Phil Kent

As a sought-after spokesman and commentator, Phil regularly
appears on FOX News Network, CNN, MSNBC, and syndicated talk
radio programs across the nation.

A veteran award-winning journalist, Phil has served as
editorial writer, editorial page editor, and political
columnist for The Augusta (Georgia) Chronicle for 25 years.
He is also co-founder and chairman of the board of advisors
of the Washington, D.C.-based Editorial Information Network,
an organization providing Capital Hill information to the media.

In 1981-82, Phil served in Washington, D.C., as press
secretary and public affairs advisor to U.S. Sen. Strom
Thurmond (R-SC). After his tour of duty in the nation's
capital, Phil returned to The Augusta Chronicle as editorial
page editor.

A native of Auburn, NY, Phil is a 1973 graduate of the Henry
W. Grady School of Journalism at the University of Georgia.
he was a member of the Young Americans for Freedom in college.

Phil was honorably discharged from the U.S. Army as a first
lieutenant, military police, and served on active duty at
Fort Gordon, Georgia. He is a member of the National
Conference of Editorial Writers, the Military Order of World
Wars, and is a member of the board of advisors of Coalition
for a Voting America, a non-partisan voter education
organization.