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Born June 10, 1943 (age 80) ( 1943-06-10 ) New York City Alma mater University of Wisconsin–MadisonYale Law School Occupation Television journalist, author Title Senior Political Correspondent Website wnyc.org/people/jeff-greenfield Movies Disco Beaver from Outer Space Spouse Dena Sklar (m. 1997), Karen Gannett (m. 1993), Carrie Carmichael (m. 1968–1993) Children David Greenfield, Casey Greenfield Parents Helen Greenfield, Benjamin Greenfield Books If Kennedy Lived: The First and, The People's Choice, Then Everything Changed, "Oh - Waiter! One Orde, The World's Greatest Similar People Jeffrey Toobin, Jack Newfield, Wolf Blitzer, Ted Mann, Anderson Cooper | ||
David brooks and mark shields with jeff greenfield
Jeffrey Greenfield (born June 10, 1943) is an American television journalist and author.
Contents
- David brooks and mark shields with jeff greenfield
- In the news with jeff greenfield andrew sullivan
- Biography
- Career
- Personal life
- Books
- References
In the news with jeff greenfield andrew sullivan
Biography
He was born in New York City, to Benjamin and Helen Greenfield. He grew up in Manhattan and graduated in 1960 from the Bronx High School of Science. In 1964 he obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Wisconsin–Madison, where he served as editor-in-chief of the Daily Cardinal. At the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Greenfield was inducted into the Iron Cross (Secret Society) -- other notable Iron Cross alumni include Adam Loewy, Russ Feingold, and Pat Richter. In 1966, Greenfield graduated with a bachelor of laws degree from Yale Law School, where he was a Note and Comment editor of the Yale Law Journal. He also served as a speechwriter for Senator Robert F. Kennedy, assisting with the composition on Kennedy's speech, "On the Mindless Menace of Violence".
Career
Over the course of his career, he has reported primarily on domestic politics and the media and occasionally on culture. He appeared on the Firing Line television program in 1968 and was the host of the national public television series "CEO Exchange," featuring in-depth interviews with high-profile chief executive officers, for five seasons. He served as media commentator for CBS News from 1979 to 1983 and as political and media analyst for ABC News from 1983 to 1997, often appearing on the Nightline program. He served as a senior analyst at CNN from 1998 to 2007. On May 1, 2007, Greenfield returned to CBS News, where he served as a senior political correspondent until April 2011. He currently hosts PBS's "Need To Know" and also does political commentary on NBC Nightly News.
He has also written or contributed to eleven books and has written for Time, The New York Times, and Slate.
Greenfield is the recipient of three Emmy Awards, two for his reporting from South Africa (1985 and 1990) and one for a profile of H. Ross Perot (1992). Then Everything Changed was a finalist for the 2011 Sidewise Award for Alternate History, Long Form.
Personal life
Greenfield has been married three times:
Greenfield lives in New York and Salisbury, Connecticut.