Josh Mankiewicz Explained

Joshua Mankiewicz
Birth Name:Joshua Paul Mankiewicz
Birth Date:27 August 1955
Birth Place:Berkeley, California, U.S.
Occupation:NBC News correspondent
Family:Mankiewicz
Parents:Frank Mankiewicz
Holly Jolley

Joshua Paul "Josh" Mankiewicz (born August 27, 1955) is an American journalist, who has been reporting for Dateline NBC since 1995. He has reported for The Today Show and NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams, and Sunday Night with Megyn Kelly. Before moving to NBC, Mankiewicz worked as a producer and reporter for ABC News.

Although he has covered a wide variety of stories, he may be best known for his Dateline NBC report on the Atkins Diet.[1] In the piece, he showed his personal progress on the diet, losing upwards of 47 pounds (21 kilograms).[2] In 2006, in addition to his work as a correspondent, he was featured in "The Mank Blog", an irreverent look at what people are talking about online.[3]

Personal life

Mankiewicz is the son of Holly (Jolley; 1925–2019) and Frank Mankiewicz (1924-2014).[4] Mankiewicz's father was Robert F. Kennedy's press secretary. His father was Jewish and his mother was raised Mormon but left the church. She worked with the Los Angeles chapter of the NAACP.[5] He is the grandson of famed screenwriter Herman Mankiewicz and grand-nephew of screenwriter, producer and director Joseph L. Mankiewicz.[6] He is the older brother of radio personality and Turner Classic Movies prime-time host Ben Mankiewicz. He is a cousin of screenwriter Tom Mankiewicz and of filmmaker/television producer Nick Davis.[5]

Mankiewicz is a 1977 graduate of Haverford College in Haverford, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Philadelphia.[7] [8]

Mankiewicz married Anh Tu Dang in 2016.[9]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Katz . A.J. . How One Dateline Correspondent Used a Long T.S.A. Line to His Advantage . December 23, 2018 . adweek.com . Adweek, LLC . May 27, 2016 . ... is perhaps best known for his report on the Atkins Diet..
  2. Web site: Dateline: 25 Years of Shows, 25 Years of Drama! . trendchaser . December 23, 2018 . August 27, 2016 . His most popular story though, is probably his profile on the popular low-carb Atkins diet — which he used to lose more than 47 pounds..
  3. News: Burns . George . Inside Dateline: The 'Mank blog' . December 23, 2018 . NBCNews.com . March 31, 2006 . en . Mankiewicz did another outstanding job on this week's "Mank Blog". I find this feature both interesting and informative with a touch of humor..
  4. Web site: What Mom taught me... - Inside Dateline . . 2013-12-10 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120401180351/http://insidedateline.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/05/09/6613955-what-mom-taught-me . 2012-04-01 .
  5. Web site: Bonnett . Margie . Frank Mankiewicz . People.com . 2013-12-10.
  6. Web site: Ben's Top Pick for December . Turnerclassicmovies.com . 2013-12-10 . dead . https://archive.today/20120915090743/http://www.turnerclassicmovies.com/thismonth/article/?cid=35501 . 2012-09-15 .
  7. Web site: Haverford College: Department of Anthropology : Welcome . Haverford.edu . 2013-12-10 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131022113035/https://www.haverford.edu/anthropology/alumni/ . 2013-10-22 .
  8. Web site: Josh Mankiewicz . TODAY.com . 2012-07-13 . 2013-12-10.
  9. News: Diamond . Jamie . One T.S.A. Line Worth the Wait . 23 December 2018 . The New York Times . 27 May 2016 . ST12 . Anh [Tu] Dang and Josh Mankiewicz were married at the Los Angeles home of his friend Mark Thompson, who officiated..

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