Robert Novak 1931-2009

Robert Novak died at home this morning after a battle with brain cancer, the Chicago Sun-Times reports.

Novak was a syndicated columnist, journalist and conservative commentator who wrote the longest-running U.S. syndicated political column, Inside Report since 1963. Novak was also a notable television personality, appearing on many shows for CNN such as The Capital Gang, Crossfire, and Evans, Novak, Hunt, & Shields. He was 78.

MEDIABISTRO EVENTS

Get Social Media Marketing Secrets from Experts

Create a social media strategy, launch your campaign, and track the results in our Social Media Marketing Boot Camp starting February 16. The online event and workshop will feature speakers including The Onion‘s Baratunde Thurston (left), Facebook’s Morin Oluwole, and bitly’s Tim Devane. Register now.