David Gregory (journalist)

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David Gregory (2007)

David Michael Gregory (born August 24, 1970 in Los Angeles , California ) is an American television journalist . He was moderator of NBC News and the political talk show Meet the Press .

Life

Gregory was born in Los Angeles to Carolyn Surtees, accountant, and Don Gregory, film and theater producer. He was raised according to the Jewish faith. Gregory graduated from American University in 1992. While still a student, he worked for the university television station ATV . He also graduated from the School of International Service with a degree in international affairs . Gregory was graduate of the year 2005 from this school and sits on the advisory board of the same.

Since June 2000, Gregory has been married to former District Attorney and Fannie Mae Vice President Beth Wilkinson . They met while reporting or investigating the bomb attack on the Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City .

Awards

In 2005, Gregory and colleagues received the Emmy Award for reporting on President Ronald Reagan's death and funeral the previous summer.

Journalistic career

Early career

Gregory began his journalistic career at the age of 18 while working for KGUN-TV in Tucson , Arizona . He also worked for KCRA-TV in Sacramento .

Today

Gregory is since 2003 Vice Chairman of the newscast Weekend Today for Lester Holt . He has also represented Matt Lauer on Today broadcast since 2005. Gregory was a spokesperson for News Chat , Crosstalk NBC , and Newsfront on MSNBC from 1998 to 2000.

NBC Nightly News

Gregory also represented on NBC's Weekend Nightly News since 2005 .

White House correspondent

Gregory became part of the NBC press staff covering George W. Bush . when he ran for president of the United States . After the election, Gregory became a White House correspondent for NBC. The Media Research Center voted him the best White House correspondent for Bush's first 100 days in office. Gregory held this position until he took over the political program Meet the Press in December 2008.

Race for the White House / 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue

From March to December 2008, Gregory was speaker of an evening program in the MSNBC program on weekdays, replacing Tucker Carlson's program Tucker . The show was called Race for the White House until after the 2008 presidential election in the United States . Since November 2008 this shipment has been called 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue . David Shuster has been the presenter of this program since December 2008.

MSNBC news anchor for the 2008 presidential election

Gregory became MSNBC's lead newscaster during the 2008 presidential election.

Meet the press

On December 7, 2008, it was officially announced that Gregory had received the position of moderator on the prestigious political talk show Meet the Press . He hosted the show for the first time on December 14, 2008, replacing Tom Brokaw , who stepped in after the long-time presenter Tim Russert died . In 2014 he was replaced as moderator by Chuck Todd .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Weddings: Beth Wilkinson, David Gregory . In: New York Times , June 11, 2000. 
  2. ↑ a b NBC names David Gregory host of 'Meet the Press' , Associated Press. December 7, 2008. 
  3. ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original dated August 16, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.washingtonjewishweek.com
  4. ^ About - ATV History . ATV American University. Archived from the original on December 15, 2013. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved December 19, 2010. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.auatv.com
  5. ^ A b David Gregory: NBC News Chief White House Correspondent and Host, MSNBC's 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue . MSNBC. Retrieved December 19, 2010.
  6. ^ Media Research Award . In: Media Research Center . Archived from the original on April 29, 2009. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved December 19, 2010. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.mediaresearch.org
  7. ^ Jacques Steinberg: At MSNBC, 'Tucker' Is Out, and David Gregory Is In . In: The New York Times , March 11, 2008. 
  8. ↑ With Race Nearly Over, Gregory's Show Gets New Name . In: Media Bistro , November 3rd, 2008. Archived from the original on December 6th, 2008 Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.mediabistro.com 
  9. ↑ David Bauder: MSNBC: Olbermann, Matthews won't anchor political coverage . In: USA Today , September 8, 2008. 
  10. ^ Brian Stelter: MSNBC Takes Incendiary Hosts From Anchor Seat . In: New York Times , September 8, 2008. 
  11. ↑ MSNBC Infighting Boils Over . In: The Huffington Post , August 28, 2008. 
  12. ^ Howard Kurtz: MSNBC Drops Olbermann, Matthews as News Anchors . In: Washington Post , September 8, 2008. 
personal data
SURNAME Gregory, David
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Gregory, David Michael
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American journalist
DATE OF BIRTH August 24, 1970
PLACE OF BIRTH Los Angeles , California