S. E. Cupp

S. E. Cupp
Born February 23, 1979 (1979-02-23) (age 33)
Carlsbad, California, USA
Alma mater B.A., Cornell University
M.A., New York University
Occupation Author, political commentator
Website
redsecupp.com

Sarah Elizabeth "S. E." Cupp (born February 23, 1979) is an American conservative political commentator and writer, co-author of the book Why You're Wrong About the Right with Brett Joshpe, and author of the book Losing Our Religion: The Liberal Media's Attack on Christianity.

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Background

Cupp was born in Carlsbad, California and raised in Andover, Massachusetts.[1] In 2000, she graduated from Cornell University with a degree in Art History. While attending Cornell, she worked for her college paper, The Cornell Daily Sun. In 2010, she earned a master's degree in Religious Studies at New York University.[2]

She is a classically trained ballet dancer and over a period of ten years danced with the Ellicott City Ballet, Washington Ballet, and Boston Ballet. Cupp describes herself as an atheist[1][3] who “really aspires to be a person of faith some day."[4][5] She is an Italian-American,[6] and a hunter[1]. She currently lives in New York City.[1]

Journalist and commentator

In 2002, she was hired by the New York Times to write and edit for the Index Department. She is also a contributor to Politico.com's The Arena, and a guest of Fox's Hannity, Fox & Friends, America Live with Megyn Kelly, Strategy Room, and Red Eye w/ Greg Gutfeld.

Her writings have appeared at The Washington Post, New York Daily News, Foxnews.com, The American Spectator, Townhall, Newsmax, Human Events, Slate, Maxim, The Daily Caller, SI.com, and CNN.com.

In 2009, she was hired as a columnist at the Daily News.

In 2011, she was also hired as a writer and commentator for Mercury Radio Arts,[7] the organization owned and operated by Glenn Beck. Shortly after being hired by Beck, she was given her own show, "S.E. Cupp" on the Insider Extreme broadcast found on Glennbeck.com.[8] That show has since moved to GBTV.

Bibliography

References

  1. ^ a b c d Pareene, Alex (2010-11-23) War Room's Hack Thirty - No. 21: S.E. Cupp, Salon.com
  2. ^ Cupp, S.E.. "S.E. Cupp’s Diary: Mother’s Day edition". The Daily Caller. http://dailycaller.com/2010/05/07/s-e-cupps-diary-mothers-day-edition/. Retrieved 10 October 2010. 
  3. ^ S. E. Cupp (April 2010). Losing Our Religion: The Liberal Media's Attack on Christianity. Threshold Editions. p. 10. ISBN 978-1-4391-7316-9. "I am an atheist. I have been an atheist for fifteen years. ... I believe ... that Judeo-Christian values, religious tolerance, an objective press, the benevolence of Christianity, and civility and decency make for a better American democracy." 
  4. ^ S. E. Cupp (2009-12-23). "Belief and nonbelief are not equal". NY Daily News. http://www.nydailynews.com/opinions/2009/12/23/2009-12-23_se_cupp_belief_and_nonbelief_are_not_equal.html?print=1&page=all. "As an atheist myself, I like to think I adhere to the same Judeo-Christian values that most of religious America does." 
  5. ^ Q&A with S.E. Cupp, C-SPAN, October 18, 2009. YouTube
  6. ^ S. E. Cupp (2009-12-30), Italians, blame the 'guidos' on MTV's 'Jersey Shore' - not the network, NY Daily News, http://www.nydailynews.com/opinions/2009/12/30/2009-12-30_italians_blame_the_guidos__not_the_network.html, "In the words of my Italian grandmother, "I give up."" 
  7. ^ http://www.glennbeck.com/2011/01/26/s-e-cupp-joins-glennbeck-com/
  8. ^ http://www.theblaze.com/stories/beck-announces-s-e-cupp-will-join-radio-team-as-host/

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