--- description: The program has been in development for three years title: Jon Stewart Runs a Program That Helps Veterans Break Into the TV Industry image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde08a4d164e46e07/69885198428a9e5694ccd667/gettyimages-458885154.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Jon Stewart Runs a Program That Helps Veterans Break Into the TV Industry by [Sam Frizell](/author/sam-frizell/) ## Sam Frizell Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 26, 2015 12:19 PM CUT  Director/writer/producer Jon Stewart attends "Rosewater" New York Premiere at AMC Lincoln Square Theater on November 12, 2014 in New York City. Director/writer/producer Jon Stewart attends "Rosewater" New York Premiere at AMC Lincoln Square Theater on November 12, 2014 in New York City.Desiree Navarro—WireImage by [Sam Frizell](/author/sam-frizell/) ## Sam Frizell Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 26, 2015 12:19 PM CUT Jon Stewart is running a five-week industry training session for army veterans who want to get into the television business. The New York _Times_ [reports](http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/26/arts/television/jon-stewart-iraq-war-critic-runs-a-program-that-helps-veterans-enter-tv.html?smid=fb-nytimes&smtyp=cur&bicmp=AD&bicmlukp=WT.mc%5Fid&bicmst=1409232722000&bicmet=1419773522000 "undefined") that the longtime host of Comedy Central’s _The Daily Show_ has developed the program over the last three years, but refrained from publicizing it until now, as he prepares to leave his show. Stewart is also encouraging others in the industry to follow his lead. Stewart’s program helps veterans get difficult-to-find jobs in the entertainment industry, including on his own comedy show. It’s an effort that might surprise some, given Stewart’s staunch opposition to the Iraq War. Yet the host also views the program as a smart business strategy. “This is ready to franchise. Please steal our idea,” Stewart said in an interview at his Manhattan studio. “It isn’t charity. To be good in this business you have to bring in different voices from different places, and we have this wealth of experience that just wasn’t being tapped.” [Read more at the New York _Times_](http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/26/arts/television/jon-stewart-iraq-war-critic-runs-a-program-that-helps-veterans-enter-tv.html?smid=fb-nytimes&smtyp=cur&bicmp=AD&bicmlukp=WT.mc%5Fid&bicmst=1409232722000&bicmet=1419773522000 "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3895984/jon-stewart-veterans-program/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3895984/jon-stewart-veterans-program/"},"headline":"Jon Stewart Runs a Program That Helps Veterans Break Into the TV Industry","datePublished":"2015-05-26T12:19:58.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:20:17.937Z","description":"Stewart is also a vocal critic of the Iraq War","url":"https://time.com/3895984/jon-stewart-veterans-program/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Television","Jon Stewart"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde08a4d164e46e07/69885198428a9e5694ccd667/gettyimages-458885154.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Sam Frizell","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/sam-frizell/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde08a4d164e46e07/69885198428a9e5694ccd667/gettyimages-458885154.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"\"Rosewater\" New York Premiere","caption":"\"Rosewater\" New York Premiere","creditText":"Desiree Navarro—WireImage","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3895984/jon-stewart-veterans-program/","name":"Jon Stewart Runs a Program That Helps Veterans Break Into the TV Industry"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Know Right Now: Trevor Noah Will Replace John Stewart On The Daily Show","description":"Trevor Noah, a young South African comedian who has been a contributor on The Daily Show for barely four months, will replace Jon Stewart as host of the Comedy Central satirical news show.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/fkWQyCAv/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2015-03-30T16:10:26.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/fkWQyCAv.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/3895984/jon-stewart-veterans-program/","duration":"PT1M1S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/3895984/jon-stewart-veterans-program/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```