Editing Tony Snow (section)

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{{Short description|American journalist}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|name         = Tony Snow
|image        = Tony Snow -- White House.jpg
|caption = Snow in June 2006
|office       = 25th [[White House Press Secretary]]
|president    = [[George W. Bush]]
|term_start   = May 10, 2006
|term_end     = September 14, 2007
|predecessor  = [[Scott McClellan]]
|successor    = [[Dana Perino]]
|office1      = [[White House Director of Speechwriting]]
|president1   = [[George H. W. Bush]]
|term_start1  = February 19, 1991
|term_end1    = January 20, 1993
|predecessor1 = Chriss Winston
|successor1   = David Kusnet
|birth_name   = Robert Anthony Snow
|birth_date   = {{birth date|1955|6|1}}
|birth_place  = [[Berea, Kentucky]], U.S.
|death_date   = {{death date and age|2008|7|12|1955|6|1}}
|death_place  = Washington, D.C., U.S.
|party        = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|spouse       = {{Marriage|Jill Walker|1987|<!--Omission per Template:Marriage instructions-->}}
|children     = 3
|education    = [[Davidson College]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])<br>[[University of Chicago]]
}}
'''Robert Anthony Snow''' (June 1, 1955 &ndash; July 12, 2008) was an American journalist, political commentator, anchor, columnist, musician, and the 25th [[White House Press Secretary]] under President [[George W. Bush]], from May 2006 until his resignation in September 2007. Snow also worked for the President [[George H. W. Bush]] as chief speechwriter and Deputy Assistant of Media Affairs, from 1991 to 1993.

Between his two [[White House]] stints, Snow was a broadcaster and newspaper columnist. After years of regular guest-hosting for ''[[The Rush Limbaugh Show]]'' and providing news commentary for [[National Public Radio]], he launched his own [[talk radio]] program, ''The Tony Snow Show'', which went on to become nationally [[Television syndication|syndicated]]. He was also a regular personality on [[Fox News Channel]] beginning in 1996, hosting ''[[Fox News Sunday]]'' and ''[[Weekend Live]]'', and often substituting as host of ''[[The O'Reilly Factor]]''. In April 2008, Snow briefly joined [[CNN]] as a commentator.<ref>{{cite news |title=Former White House Press Secretary Tony Snow joins CNN |url=http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/04/21/former-white-house-press-secretary-tony-snow-joins-cnn/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080422021503/http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/04/21/former-white-house-press-secretary-tony-snow-joins-cnn/|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 22, 2008|publisher=CNN|date=April 21, 2008 |access-date=July 12, 2008 }}</ref>  

He also made several notable speeches, including keynote addresses at the [[Conservative Political Action Conference]] in 2007 and 2008. In his journalistic and governmental capacities, Snow generally supported [[Conservatism in the United States|conservative]] causes.<ref>[http://www.intellectualconservative.com/2008/07/12/a-gentleman-and-conservative-warrior/ "A Gentleman and Conservative Warrior," IntellectualConservative, July 12, 2008.] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080719212046/http://www.intellectualconservative.com/2008/07/12/a-gentleman-and-conservative-warrior/ |date=July 19, 2008 }}</ref><ref>[http://www.nydailynews.com/news/us_world/2008/07/12/2008-07-12_tony_snow_is_dead_former_bush_press_secr.html "Tony Snow is Dead; Former Bush Press Secretary Was 53," ''New York Daily News'', July 12, 2008.]</ref>