Quin Hillyer - Return To Journalism

Return To Journalism

In 1997, Hillyer joined the editorial staff of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, focusing on both local and national issues during the term of then-governor Mike Huckabee, who Hillyer sharply criticized at the onset of Huckabee’s 2008 presidential run. In 1998, Hillyer joined the editorial desk at the Mobile Register, gaining widespread acclaim for his coverage of statewide politics and its effect on the city as a whole, receiving the Carmage Walls Commentary Award from the Southern Newspaper Publishers Association and the Green Eyeshade Award for commentary from the Society of Professional Journalists. "The Register is a fantastic place to work. I’m not sure the people of Mobile realize what a quality newspaper they have,” he said.

Hillyer was soon in demand among a number of Washington-based organizations. He returned to the Nation’s Capital from 2006 through 2011, serving as a managing director at Qorvis Communications, and executive editor of The American Spectator before assuming the post of Associate Editorial Page Editor at the The Washington Examiner in 2008. From 2009 through 2011, he was a senior editorial writer at The Washington Times. He remains a senior editor and columnist at the Spectator.

Hillyer’s articles have appeared in over 100 publications, including the Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, National Review, the New Republic, The Guardian (UK), and Investor’s Business Daily. Television appearances included Fox News, MSNBC, CNN and CBN on various political issues, particularly in the 2008 campaign. Hillyer has also appeared on a number of radio talk shows, including those of Michael Reagan, Lars Larson and Roger Hedgecock.