Richard  Bradley

Richard  Bradley

Richard Bradley is the executive editor of 02138 magazine and author of three books, including the forthcoming The Greatest Game: The Yankees, the Red Sox, and the Summer of ’78.

A longtime editor and writer, Bradley has always combined journalism and academia. During his undergraduate studies at Yale College, he was the executive editor of The New Journal magazine. After graduating in 1986, Bradley worked in Washington, D.C., first as a reporter-researcher for The New Republic, then as a staff writer and columnist for Regardie's magazine, a Washington monthly devoted to business and politics.

Bradley returned to academia in 1989 and earned a master's degree from Harvard University in American history. He served as a teaching fellow for Harvard courses on the U.S. Constitution and 19th-Century American literature, among other subjects. Leaving Harvard in 1992, Bradley returned to Washington to become the editor-in-chief of Regardie's. Three years later, he moved to New York to take a job as one of the original editors of George magazine. Starting in May 1995 as a senior editor, Bradley became the magazine's national affairs editor in 1997 and was promoted to the position of executive editor in January 1999.

Following the death of John F. Kennedy, Jr. in July 1999, Bradley stayed in that job through the end of the year before leaving.
In May 2002, Bradley published American Son, a memoir of John Kennedy and George, which generated tremendous national attention, including the cover of People magazine and a guest appearance on NBC's Today Show. Bradley was also the subject of a Barbara Walters interview on ABC's 20/20. American Son spent seven weeks on the New York Times non-fiction bestseller list, ultimately climbing to number one.

In March 2005, Bradley published his second book, Harvard Rules—Lawrence Summers and the Battle for the World’s Most Powerful University. The book came out just as Harvard was being engulfed by controversy over remarks made by President Lawrence Summers concerning the genetic aptitude of women. Harvard Rules played a prominent role in the debate over the leadership of Harvard, and one year later, Lawrence Summers resigned the presidency of that institution.

Since then, Bradley has been researching and writing his third book, The Greatest Game. It tells the story of the 1978 pennant race between the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees, a dramatic season that culminated in a classic tie-breaking playoff game between the two teams. The Greatest Game will be published in April 2008.

Starting in July 2007, Bradley has also served as the executive editor of 02138 magazine, an New York-based bimonthly for and about the Harvard community. Published by David Bradley, the owner of The Atlantic and the National Journal, 02138 is the first magazine of its kind, a general interest magazine that is completely independent of the university and the alumni community it covers.

In addition to his jobs as a magazine editor and his book writing, Richard Bradley is the creator of a popular blog, “Shots in the Dark,” found on his website, www.richardbradley.net. He has also authored articles for numerous publications, including: The New York Times, the Washington Post, the Boston Globe, the Los Angeles Times, 02138, Vanity Fair, George, The New Republic, Rolling Stone, Boston Magazine, Salon.com, The Washington Monthly, Worth, and Mother Jones. He has also written a column of media analysis for the website TomPaine.com.