David Chalian
| David Chalian | |
|---|---|
| Born | David Marc Chalian (1973-07-20) July 20, 1973 |
| Residence | Washington D.C. area |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Marlboro High School, New Jersey |
| Alma mater | Northwestern University (B.A.) |
| Occupation | Political Director; Political Analyst; Journalist |
| Employer | CNN |
| Known for | CNN Political Director (2014—); Vice President, Video Programming, Politico (2012—2013); Washington Bureau Chief, Yahoo (2011—2012); Political Editor, PBS NewsHour (2010—2011); Political Director, ABC News and Political Analyst, World News with Diane Sawyer, Nightline, and Good Morning America (2007—2010) |
| Parent(s) | Robert P. Chalian and Carol Chalian (née Steloff) |
| Website | Official webpage at CNN |
David Marc Chalian (born July 20, 1973),[1] is CNN's current Political Director, where he oversees the political coverage across all of CNN's platforms.[2] He succeeded to the position in 2014, taking over from CNN's former Political Director, Mark Preston.[3]
Contents
1 Early life
2 Education
3 Life and career
3.1 Yahoo
3.2 CNN
4 Personal life
5 References
Early life
Chalian was born in July 1973 to Jewish[4] and Armenian[5] parents, the son of Robert P. Chalian and Carol Chalian (née Steloff).[1]
Education
Chalian was educated at Marlboro High School, a public comprehensive high school in Marlboro Township, New Jersey, from which he graduated in 1991. He then attended Northwestern University where he obtained a bachelor of arts degree.[6]
Life and career
After university, Chalian joined NY1 News, a 24-hour cable news television channel in New York City, and produced the nightly news program, Inside City Hall.[6] He then went to work as political director for ABC News and appeared as a political analyst on ABC World News with Diane Sawyer, Nightline, and Good Morning America.[6] At ABC, he created and co-anchored the daily political webcast, "Top Line." In January 2009, he won an Emmy Award as part of the team that produced ABC News' presidential inauguration coverage.[6] He next worked as the political editor and an on-air political analyst for the PBS NewsHour and then as Vice President for Video Programming at POLITICO.[6]
Yahoo
Chalian served as Yahoo! News' Washington bureau chief but was fired from his position after he can be overheard on a live microphone during an online broadcast from the Republican convention that Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney and his wife Ann were "not concerned at all" and "happy to have a party with black people drowning" when Hurricane Isaac was hitting Louisiana.[7][8] Chalian later apologized for his remarks: "I am profoundly sorry for making an inappropriate and thoughtless joke. I was commenting on the challenge of staging a convention during a hurricane and about campaign optics. I have apologized to the Romney campaign, and I want to take this opportunity to publicly apologize to Gov. and Mrs. Romney."[8][7]
CNN
After Yahoo, he was hired as political director at CNN replacing Mark Preston; he often appears on-air as a political analyst on such shows as New Day and The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer.[6]
Personal life
Chalian lives in Washington, D.C.[6] He has been married to Justin Tyler Bernstine since 2017.[9]
References
^ ab "New York Times - Archives / 1973 - Births - Chalian". The New York Times. Retrieved April 12, 2017..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em
^ CNN Profiles: David Chalian retrieved February 28, 2017
^ Dylan Byers (June 6, 2014). "CNN names David Chalian political director". Politico. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
^ Twitter: "MT @mayoredkoch: Denouncing the blood libel that her critics, primarily on the left, sought to pin her with is appropriate, & I'm Jewish" 13 Jan 2011
^ "ANCA". www.facebook.com/ancagrassroots. Retrieved 2017-11-21.
^ abcdefg Georgetown University lecturer: "DAVID M. CHALIAN" retrieved February 28, 2017
^ ab Huffington Post: "David Chalian Fired From Yahoo News For Saying RNC Doesn’t Mind Watching ‘Black People Drown’ (VIDEO)" By Rebecca Shapiro August 29, 2012
^ ab 5Towns Jewish Times: "GOP Updates: Yahoo Bureau Chief Fired Over Slur – CNN Black Camera Women, Assulted With peanuts (Video)" retrieved February 28, 2017
^ New York Times: "David Chalian, Justin Bernstine" November 5, 2017
