John Iadarola

John Iadarola (born February 5, 1983)[1] is an American talk show host, YouTube personality, and political pundit, and serves as a main political host for the online news show The Young Turks.[2][3] Iadarola is also the host of the docu-series True North, distributed on the go90 streaming service by Verizon.[4][5]

John Iadarola
Born (1983-02-05) February 5, 1983
Bridgeport, Connecticut, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of Connecticut
OccupationTalk show host, political pundit
Years active2012–present
EmployerThe Young Turks

Career

Iadarola earned his B.A. in political science from the University of Connecticut before attending the University of Texas at Austin from 2007 to 2012. He left school before completing his dissertation in order to work for The Young Turks.[6][7]

In January 2012, Iadarola became the cohost of TYTUniversity[8] (later rebranded as ThinkTank in 2015)[9][10], the second most popular show on the network,[11] alongside Ana Kasparian and a producer of The Young Turks. When Kasparian left TYTUniversity a few months later, he became its main host and executive producer.[12] During this time, Iadarola also began cohosting The Young Turks and other YouTube programs such as What The Flick,[13] TYT Sports,[14] TwentyTwelve,[15] The Point,[16] Pop Trigger,[17] and others.

In May 2013, Iadarola debuted his own eponymous, independent YouTube channel.[18] Topics typically include domestic and foreign politics, media criticism, technology and social commentary on the news of the day. On September 25, 2013, Iadarola revealed on air that he was an atheist.[19]

In 2017 John has appeared as a personality on the History Channel series: “The Ultimate Guide to Sounding Smart”.

Shot in 2017, Iadarola and co-host Chavala Madlena went on location to the Arctic to see and document the effects of climate change for the series True North[20] a joint venture of The Young Turks and go90.[21][22] Promoting the series in April 2018, Iadarola appeared with Bill Nye, the science guy and Dr. Kate Marvel.[23][24]

In May, 2018, TYT Network announced its inclusion in the new YouTube OTT programming service. At that time it also announced a new daily show called "The Damage Report" hosted by Iadarola.[25][26][27][28][29] In June 2018, Iadarola was a guest on AirTalk.[30]

References
  1. The Young Turks (February 5, 2017). Twitter https://twitter.com/TheYoungTurks/status/828401715309400064. Retrieved March 12, 2020. Happy Birthday @johniadarola Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. "Kickass News: The Young Turks - Cenk Uygur, Ana Kasparian, & John Iadarola". kickasspoliticspreview1.libsyn.com.
  3. "End Police Violence: John Iadarola".
  4. "True North - go90". go90.
  5. "New Docuseries "True North" Shines Light On Ways Climate Change Is Impacting The People Of The Arctic". Cheddar.
  6. "John Iadarola - Politicon".
  7. "Burnt Orange Report Interviews John Iadarola of The Young Turks". September 10, 2012.
  8. http://charlatan.ca/2012/11/qa-john-iadarola-host-of-tyt-university/
  9. Radio, Southern California Public (April 16, 2018). "Week in politics: What to watch for as James Comey's book releases, the political fallout from Friday's Syria airstrikes and more".
  10. "YouTube Millionaires: For ThinkTank's John Iadarola, A Re-Brand Led To Success - Tubefilter". March 17, 2016.
  11. "John Iadarola - Host and Creator ThinkTank @ The Young Turks - Crunchbase". Crunchbase.
  12. Kleininger, Jenny (November 6, 2012). "Q&A: John Iadarola, host of TYT University". The Charlatan. Retrieved January 11, 2016.
  13. "'Game of Thrones' Season 3, Episode 9 "Rains of Castamere" Discussion and Review". What the Flick?!. June 3, 2013. TYT Network. Retrieved November 14, 2015.
  14. "Massive Wrestling Fail off turnbuckle". TYT Sports. April 6, 2013. TYT Network. Retrieved November 14, 2015.
  15. "Vladimir Putin, U.S. Senate Races 2012". TYT Shows. March 7, 2012. TYT Network. Retrieved November 14, 2015.
  16. "A Surprising Twist in Jennifer Lawrence's Leaked Nude Photos Scandal". The Point. September 3, 2014. TYT Network. Retrieved November 14, 2015.
  17. "Who's Tired Of Getting Naked On Game Of Thrones?". Pop Trigger. June 2, 2013. TYT Network. Retrieved November 14, 2015.
  18. "Introducing John's NEW Daily News Channel! Take a look!". ThinkTank. June 24, 2013. TYT Network. Retrieved November 14, 2015.
  19. "John Iadarola - Celebrity Atheist List". www.celebatheists.com.
  20. "The Young Turks To Head To The 'True North' To Study Climate Change In Go90 Series - Tubefilter". August 16, 2017.
  21. "The Young Turks Teams With Go90 for Climate Change Series (Exclusive)".
  22. "John Iadarola stops by to discuss his new Go90 show, "True North"". Main.
  23. "Bill Nye, Dr. Kate Marvel & John Iadarola". Eventbrite.
  24. "Bill Nye, Dr. Kate Marvel & John Iadarola Speak On "Bill Nye: Science Guy" & "True North"".
  25. "TYT Debuts 24-Hour News and Entertainment Channel on YouTube TV". www.adweek.com.
  26. "YouTube TV Channels For The Young Turks, Tastemade Now Live With 9 New Shows - Tubefilter". May 17, 2018.
  27. https://www.bizjournals.com/losangeles/news/2018/05/17/tastemade-tyt-launch-24-hour-channels-on-youtube.html
  28. Spangler, Todd (May 17, 2018). "YouTube TV Launches Tastemade, TYT Network 24-Hour Linear Channels".
  29. "Watch Damage Report Online - Full TV Series and Episodes - Sheknows Watch Online Guide".
  30. Radio, Southern California Public (June 11, 2018). "Week in politics: With the Trump-Kim Singapore summit finally upon us, a look at game plans and possible outcomes for both sides".
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