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Longtime broadcast newsman Richard Tucker is a staff writer and media critic formerly with The Heritage Foundation.
Tucker works with Heritage analysts and other conservative public policy advocates who appear regularly in the print and broadcast news media.
Before joining the Heritage Foundation, he spent almost eight years as a broadcast news copy editor and writer, first in CNN's Atlanta headquarters and most recently in the cable news network's Washington Bureau.
Tucker's career as a broadcast journalist began in 1992 as a photographer/editor with WBNG-TV, the CBS affiliate in Binghamton, New York. He is a 1991 graduate of the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University with a bachelor's degree in broadcast journalism.
Originally from Vestal, N.Y., Tucker lives with his wife and two sons in northern Virginia.
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Rich Tucker (May 17, 2012)
A recent comic strip summed up life in these United States in 2012. Several rotund Americans are waiting in line at the movie theater. All are holding massive tubs of... more
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Rich Tucker (May 13, 2012)
In these tumultuous times, Americans seem to have trouble finding common ground. But it’s safe to say that most of us can agree that gasoline, at around $4 per gallon, is... more
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Rich Tucker (Apr 17, 2012)
Sometimes bad news can be good news.
For example, maybe you’ve heard that our country is likely to smash through another debt ceiling this autumn. “Partially due to lower... more
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Rich Tucker (Apr 02, 2012)
It almost feels like summer in Washington, D.C. At least as far as the sport scene is concerned.
Each August, Washington-area reporters, columnists and fans... more
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Rich Tucker (Mar 11, 2012)
In the real world, people say: “You can’t beat something with nothing.” But Washington exists outside the boundaries of the real world. Here, lawmakers have placed their bets... more
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Rich Tucker (Feb 13, 2012)
Back in 1993, The Washington Post made headlines by describing religious conservatives as “largely poor, uneducated and easily led.” It was a silly thing to write, but... more
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Rich Tucker (Feb 03, 2012)
To date, it’s been easy to ignore the various “Occupy” movements around the country. Protesters pitched their tents hither and yon (both legally and illegally) but could... more
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Rich Tucker (Jan 26, 2012)
Americans like “freedom.” The very word conjures up powerful images: The Spirit of 1776, the allied victory in World War II, or the West’s victory in the Cold War that spread... more
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Rich Tucker (Jan 11, 2012)
If we are to believe Mayan lore and a recent John Cusack movie, the world will end in 2012. But even if it doesn’t there are plenty of people set to declare that if humanity... more
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Rich Tucker (Jan 04, 2012)
Some statistics are so absurd it almost isn’t worth refuting them. Almost.
Consider this information from the Census Bureau, as reported in the Washington Post: “a record... more