Jon Craig

Reporter

jon.craig@dailyvoice.com

Pleasantville native Jon Craig is special editor for the Westchester, Putnam, Rockland, Orange and Dutchess Daily Voice sites. He is also the primary reporter for Daily Voice Plus Politics in Westchester and Fairfield.

Jon graduated from Cornell University and received his master's degree in journalism from Northwestern University. Across a 35-year career, he's worked as a reporter for daily newspapers in Chicago, New York, Ohio & Washington, D.C and as managing editor for weekly newspapers in Rye, White Plains and Harrison.

Jon also writes periodically for the Cornell Chronicle.

Career Highlights:

  • Covered Metro-North train wreck that killed a motorist and five commuters, 2015
  • Researched state investigative project for PublicIntegrity.org, 2011-12
  • National MADD award for database analysis of repeat drunk drivers in Ohio, 2008.
  • Henry F. Guggenheim Fellow, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, 2010.
  • Sentenced to jail for protecting confidential sources (won on appeal), 1999.
  • Broke 30th anniversary story about Kent State shootings — using FBI records, resurrecting theory a student informant triggered fatal National Guard volley, May 2000.
  • Covered Ground Zero after Sept. 11, 2001, terrorism attacks.
  • Uncovered voting problems before & during presidential recount in Ohio, 2004.
  • Witnessed botched Death Row execution of Romell Broom in 2009, one of more than a dozen I covered; Wrote about three inmates whose death sentences were commuted to life without parole.
  • Won IRE, SDX and multiple national & state awards for series led by Erik Kriss investigating New York General Assembly. 1994.
  • Guest lecturer at universities in NY & Ohio. Taught Syracuse high school journalism class.
  • Co-authored IRE-award winning series on illegal restraints/beatings at juvenile detention centers. Gov. Mario Cuomo had NY inspector general confirm what Hart Seely and I found at Division for Youth & fired top directors, 1993.
  • Survived Air Force Kool School training at North Pole, 1996.
  • Covered Persian Gulf wars, including 2002 bomb missions from Turkey and stateside Army/Air Guard training. 1991.
  • Supervised overnight coverage of Pan Am Flight 103 after Libyan bomb killed 35 Syracuse University students over Lockerbie, Scotland, 1988.
  • Covered aftermath of John F. Kennedy Jr.'s fatal plane crash from Cape Cod, 1999.
  • Greeted Kurt Vonnegut Jr. as Cornell Sun sports editor during daily's 100th anniversary dinner in May 1980. 

Jon Craig's Contributions

Crash With Injuries On Route 9 Monmouth County Crash With Injuries On Route 9 Monmouth County
Crash With Injuries On Route 9 Monmouth County There was a crash with injuries on Route 9 in Monmouth County, authorities said. The crash occurred at…
Beloved 'BooBoo' Bear Dies At Jersey Shore Zoo Beloved 'BooBoo' Bear Dies At Jersey Shore Zoo
Beloved 'BooBoo' Bear Dies At Jersey Shore Zoo Popcorn Park Animal Rescue in Ocean County announced the passing of its black bear BooBoo. She died on…
Cumberland County Man Critical After Assault: Police Cumberland County Man Critical After Assault: Police
Cumberland County Man Critical After Assault: Police A 25-year-old man has been arrested for an assault that left the victim in critical condition in…
Pedestrian Struck, Killed By NJ Transit Train; Service Suspended Pedestrian Struck, Killed By NJ Transit Train; Service Suspended
Pedestrian Struck, Killed By NJ Transit Train; Service Suspended A fatal pedestrian crash suspended service to NJ Transit's North Jersey Coast Line Friday,…
Atlantic City Trio Arrested On Drug, Weapons Charges: Police Atlantic City Trio Arrested On Drug, Weapons Charges: Police
Atlantic City Trio Arrested On Drug, Weapons Charges: Police Three men were arrested after Atlantic City detectives observed them engaged in a drug deal,…
Atlantic City Teenager Charged In Stabbing Death: Prosecutor Atlantic City Teenager Charged In Stabbing Death: Prosecutor
Atlantic City Teenager Charged In Stabbing Death: Prosecutor A 16-year-old boy from Atlantic CIty has been charged in connection with a fatal stabbing,…
Videos Show Police Rescue Woman With Broken Leg In Jet Ski Crash With BF On Jersey Shore River Videos Show Police Rescue Woman With Broken Leg In Jet Ski Crash With BF On Jersey Shore River
Videos Show Police Rescue Woman With Broken Leg In Jet Ski Crash With BF On Jersey Shore River Videos show the moment police rescued a woman with a…
Salem County Woman, 81, Killed In Collision With Tractor-Trailer Salem County Woman, 81, Killed In Collision With Tractor-Trailer
Salem County Woman, 81, Killed In Collision With Tractor-Trailer An 81-year-old woman from Salem County was killed in a collision with a tractor-trailer,…
SEEN HIM? 15-Year-Old Boy Goes Missing In Camden SEEN HIM? 15-Year-Old Boy Goes Missing In Camden
Seen HIM? 15-Year-Old Boy Goes Missing In Camden A 15-year-old boy has gone missing in Camden, authorities said. Jysier Trusty has been reported…
Pair Found Guilty In Toms River Shooting Death: Prosecutor Pair Found Guilty In Toms River Shooting Death: Prosecutor
Pair Found Guilty In Toms River Shooting Death: Prosecutor Two men from Toms River have been found guilty in connection with the shooting death of…
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