, attorney and public relations executive in New York City. He earned a bachelor’s degree in history and political science from Rutgers University, and is a graduate of the Eagleton Institute of Political Science at Rutgers University (undergraduate) and the Georgetown University Law Center.
He is the author of three books: Essential American Government, Everything American Government, and President's Most Wanted. Nick is a regular contributor to the Fox News Channel and Fox Business, the PIX11 Morning Show, and has a weekly appearance on the popular Raph Bailey Radio Show. He co-anchored PIX11's five-hour live inauguration coverage with Jim Watkins and Kaity Tong.
Nick is a contributor to Donklephant.com, one of the most influential political blogs on the web, and has written for US News & World Report, The Star-Ledger, Real Simple Magazine and RealSimple.com. Nick has been quoted in over two dozen stories on politics, the presidency, and public relations. In December of 2007, Nick was named one of PR Week's 40 under 40 to watch, and in May of 2008 was featured in "Profiles of Success", a book about public relations. Nick lives in Jersey City, NJ, with his wife and two children, and spends what little free time he has obsessing on the Mets.
Nick can also be found on Facebook. http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=740817853
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Friday, August 7, 2009 at 07:42PM I wasn't really much of a John Hughes fans. Sure, I enjoyed the Breakfast Club and Planes, Trains, and Automobiles, but I wasn't one of those people who considered him some type of oracle. This blog post has changed all that, however. Now I'm a huge fan. The power of the internets.
Reader Comments (2)
Allison could have been me or any of my friends who literally came of age with his movies. That this well respected filmmaker spent 2 years corresponding with a teen he represented onscreen is extraordinary. Based on his letters and his call Allison meant as much to his life as he did to hers. I was a fan. And now I am an admirer.
Hughes definitely typified an era and genre of filmmaking that even allowed angst-ridden adolescent boys to engage in and enjoy 'coming of age stories'. Talkin' 'bout my generation.