Steve Kornacki
| Steve Kornacki | |
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| Born |
Stephan Joseph Kornacki, Jr. August 22, 1979 (age 36) Groton, Massachusetts, USA |
| Alma mater | Boston University |
| Occupation | Author, political commentator |
Stephan Joseph "Steve" Kornacki, Jr. (born August 22, 1979) is an American political writer and television host, known for his work as the senior political writer at Salon.com, his hosting duties of programs on MSNBC, and for the articles he has written for The New York Observer, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, the New York Daily News, the New York Post, The Boston Globe, and The Daily Beast. Kornacki is the Monday anchor of the MSNBC program MTP Daily airing from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. Eastern Time and political analyst during MSNBC’s daytime coverage of live, breaking news leading up to the 2016 election.
Early life
Stephan Joseph Kornacki was born in Groton, Massachusetts, to Stephan Joseph Kornacki, Sr., and Anne Ramonas. He has an older sister, Kathryn Kornacki, who graduated from University of Connecticut.[1] He won several local and state spelling bee championships. He is of Polish descent.[2]
Career
Kornacki started his journalism career as a reporter for PoliticsNJ.com,[3] a New Jersey political news site owned by David Wildstein, where he worked from 2002 to 2006. During this time he was pen pals with Chris Christie,[4] among others. He formerly co-hosted a political news series at News 12 New Jersey and reported on the U.S. Congress for the newspaper Roll Call. His articles have been published in the New York Observer, the Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, the New York Daily News, the New York Post, the Boston Globe, and the Daily Beast.[1]
He joined the writing staff of Salon in 2010.
He co-hosted The Cycle on MSNBC with political strategist Krystal Ball, pop-culture commentator Touré, and conservative columnist S.E. Cupp from the program's inception through March 20, 2013. On March 19, 2013, it was announced that Kornacki would take over another MSNBC program, Up, airing Saturdays and Sundays from 8 to 10 a.m., starting in April.[5] Kornacki is currently the permanent host of Meet the Press Daily on Monday nights from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Personal life
He is a graduate of Boston University.[6]
In a 2011 Salon magazine column, he came out as a gay man.[7]
References
- 1 2 "Meet 'The Cycle' co-host: Steve Kornacki - The Cycle". Thecycle.newsvine.com. Retrieved 2012-06-22.
- ↑ https://twitter.com/stevekornacki/status/422927364633288704
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20040925000635/http://www.politicsnj.com/
- ↑ http://www.msnbc.com/up/watch/chris-christies-e-mail-to-steve-kornacki-134577219547
- ↑ "Steve Kornacki Replaces Chris Hayes on MSNBC's 'Up'". The Hollywood Reporter. 2013-03-19. Retrieved 2013-12-05.
- ↑ "The Straight Gay World of MSNBC anchor & politics wonk Steve Kornacki". www.out.com. Retrieved 2015-11-12.
- ↑ Steve Kornacki (2011-11-16). "The Coming Out Story I Never Thought I'd Write". salon.com.
External links
- Up with Steve Kornacki on MSNBC
- Steve Kornacki's columns at Salon.com
- SteveKornacki.blogspot.com
- Beer and Loathing with Steve Kornacki podcast
- Appearances on C-SPAN
- Kornacki moves to daytime MSNBC
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