701 Pennsylvania Ave NW
Washington, DC
Bob Novak (b. February 26, 1931; d. August 18, 2009) was a conservative journalist whose 40 years of reporting made him a widely-recognized media figure. As a young man, Novak worked for the Associated Press and then The Wall Street Journal. In 1963, writer Rowland Evans asked Novak to co-author a regular political column for the New York Herald-Tribune. The column, originally called "Inside Report", was soon syndicated and renamed Evans-Novak Political Report. Novak wrote the column for more than 30 years and earned the nickname “The Prince of Darkness” for his uncanny ability to source insider information. He drew great criticism for leaking the name of CIA agent Valerie Plame Wilson in 2003. Novak joined CNN’s Crossfire in 1985. He left in 2005 to become a commentator for Fox News. His career was built on all things politics and his home was the seat of the government: downtown DC. He owned a condo in this building, located at 701 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, where he was sure to have rubbed shoulders with dozens of politicians over the years.
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- Residence information sourced from WashingtonPost.com (http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/where-we-live/post/pennsylvania-avenue-condo-for-178m/2012/05/31/gJQAKmhW4U_blog.html)
- Biographical information sourced from Biography.com (http://www.biography.com/people/bob-novak-54864) and InfoPlease.com (http://www.infoplease.com/biography/var/robertnovak.html)
- Photo courtesy of SwampPolitics.com (http://www.swamppolitics.com/news/politics/blog/2008/07/columnist_novak_in_auto_hitand.html)