Jon Carroll

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|birth_place=Los Angeles, California, U.S. |nationality=American |alma_mater=University of California, Berkeley |occupation=Columnist |spouse= |children=2 |awards=National Magazine Award (1979) }} Jon Carroll (born November 6, 1943) is a retired newspaper columnist, best known for his work for the ''San Francisco Chronicle'' from 1982, when he succeeded columnist Charles McCabe, to 2015, when he retired. His column appeared on the back page of the ''Chronicle''s Datebook section (the newspaper's entertainment section) Tuesdays through Fridays.

Carroll was born in Los Angeles and raised in nearby Pasadena. He attended (but did not finish) UC Berkeley, where he edited the campus humor magazine, the ''California Pelican''. Before becoming a newspaper columnist, he worked on the editorial staff at ''Rolling Stone'' magazine (assistant editor, 1970) where he wrote "Voice Denies Nixon Drug Use," ''Rags'' magazine, ''Oui'', a ''Playboy'' spinoff (editor, 1972); ''The Village Voice'' (West Coast editor, 1974); ''WomenSports'' magazine (Consulting editor); and ''New West'' magazine (editor, 1978, where he won a National Magazine Award in 1979). Selected newspaper columns were published in book form in ''Near-Life Experiences'', by Chronicle Books in 1993. Provided by Wikipedia