Jack Germond

John Worthen Germond (January 30, 1928 – August 14, 2013) was an American journalist, author, and pundit whose career spanned over 50 years. Germond wrote for the Washington Star and the Baltimore Sun, and was a longtime panelist on the television discussion show The McLaughlin Group. Together with Jules Witcover, Germond also co-wrote "Politics Today," a five-day-a-week syndicated column, for almost a quarter-century.

Early years Germond was born in Boston, Massachusetts. After serving in the U.S. Army as a paymaster, Germond graduated from the University of Missouri with a degree in journalism and history.

Career Germond began his career in 1951 writing for the Evening News in Monroe, Michigan. In 1953, he moved to Gannett's Rochester Times-Union, and he was chief of Gannett's Washington bureau from 1969 until 1973. Germond left the program in 1996, citing a decline in the show's discourse and frustration with John McLaughlin's heavy-handed moderation. He was later featured as a panelist on the PBS program Inside Washington.

Germond retired in 2000. In 2011, he wrote several pieces on the 2012 presidential election for The Daily Beast, an online-only publication.

Personal life Germond married Barbara Wippler in 1951. They had two daughters, Mandy and Jessica, before divorcing.