Mike Taibbi
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| Mike Taibbi | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1949 |
| Alma mater | Rutgers University |
| Occupation | Television journalist |
| Spouse(s) | Siobhan Walsh |
| Children | Matt Taibbi |
Mike Taibbi (born c. 1949) is an American television journalist working at NBC News.
Early life and education
He graduated from Rutgers University, in New Brunswick, New Jersey, in 1971[1] with Bachelor of Science degrees in English and sociology.
Career
Taibbi worked for television network affiliates in Boston, Massachusetts; and New York City, New York, and at ABC News and CBS News and before joining the television news magazine series Dateline NBC in 1997. He reported on the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars in the early 2000s.[1]
Writing
With Anna Sims-Phillips, Taibbi co-wrote the non-fiction book, Unholy Alliances – Working the Tawana Brawley Story – about the Tawana Brawley rape allegations – that was published in 1989.
Accolades
He has won an Emmy Award as well as being a four-time recipient of the Edward R. Murrow Award.[1]
Bibliography
- Sims-Phillips, Anna; Taibbi, Mike (1989). Unholy Alliances – Working the Tawana Brawley Story (San Diego, California: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich). ISBN 978-0-151-88050-8.
Personal life
.[2] His son, Matt Taibbi,[1] is an author and journalist who has been a contributing editor for Rolling Stone magazine and was a principal writer at The eXile newspaper in Moscow, Russia.[3]
See also
- List of American writers
- List of non-fiction writers
- List of people from Boston
- List of people from New York City
- List of television reporters
- List of Rutgers University people
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Staff (June 23, 2010). "Mike Taibbi – NBC News Correspondent". NBC News. Retrieved January 31, 2013.
- ↑ Taibbi, Mike (October 12, 2009). "An Appreciation for a Humble Irish Priest". World Blog (of NBC News). Retrieved January 31, 2013.
- ↑ Vernini, James (February 23, 2010). "Lost Exile – The Unlikely Life and Sudden Death of The Exile, Russia's Angriest Newspaper". Vanity Fair. Retrieved January 31, 2013.
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