Neil oxman biography

If you’ve followed Philadelphia politics lo these last 40 years or so, you’ve heard of Neil Oxman. He’s the premier democratic messaging guru behind a long list of boldface name candidates — including Ed Rendell and Michael Nutter, and countless congressional and gubernatorial wannabes throughout the nation.

(Including a once-promising mayor of Cincinnati named … Jerry Springer.)

Oxman has long been a blustery, booming presence on the Philly scene, a fascinating mix of charisma, hair trigger outrage, and oceanic curiosity.

He’s what was once called a Renaissance Man, a person of broad interests and knowledge.

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In addition to electing candidates nationwide, he’s a longtime caddy on the pro golf tour — for decades, he was right there alongside the legendary Tom Watson.

And he’s a movie aficionado, seeing, pre-Covid, almost 300 in theaters a year.

Every year, he appears on WHYY’s Radio Times with Marty Moss-Coane to give his annual picks. He’s