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Tom Junod (born April 9, 1958) is an American journalist. He is the recipient of two National Magazine Awards from the American Society of Magazine Editors.
Nov 22, 2019 · We speak with writer Tom Junod about the true story of what happened when he was with Mr Rogers writing Can You Say Hero that A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood is based on.
Nov 22, 2019 · Journalist Tom Junod, whose 1998 'Esquire' profile of Mr. Rogers inspired the new movie, on his life-changing friendship with the children's TV host.
Nov 18, 2019 · But the movie is not a biopic about the beloved TV-show host. Fred Rogers isn’t even the central figure. It’s Lloyd Vogel, a fictionalized character based on Atlanta writer Tom Junod.
Nov 18, 2019 · Matthew Rhys' character, the cynical Lloyd Vogel, is only loosely inspired by real-life journalist Tom Junod, hence the name change. A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood fact check reveals that Lloyd's wife Andrea is mostly fictional as well.
Sep 9, 2021 · Tom Junod knew he wanted to write about Richard Drew’s photograph the first time he saw it. It was Wednesday morning September 12, 2001. Junod’s wife, Janet, handed him the front section...
Nov 23, 2019 · And he’s still going — even now, Mr. Rogers' journalist friend Tom Junod is reflecting on his friendship with the nicest man in the world and how it changed everything.
Dec 19, 2023 · ESPN senior writer Tom Junod has written some of the most enduring and widely read longform journalism of the last 30 years. He joined ESPN in 2016 and has specialized in deeply reported stories on subjects ranging from Muhammad Ali’s funeral to Tom Brady’s desire to play forever.
Nov 20, 2019 · Not every journalist can say they’ve seen Mr. Rogers naked. But Tom Junod beheld the late children’s television host in all his 143-lb. glory when he spent a summer trailing him, even to the ...
Nov 7, 2019 · Tom Junod. November 7, 2019. Puppet: Andy Gent; photograph: Grant Cornett; prop styling: Anna Surbatovich. Tom Junod is a senior writer at ESPN.
