Jacob Soboroff

Jacob Soboroff
Born Jacob Hirsch Soboroff
(1983-03-27) March 27, 1983
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Nationality United States of America
Education B.A., New York University
(Politics), 2005
M.A., New York University
(Political Theory & Philosophy), 2006
Occupation Journalist
Employer NBCUniversal, Comcast
Television

MSNBC Correspondent
NBC News Correspondent
TakePart Live Co-Host

HuffPost Live Host and Producer
Website jacobsoboroff.com

Jacob Hirsch Soboroff (born March 27, 1983)[1] is a correspondent for MSNBC. He debuted on the network in September 2015.

He was previously the host of YouTube Nation and the co-host of TakePart Live on Pivot TV. He was a founding host and producer of HuffPost Live, the live streaming network of The Huffington Post.

Personal life

Born in Los Angeles, California on March 27, 1983 l, Soboroff is the eldest child of former President of the Los Angeles Board of Police Commissioners, Steve Soboroff, and his wife, Patti.[2] Soboroff received a baccalaureate of arts in politics in 2005 and a Master's of Arts in political theory and philosophy in 2006, both from New York University.

Career

Soboroff was a contributor to MTV's 2012 presidential election coverage, for which he discussed America's young voters with GOP candidate Mitt Romney. As the AMC News[3] correspondent, Soboroff interviewed actors and filmmakers. Soboroff co-hosted NBC's proactive school makeover show School Pride, and has contributed reporting to CNN, NPR's Weekend Edition and the PBS series WIRED Science.

Soboroff is a member of the board of Why Tuesday, a nonpartisan group working to increase American voter participation, and as a member of the City Year Los Angeles associates board. His talk about increasing American voter turnout was featured on the main stage at TED 2012 in Long Beach. In college, Soboroff was an aide to New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg. Between January and December 2014 Soboroff hosted a pop-culture oriented news show[4] on YouTube.

References

  1. ↑ California Birth Index. "Jacob Hirsch Soboroff, Born 03/27/1983 in California". California Birth Index. Retrieved April 20, 2016.
  2. ↑ "A New Clark Kent". LA Times. Retrieved December 29, 2016.
  3. ↑ "About Jacob Soboroff". AMC NEWS. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
  4. ↑ "YouTube Nation". YouTube. Retrieved 2016-07-18.
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