Brian Stelter Explained

Brian Stelter
Birth Name:Brian Patrick Stelter
Birth Date:3 September 1985
Birth Place:Damascus, Maryland, U.S.
Education:Towson University (BA)
Occupation:News anchor, journalist
Years Active:2005–present

Brian Patrick Stelter (born September 3, 1985) is an American journalist best known as the former chief media correspondent for CNN and host of the CNN program Reliable Sources, roles he held from 2013 to 2022. Stelter is also a former media reporter for The New York Times and editor of TVNewser.

Early life and education

Stelter was born on September 3, 1985,[1] in Damascus, Maryland, the son of Donna and Mark Stelter.[2] He attended Damascus High School, graduating in 2003,[3] followed by Towson University where he served as editor-in-chief of The Towerlight from 2005 to 2007. While still a student, he created TVNewser, a blog about television and cable news which he later sold to Mediabistro and became a part of the Adweek blog network.[4]

Career

After graduating from college in May 2007, Stelter joined The New York Times as a media reporter at 22, making him one of the youngest staff members at the time.[5]

In November 2013, he became the new host of CNN's Reliable Sources and also a senior media correspondent for CNN Worldwide.[6] [7] On August 18, 2022, CNN canceled Reliable Sources. Stelter departed the network after its final episode on August 21.[8] The cancellation was one of a number of cost-cutting moves at CNN, and its parent, Warner Bros. Discovery.[9] Stelter criticized the network's decision to cancel the show, stating "It's not partisan to stand up for decency and democracy and dialogue."[10]

In September 2022, Stelter joined the Walter Shorenstein Media and Democracy Fellowship at Harvard Kennedy School.[11]

Stelter is a producer on the Apple TV+ series The Morning Show, which is inspired by his first book Top of the Morning.[12] He also executive produced the HBO documentary .[12]

On January 17, 2023, Stelter hosted a panel on "The Clear and Present Danger of Disinformation" at the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos.[13]

Personal life

Stelter was raised Methodist, and is now nonreligious.[14] Stelter dated CNBC anchor Nicole Lapin in 2011.[15] He stated he had to inform his editor of the relationship, and he agreed not to cover CNBC while they were dating.[16]

On February 22, 2014, he married Jamie Shupak,[17] a traffic anchor for NY1.[18] [19] The couple married in a Jewish ceremony, and are raising their children in Shupak's Jewish faith.[14] They live in Manhattan, New York City.[20]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Politico Staff . September 3, 2018 . BIRTHDAY OF THE DAY: Brian Stelter, host of CNN's 'Reliable Sources' and senior media correspondent . . July 29, 2019.
  2. Web site: February 23, 2014 . Jamie Shupak, Brian Stelter . . November 9, 2020.
  3. Web site: Singer-Bart . Susan . June 9, 2010 . Damascus High grads: Farewell, for now . Gazette.net . August 18, 2017 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160419183355/http://www.gazette.net/stories/06092010/damanew215619_32547.php . April 19, 2016.
  4. Web site: Stelter . Brian . January 13, 2019 . How a Cable News Blog Turned Into a Top Source for the Highs and Lows of Broadcast Media . AdWeek . June 22, 2020.
  5. Web site: Sklar . Rachel . March 28, 2008 . Stelter To New York Times, Leaves TVNewser Behind . . June 22, 2020.
  6. November 12, 2013 . CNN Names Brian Stelter Host of Reliable Sources and Senior Media Correspondent . cnnpressroom.com . . Atlanta, Georgia . October 13, 2018.
  7. Web site: McMurry . Evan . November 12, 2013 . CNN Hires New York Times Media Reporter Brian Stelter (UPDATED) . . . New York City . August 18, 2017.
  8. News: Folkenflik . David . Brian Stelter to depart CNN as it cancels 'Reliable Sources' media show . August 18, 2022 . . August 18, 2022 . en.
  9. News: Johnson . Ted . Patten . Dominic . CNN Boss Chris Licht Warns Anxious Staffers Over "More Changes" After Axing Of 'Reliable Sources' And Exit Of Brian Stelter . August 21, 2022 . . August 19, 2022.
  10. Web site: Bauder . David . Brian Stelter signs off at CNN's 'Reliable Sources': 'It's not partisan to stand up' for democracy . August 24, 2022 . . en-US.
  11. Brian Stelter Joins Shorenstein Center as Fall 2022 Walter Shorenstein Media & Democracy Fellow . Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy . September 12, 2022 . September 13, 2022.
  12. https://www.simonandschuster.com/authors/Brian-Stelter/167771330 Brian Stelter (About the author)
  13. News: Darcy . Oliver . Davos conspiracy theories used to live on fringe corners of the internet. Now they've gone mainstream . . 2023-01-18 . 2023-01-18 .
  14. Web site: Shupak . Jamie . February 19, 2014 . Planning an Interfaith Wedding Ceremony: How One Bride Did It . brides.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150306051406/http://www.brides.com/blogs/aisle-say/2014/02/jamie-shupak-interfaith-wedding-ceremony.html . March 6, 2015.
  15. Web site: Nolan . Hamilton . June 15, 2011 . NYT Media Reporter Is Dating CNBC Anchor . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150718000803/http://gawker.com/5812205/nyt-media-reporter-is-dating-cnbc-anchor . July 18, 2015.
  16. News: Carlson . Nicholas . June 15, 2011 . POWER COUPLE: CNBC's Nicole Lapin And The New York Times's Brian Stelter . . July 4, 2017.
  17. Web site: Miller . Jason . February 24, 2014 . A Hashtag on a Jewish Wedding Kippah . jewishtechs.com . August 3, 2018.
  18. Web site: Weisman . Aly . February 16, 2012 . A (Valentine's) Day In The Life: Jamie Shupak, NY1 Traffic Anchor And Dating Columnist . businessinsider.com . November 9, 2020.
  19. Web site: Shupak . Jamie . September 22, 2011 . Getting Around Town With Jamie Shupak: One Year Later, Diary of a Newly Single Woman, Part II . complex.com . November 9, 2020.
  20. Web site: Schulz . Dana . January 16, 2018 . My 700sqft: News anchors Jamie and Brian Stelter open up their 'sunny' Lincoln Square home . 6sqft .

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