Nicholas von Hoffman

Nicholas von Hoffman
A photograph of von Hoffman in circa 1987-1988.
Born	Nicholas von Hoffman (1929-10-16)October 16, 1929 New York City, U.S.
Died	February 1, 2018(2018-02-01) (aged 88) Rockport, Maine, U.S.
Nationality	American
Occupation	Journalist
Known for	60 Minutes Point/Counterpoint

Nicholas von Hoffman (October 16, 1929 – February 1, 2018) was an American journalist and author. He first worked as a community organizer for Saul Alinsky in Chicago for ten years from 1953 to 1963.^[1] Later, Von Hoffman wrote for The Washington Post, and most notably, was a commentator on the CBS Point-Counterpoint segment for 60 Minutes,^[2] from which Don Hewitt fired him in 1974. von Hoffman was also a columnist for The Huffington Post.