Brian Stelter Biography

Brian Stelter is an American political commentator who is the chief media correspondent for CNN and host of the CNN program “Reliable Sources,” which examines the week’s top media stories every Sunday at 11:00 a.m. ET on CNN/U.S. He was previously a media reporter for The New York Times and the editor of TVNewser.

Brian Stelter Education

Stelter studied at Damascus High School, graduating in 2003. He then attended Towson University where he served as editor-in-chief of The Towerlight from 2005 to 2007. While still a student, Stelter created TVNewser, a blog about television and cable news which he later sold to Mediabistro and became a part of the Adweek blog network. He graduated from college in May 2007.

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Upon graduating, he joined The New York Times as a media reporter in July of that year, aged 22. Stelter covered television and digital media for the Business Day and Arts section of the newspaper. Stelter was also a lead contributor to the “Media Decoder” blog.

In 2013, Brian published The New York Times best-selling book, “Top of the Morning: Inside the Cutthroat World of Morning TV”, which is about the competitive world of morning news shows. Stelter is a consulting producer on Apple’s drama “The Morning Show,” which is inspired by his book.

Back in the month of November 2013, Stelter became the new host of CNN’s Reliable Sources and also chief media correspondent. In 2020, Stelter executive produced the HBO Documentary, “After Truth: Disinformation and the Cost of Fake News,” directed by Andrew Rossi. He was also named to Forbes Magazine’s “30 Under 30: Media” for three consecutive years.

Brian Stelter Age

He was born Brian Patrick Stelter on September 3, 1985, in Damascus, Maryland, United States. Stelter is 37 years old.

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Brian Stelter Family

Stelter is the son of Donna Stelter and Mark Stelter. He is married and has one daughter.

Brian Stelter Wife

Stelter is married to Jamie Shupak a traffic anchor for NY1. They tied the knot on February 22, 2014, in a Jewish ceremony. Brian was raised Methodist and is non-religious. He planned to raise their children as Jewish.

Dating

He previously dated CNBC anchor Nicole Lapin in 2011. Stelter stated he had to inform his editor of the relationship, and he agreed not to cover CNBC while they were dating.

Brian Stelter Gay

Stelter is not gay although he is a supporter of gay rights.

Brian Stelter Children

Stelter is the father of two children. His firstborn daughter was born on May 21, 2017. His other child was born in August 2019. The family lives in the Lincoln Square neighborhood on the Upper West Side of Manhattan.

Brian Stelter Net Worth

Stelter has an estimated net worth of $10 million which he has earned through his career as an anchor and political commentator.

Brian Stelter Salary

Stelter earns an annual salary ranging between $ 70,000 – $200,500.

Brian Stelter Books

Stelter is the author of two books Hoax and Top of the Morning.

Brian Stelter Jewish

Stelter was raised by his parents as a Methodist but they had a Jewish wedding with his wife and plan to raise their kids in Shupak’s Jewish faith.

Brian Stelter Podcast

Stelter anchors a podcast Called Reliable sources that examines how journalists do their jobs and how the media affect the stories they cover in this weekly CNN program.

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Stelter works at CNN where he works alongside other famous CNN anchors, reporters, meteorologists, and sports anchors including;

1. Roland Martin
2. Sara Sidner
3. Erin Mclaughlin
4. Alex Marquardt
5. Jean Casarez
6. Dylan Byers
7. Katrina Pierson
8. Irin Carmon
9. Natasha Curry
10. Christi Paul
11. Bob Van Dillen
12. Reynolds Wolf
13. Kirsten Powers
14. Midwin Charles
15. Anderson Cooper
16. Jason Carroll
17. Josh Campbell
18. Ryan Browne
19. Pamela Brown
20. Gloria Borger

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