Jon Craig

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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

Mamaroneck, NY
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Craving Steak? Restaurant Raises Money For Larchmont-Mamaroneck TV Station Craving Steak? Restaurant Raises Money For Larchmont-Mamaroneck TV Station Craving Steak? Restaurant Raises Money For Larchmont-Mamaroneck TV Station
Craving Steak? Restaurant Raises Money For Larchmont-Mamaroneck TV Station MAMARONECK, N.Y. -- If you're looking for a deal on a steak dinner, you can help LMC-TV at the same time by eating at Sedona Taphouse on Monday Jan. 23 and/or Monday Jan. 03. Bill Jablonski, owner of Sedona Taphouse at 640 E. Boston Post Road,  donates a share of his Monday proceeds to non-profits every Monday. January's donations are going to Larchmont-Mamaroneck Community Television. Enjoy a Black Angus flat iron steak at lunch or dinner for $6. And $1 from the sale of each steak benefits LMCTV. Beverage purchase is required. The offer is not available for take-out. In November, Jablonsk…

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Port Chester, NY
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Road Rage Report Of 'Shots Fired' On I-287 Ends Peacefully In Rye Brook Road Rage Report Of 'Shots Fired' On I-287 Ends Peacefully In Rye Brook Road Rage Report Of 'Shots Fired' On I-287 Ends Peacefully In Rye Brook
Road Rage Report Of 'Shots Fired' On I-287 Ends Peacefully In Rye Brook WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- A Sunday evening report of "shots fired" along Interstate-287 eastbound in White Plains ended peacefully near the Hutchison River Parkway in Rye Brook without incident or arrest. Rye Brook Police Chief Gregory Austin said the reported road rage incident that ended near King Street was exaggerated by media outlets who reported shots were being fired from a red pickup truck. Austin said, "The report was made to the Westchester County Police that a weapon was displayed in a road rage incident on the Hutch. We located the suspect car as it exited the H…

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Mamaroneck, NY
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Guns Is Tonight's Lively Topic On Larchmont-Mamaroneck TV's 'Local Live' Guns Is Tonight's Lively Topic On Larchmont-Mamaroneck TV's 'Local Live' Guns Is Tonight's Lively Topic On Larchmont-Mamaroneck TV's 'Local Live'
Guns Is Tonight's Lively Topic On Larchmont-Mamaroneck TV's 'Local Live' This story has been updated. MAMARONECK, N.Y. -- Guns in Westchester County is Thursday evening's topic of discussion on LMCTV's "Local Live." The weekly cable television show's guests include Mamaroneck resident Mark Lane and Westchester County Legislator Catherine Parker of Rye, one of nine Democratic legislators who recently voted to ban the sale of guns on county property. The 9 to 8 vote was prompted by news that a gun show was returning to the County Center in White Plains this weekend as reported here by Daily Voice. Other local gun news has included the opening of a gun s…

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Greenburgh, NY
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Rush Limbaugh Rips Feiner's 'Almost President Museum' Plan For Clinton Rush Limbaugh Rips Feiner's 'Almost President Museum' Plan For Clinton Rush Limbaugh Rips Feiner's 'Almost President Museum' Plan For Clinton
Rush Limbaugh Rips Feiner's 'Almost President Museum' Plan For Clinton WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Conservative radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh gave airtime to Greenburgh Supervisor Paul Feiner on Wednesday about his suggestion -- first reported by Daily Voice on Sunday -- that an "Almost Presidential Museum Library" be created to recognize the contributions of Chappaqua's Hillary Clinton and four other presidential candidates who won the popular vote but lost the Electoral College. Two of the other presidential losers also happen to be New York Democrats. Feiner, a Democrat, said the Almost Presidential Museum Library "could be a boost to tou…

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Pleasantville, NY
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Pleasantville Teen Remains Missing Year And A Half After Disappearance Pleasantville Teen Remains Missing Year And A Half After Disappearance Pleasantville Teen Remains Missing Year And A Half After Disappearance
Pleasantville Teen Remains Missing Year And A Half After Disappearance PLEASANTVILLE, N.Y. -- A year and a half year after her disappearance, 18-year-old Angela Bernadotte remains listed as missing by the state Division of Criminal Justice Services. The Pleasantville teenager was reported to have run away from home on July 9, 2015, according to Mount Pleasant police. Authorities said Angela Bernadotte is about 5-foot, 6-inches tall and weighed about 173 pounds when she ran away. She is African-American with brown eyes and naturally black hair but sometimes dyes it purple.  Angela had been known to frequent New Rochelle, Peekskill and Mamaroneck, according to …

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Greenburgh, NY
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Supervisor Feiner Calls For 'Almost Presidential Museum' For Clinton Supervisor Feiner Calls For 'Almost Presidential Museum' For Clinton Supervisor Feiner Calls For 'Almost Presidential Museum' For Clinton
Supervisor Feiner Calls For 'Almost Presidential Museum' For Clinton WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Greenburgh Supervisor Paul Feiner suggested on Sunday that an "Almost Presidential Museum Library" be created to recognize the contributions of Chappaqua's Hillary Clinton and four other presidential candidates who won the popular vote but lost the Electoral College. Two of the other presidential losers also happen to be New York Democrats. Feiner, a Democrat, said the Almost Presidential Museum Library "could be a boost to tourism in Westchester and help the local college that could host it." Feiner further suggested that the library create a…

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Pleasantville, NY
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Firefighters Hold 21st Annual Memorial For Pleasantville Stabbing Victim Firefighters Hold 21st Annual Memorial For Pleasantville Stabbing Victim Firefighters Hold 21st Annual Memorial For Pleasantville Stabbing Victim
Firefighters Hold 21st Annual Memorial For Pleasantville Stabbing Victim This story has been updated  MOUNT PLEASANT, N.Y. -- Twenty-one years ago, the body of a Pleasantville firefighter was found after a blizzard. Family members of the 50-year-old Tom Dorr were suspects interviewed by police, but no one was charged. Fellow volunteer firefighters, co-workers and friends of Dorr, who worked for the White Plains Water Department, held an annual vigil on Monday evening at the Mount Pleasant park where Dorr was slain. The candlelight vigil to commemorate the 21st anniversary of Dorr's death was held Jan. 9 at Graham Hills Park, which is across from Pace University…

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Tarrytown-SleepyHollow, NY
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Astorino Names Three 'Major' Cuomo 'Fake News' Stories In Tarrytown Speech Astorino Names Three 'Major' Cuomo 'Fake News' Stories In Tarrytown Speech Astorino Names Three 'Major' Cuomo 'Fake News' Stories In Tarrytown Speech
Astorino Names Three 'Major' Cuomo 'Fake News' Stories In Tarrytown Speech TARRYTOWN, N.Y. -- Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino said 2017 has begun with plenty of "fake news coming out of Albany" as outlined in this week's State of the State speeches by Gov. Andrew Cuomo. During his eighth annual speech to the Westchester County Association on Thursday morning at the Westchester Marriott, Astorino said, "Our first breakfast was way back in 2010; the good old days when hacking meant a bad cough, Hillary Clinton's server was a waiter with a tray, and a Russian leak was something you did after a few vodkas, on your way to catch a train."  …

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White Plains, NY
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Astorino Reaffirms Plans To Seek Final, 3rd Term As Westchester County Exec Astorino Reaffirms Plans To Seek Final, 3rd Term As Westchester County Exec Astorino Reaffirms Plans To Seek Final, 3rd Term As Westchester County Exec
Astorino Reaffirms Plans To Seek Final, 3rd Term As Westchester County Exec WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- While no formal announcement has been made, Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino continues to make it clear he is running for a third term in 2017. Astorino said he wants a third term as county exec — even though some didn’t believe he’d go through with running this year. The job pays $160,760-annually for a four-year term. It would also be Astorino's final term as the county's chief executive. That's because the Westchester County Board of Legislators created a limit after three terms during Astorino's first term. That means, assuming he is re-elected, Astorino's…

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White Plains, NY
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'Shameless' Cuomo Has Launched 2020 Presidential Campaign, Astorino Says 'Shameless' Cuomo Has Launched 2020 Presidential Campaign, Astorino Says 'Shameless' Cuomo Has Launched 2020 Presidential Campaign, Astorino Says
'Shameless' Cuomo Has Launched 2020 Presidential Campaign, Astorino Says This story has been updated. Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino and other critics of Andrew Cuomo said the governor's State of the State speeches are a clear indication he's already running for president in 2020. "Andrew Cuomo is utterly shameless," Astorino, a Republican who lost a gubernatorial challenge to Cuomo in 2014, said Tuesday afternoon, just a few hours after Cuomo's State of the State address at SUNY Purchase. "At today's political rally masquerading as a State of the State address in Westchester -- potential Democratic candidates for county executive were …

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