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

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Philadelphia Man Wanted For South Jersey Vehicle Break-Ins: Police Philadelphia Man Wanted For South Jersey Vehicle Break-Ins: Police
Philadelphia Man Wanted For South Jersey Vehicle Break-Ins: Police A 35-year-old fugitive from Philadelphia is wanted in connection with a string of vehicle…
FOUND: 12-Year-Old Boy Is Safe, Prosecutor Says FOUND: 12-Year-Old Boy Is Safe, Prosecutor Says
Found: 12-Year-Old Boy Is Safe, Prosecutor Says UPDATE: A 12-year-old boy from South Jersey who went missing on Tuesday has been found and is safe,…
South Jersey Man Admits Setting Fire To Occupied Lakewood Home: Prosecutor South Jersey Man Admits Setting Fire To Occupied Lakewood Home: Prosecutor
South Jersey Man Admits Setting Fire To Occupied Lakewood Home: Prosecutor A 27-year-old man from South Jersey admits setting fire to an occupied…
Philadelphia Suspect Robbed South Jersey Gas Station At Gunpoint, Caught Fleeing: Police Philadelphia Suspect Robbed South Jersey Gas Station At Gunpoint, Caught Fleeing: Police
Philadelphia Suspect Robbed South Jersey Gas Station At Gunpoint, Caught Fleeing: Police A 19-year-old man from Philadelphia was arrested while fleeing…
Firefighters Battle Hazardous Materials Blaze In Central Jersey: Developing Firefighters Battle Hazardous Materials Blaze In Central Jersey: Developing
Firefighters Battle Hazardous Materials Blaze In Central Jersey: Developing Firefighters were battling a hazardous materials fire in Central Jersey, according…
Arrest Made In Theft Of $47K Worth Of Aluminum Beams On Jersey Shore Arrest Made In Theft Of $47K Worth Of Aluminum Beams On Jersey Shore
Arrest Made In Theft Of $47K Worth Of Aluminum Beams On Jersey Shore A 48-year-old man from the Jersey Shore has been arrested in connection with…
Body Of NJ Man Found In New Orleans 2 Months After Disappearance: Report Body Of NJ Man Found In New Orleans 2 Months After Disappearance: Report
Body Of NJ Man Found In New Orleans 2 Months After Disappearance: Report The body of a 33-year-old New Jersey man was found in New Orleans more…
Stolen Car Suspects Arrested In South Jersey Stolen Car Suspects Arrested In South Jersey
Stolen Car Suspects Arrested In South Jersey A pair of men from Newark has been arrested in connection with a car stolen in South Jersey, authorities said.…
US Marshals Arrest Teenage Fugitive In Fatal South Jersey Home Invasion Shooting: Prosecutor US Marshals Arrest Teenage Fugitive In Fatal South Jersey Home Invasion Shooting: Prosecutor
US Marshals Arrest Teenage Fugitive In Fatal South Jersey Home Invasion Shooting: Prosecutor An 18-year-old South Jersey man has been arrested in a fatal…
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