David Gregory (journalist)
David Gregory | |
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Born | David Michael Gregory August 24, 1970 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Education | American University (BA) |
Occupation | Television host |
Notable credit(s) | Meet the Press (2008–2014) NBC News Chief White House Correspondent (2001–2008) |
Spouse | |
Children | 3 |
Parent(s) | Carolyn Fitzpatrick Gregory Don Gregory |
David Michael Gregory[1] (born August 24, 1970) is an American television personality and the former host of NBC News' Sunday morning talk show Meet the Press.[2] Gregory has served as a CNN political analyst since 2016.
Early life and education
Gregory was born in
Gregory was educated at
Career
Early career
Gregory began his career at the age of 18 as a summer reporter for KGUN-TV in Tucson, Arizona. Gregory also worked for NBC's Sacramento, California, affiliate KCRA-TV. [7][8]
Relationship with the Bush White House
Gregory was assigned by NBC to the press corps covering George W. Bush when he ran for president in 2000. During the campaign, Bush threw a party for Gregory's 30th birthday, complete with cake, on the campaign plane.[9] Bush nicknamed Gregory "Stretch" because of his height (6'5"),[10] and also "Dancing Man," for Gregory's occasional propensity to display his dance moves.[11]
After the election, Gregory became a White House correspondent for NBC. The conservative Media Research Center named him 'Best White House Correspondent' for his coverage of Bush's first 100 days.[12] Gregory held this position until taking the Meet the Press job in December 2008.
Michael Chertoff, a Bush appointee, attended a baby shower for Gregory's children.[13]
He also participated with Karl Rove, Bush's chief advisor, in a dancing skit for the Radio and Television Correspondents' Association Dinner in Washington, D.C.[14]
Today
Gregory had been the substitute co-anchor at
NBC Nightly News
Gregory also filled in on NBC News Weekend Nightly News and NBC Nightly News from 2005 to 2014.
Imus in the Morning
Gregory also filled the
Race for the White House and 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue
From March 17, 2008, through December 5, 2008, Gregory hosted a show on MSNBC weekday evenings, which replaced
MSNBC anchor for election coverage in 2008
Due to internal fighting among the staff at MSNBC, Gregory was appointed as anchor on MSNBC during the presidential debates and the 2008 election.[17][18][19][20] On November 4–5, he teamed with Rachel Maddow, Eugene Robinson, Chris Matthews and Keith Olbermann as commentators on the presidential election.
Meet the Press
Gregory became the moderator of Meet the Press, beginning with the December 14, 2008, episode when he was introduced by interim moderator Tom Brokaw.[2] The ratings fell, and he was replaced in 2014.[21]
During Gregory's tenure at Meet the Press, the show's ratings fell to their lowest in 21 years and it regularly placed third among Sunday morning news shows.[22] The Washington Post reported that NBC hired a "psychological consultant" to assess Mr. Gregory.[23] NBC did not deny this, saying it had hired a "brand consultant" to evaluate how Gregory connected with the audience.[24] On August 14, 2014, NBC announced Gregory would leave the parent network, with his hosting duties assumed by Chuck Todd.[24] On August 17, 2014, Andrea Mitchell hosted Meet the Press, and paid brief tribute to Gregory's career at NBC, saying, "In 20 years with NBC News, David has done it all.... Through all the years, David has been true to the traditions of this program and NBC News."[25]
CNN
Gregory was hired by CNN as a political commentator for the 2016 U.S. Presidential election season.[26]
Controversy
Press secretary conflicts
Gregory's interaction with Bush's
On January 23, 2009, The Daily Beast columnist Ana Marie Cox stated that Barack Obama still has not discovered "this administration's David Gregory." She used Gregory as a metaphor for a White House foil, and she described this as a figure that could be interpreted as either "tough, news-oriented, and no-nonsense or showy, superficial, and self-indulgent."[28]
High-capacity magazine display
On the December 23, 2012 broadcast of
On December 26, 2012, MPD spokesmen confirmed the launch of an inquiry.[35] When asked by CNN on December 27, 2012, if he thought Gregory should be prosecuted, NRA president David Keene responded, "No, I don't think so... I really think what David Gregory did while he was inadvertently flouting the law was illustrating in a very graphic way, perhaps not intentionally, but in a graphic way just how silly some of these laws are."[36] Other gun rights advocates argued that not charging Gregory would show D.C. police to be hypocritical in enforcing gun laws.[37]
On January 8, 2013, a spokeswoman for D.C. police chief
Glenn Greenwald and Edward Snowden
On June 23, 2013, David Gregory posed a question to journalist
Personal life
Since June 2000, Gregory has been married to
Gregory wrote How's Your Faith?, a book about his spiritual journey with Judaism, being born to interfaith parents and his marriage to a Christian.[48] It was released in September 2015.
References
- ^ a b c d "Weddings: Beth Wilkinson, David Gregory". The New York Times. June 11, 2000.
- ^ a b "NBC names David Gregory host of 'Meet the Press'". USA TODAY, a division of Gannett Co. Inc. December 7, 2008. Retrieved December 15, 2014.
- ^ a b Jewish Journal: "David Gregory's Jewish roots, and how they define him" by Steve North November 5, 2015
- ^ New York Times: "Don Gregory, Theater Producer of Solo Shows, Dies at 80" by Bruce Weber November 9, 2015 | "Mr. Gregory's first marriage, to Carolyn Fitzpatrick (now Carolyn Surtees), ended in divorce."
- ^ "About - ATV History". ATV American University. Archived from the original on 2013-12-15. Retrieved 2008-10-05.
- ^ "David Gregory: NBC News Chief White House Correspondent and Host, MSNBC's 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue". MSNBC. Archived from the original on 2004-02-15.
- ^ "Nightly News with Lester Holt: The Latest News Stories Every Night". NBC News. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
- ^ David Gregory on the future of the Internet -- in 1994, 2014-03-14, retrieved 2020-05-26
- ^ "Gregory to host 'Meet the Press'". The Politico. 2008-12-02.
- ^ Jose, Katharine (October 14, 2006). "NBC's David Gregory Accidentally Reveals His George Bush Impression". The Huffington Post.
- ^ "Stretch vs. Dancing Man: The Many Faces of David Gregory". Politico.com. 2 December 2008.
- ^ "Media Research Award". Media Research Center. Archived from the original on April 29, 2009. Retrieved August 24, 2009.
- ^ a b c d Kurtz, Howard (March 13, 2006). "Retorting From The White House David Gregory Is 6-5, but He Can Be A Little Short. Just Ask Scott McClellan". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on November 7, 2012. Retrieved August 24, 2009.
- ^ Sklar, Rachel (March 29, 2007). "Correspondents Dinner: Rapping Rove, Burping Brian, and "What We Call The News"". The Huffington Post.
- ^ Steinberg, Jacques (March 11, 2008). "At MSNBC, 'Tucker' Is Out, and David Gregory Is In". The New York Times.
- ^ "With Race Nearly Over, Gregory's Show Gets New Name". Media Bistro. November 3, 2008. Archived from the original on December 6, 2008. Retrieved November 5, 2008.
- ^ Bauder, David (September 8, 2008). "MSNBC: Olbermann, Matthews won't anchor political coverage". USA Today.
- ^ Stelter, Brian (September 8, 2008). "MSNBC Takes Incendiary Hosts From Anchor Seat". The New York Times.
- ^ Shea, Danny (August 28, 2008). "MSNBC Infighting Boils Over". The Huffington Post.
- ^ Kurtz, Howard (September 8, 2008). "MSNBC Drops Olbermann, Matthews as News Anchors". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on January 20, 2011.
- ^ How David Gregory Lost His Job. Last summer, Gregory was let go from his gig as host of "Meet the Press." Here's an inside look at his fall from the top—and what it says about the state of TV news. By Luke Mullins. Washingtonian, December 21, 2014
- ^ Mirkinson, Jack (August 30, 2013). "Good News For George". Huffington Post.
- ^ Farhi, Paul (2014-04-20). "As 'Meet the Press' Struggles in the ratings, plenty of questions for host David Gregory". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on April 21, 2014. Retrieved 2014-09-01.
- ^ a b CARTER, BILL (August 14, 2014). "NBC Chooses Chuck Todd to Replace David Gregory on 'Meet the Press'". The New York Times. Archived from the original on August 15, 2014. Retrieved August 14, 2014.
- ^ MacNeal, Caitlin (17 August 2014). "Watch 'Meet The Press' Say Goodbye To David Gregory (VIDEO)". TPM Livewire. TPM Media LLC. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
- ^ Grynbaum, Michael (28 March 2016). "CNN Hires David Gregory as Political Analyst as 2016 Campaign Heats Up". NY Times. Archived from the original on March 29, 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- ^ O'Reilly, Bill (December 8, 2006). "Who Is Looking Out for You as Far as Iraq Is Concerned?". The O'Reilly Factor. FOXNews.com. Archived from the original on December 10, 2006. Retrieved August 24, 2009.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Cox, Ana Marie (January 23, 2009). "Game On! Obama's Clash With The White House Press Corps". The Daily Beast. Retrieved August 24, 2009.
- ^ "NRA Chief speaks out". Meet the Press. December 23, 2012. Archived from the original on December 24, 2012. Retrieved December 27, 2012.
- CNN.com. Archived from the originalon December 26, 2012. Retrieved December 27, 2012.
- ^ Byers, Dylan (December 26, 2012). "D.C. police: Illegal for David Gregory to show empty gun magazine on TV". Politico. Retrieved December 27, 2012.
- ^ Glueck, Peter (January 11, 2013). "NBC's Gregory won't be charged for displaying ammunition clip on TV". The Washington Post. Retrieved January 17, 2013.
- ^ Glueck, Katie (December 26, 2012). "Cops told NBC not to use gun clip". Politico. Retrieved December 27, 2012.
- ^ McCabe, Scott (December 26, 2012). "D.C. police say they denied NBC permission to use high-capacity magazine on show". Washington Examiner. Retrieved December 27, 2012.
- ^ Schmidt, Michael S. (December 26, 2012). "NBC's Display of a 30-Shot Gun Magazine Prompts a Police Inquiry". The New York Times. Retrieved December 27, 2012.
- Huffington Post.
- ^ Williams, Clarence; Hermann, Peter (January 8, 2012). "D.C. attorney general's office to investigate display of ammunition magazine on TV". The Washington Post.
- ^ Nathan, Irvin (January 11, 2013). "David Gregory letter". The Washington Post. Retrieved January 18, 2013.
- ^ Wemple, Erik (January 11, 2013). "David Gregory's stunt worked!". The Washington Post. Retrieved January 11, 2013.
- ^ Wemple, Erik (June 24, 2013). "David Gregory vs. Jake Tapper vis-a-vis Glenn Greenwald". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on June 26, 2013. Retrieved June 29, 2013.
- ^ Wemple, Erik (June 23, 2013). "David Gregory whiffs on Greenwald question". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on June 24, 2013. Retrieved June 29, 2013.
- ^ Mueller, Benjamin (June 25, 2013). "What's bugging David Gregory about Glenn Greenwald?". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on October 6, 2012. Retrieved June 29, 2013.
- ^ David Gregory spars with Glenn Greenwald, By ASSOCIATED PRESS | 6/23/13 1:23 PM EDT Updated: 6/24/13 1:40 PM EDT, retrieved from politico.com on 6/24/2013
- ^ LoGiurato, Brett. "DAVID GREGORY TO GLENN GREENWALD: 'Why Shouldn't You Be Charged With A Crime?'". Business Insider. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
- ^ a b Journalists react to controversial questions David Gregory asked Glenn Greenwald Archived 2013-06-27 at the Wayback Machine, by Andrew Beaujon Published June 24, 2013, Poynter Institute MediaWire, poynter.org, retrieved 2013 6 24
- ^ Carr, David (June 24, 2013). "The Other Snowden Drama: Impugning the Messenger". The New York Times. Retrieved June 29, 2013.
- ^ Rich, Frank (26 June 2013). "Frank Rich on the National Circus: Gay Marriage Triumphs, Roberts Be Damned". New York Magazine. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
- ^ a b The Atlantic: "David Gregory's Public Discussion of His Private Faith - A conversation with the journalist about his search for closeness to God, and the future of American Jewry" by Jeffrey Goldberg September 21, 2015
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
- ^ "Clinton aides unite on FBI legal strategy". Politico. April 1, 2016.
- ^ "Former US attorney: Clinton aides' legal strategy is 'red flag'". Fox News. June 6, 2016.
Further reading
- "Media Capital". Washington Life Magazine. June 2006.
- Gillette, Felix; John Koblin; Choire Sicha (April 30, 2008). "David Gregory Understatement: 'Story Of The Bush Administration Has Really Taken A Dip'". New York Observer.
- Gillette, Felix (July 22, 2008). "David Gregory: NBC's Lame-Duck?". The New York Observer. Archived from the original on December 6, 2008.