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American broadcast journalist (born 1980)
Geoffrey Robinson Bennett (born April 25, 1980[1] PBS NewsHour Amna Nawaz .[2] news anchor on radio, cable and broadcast television, and online.
Early life [ edit ]
Bennett grew up in Voorhees, New Jersey .[1] [3] [4] Gary Bennett Jr .[5]
Bennett graduated with honors from Morehouse College with a BA in English in 2002.[6] ABC News where he was mentored by Carole Simpson , then the weekend anchor of ABC World News Tonight [7]
The internship led to his first job in journalism, an off-air production assistant at World News Tonight at ABC News in New York and then associate producer.[7] [8]
In 2007, he joined NPR in Los Angeles as a digital producer and editor for News & Notes [9] Washington, D.C. in 2009 to be an editor at Weekend Edition
Starting in 2013, he reported on-camera from Washington, D.C., for NY1 News and other Time Warner Cable news channels. He was also a guest host of Washington Journal on C-SPAN .[10]
He returned to NPR in 2017 as an on-air reporter based in Washington, D.C., covering Congress and the White House.[8] [7]
In November 2017, he became a White House correspondent for NBC and substitute anchor for MSNBC .[10] death of Elijah McClain , he choked up while reading the young African-American man's last words.[11]
In November 2021, while continuing to contribute to NBC and MSNBC, he started work as the chief Washington correspondent for the PBS NewsHour [12] PBS News Weekend [13]
He and Amna Nawaz have been co-anchors of the PBS NewsHour since January 2023, when they replaced Judy Woodruff .[14]
In January 2023, he established a scholarship at his alma mater, Morehouse College, benefitting English and journalism majors.[15] [16]
Personal life [ edit ]
He is married to Carolyn Elizabeth "Beth" Bennett née [4] [10]
References [ edit ]
^ Black, Rosemary (1 January 2006). "Sweet Taste of Success. Latin culture is this young professional's inspiration in the kitchen" . New York Daily News . Archived from the original on 30 August 2009. Retrieved 22 November 2022 .
^ a b "Beth Perry, Geoffrey Bennett" . The New York Times . 23 July 2010. Retrieved 17 November 2022 .
^ "Gary Bennett Obituary" . Legacy.com . Courier-Post (Camden, N.J.). Retrieved 22 November 2022 .
^ "Geoff Bennett — Morehouse Alumni Association" . Morehouse College National Alumni Association. Retrieved 17 November 2022 .
^ a b c Roben Farzad (1 August 2022). "The Geoff Bennett Journey" (Podcast). Full Disclosure. Retrieved 22 November 2022 .
^ a b "Geoff Bennett" . NPR. Retrieved 17 November 2022 .
^ "Geoffrey Bennett" . geoffreybennett.com . Archived from the original on 11 March 2010. Retrieved 22 November 2022 .
^ a b c "Geoff Bennett" (Press release). PBS . Retrieved 17 November 2022 .
^ Oshin, Olafimihan (1 September 2021). "MSNBC anchor chokes up on air: 'If Elijah McClain isn't safe, who is?' . The Hill . Retrieved 17 November 2022 .
^ Steinberg, Brian (November 18, 2021). "Geoff Bennett Named PBS NewHour's Chief Washington Correspondent, Weekend Anchor" . Variety Archived from the original on December 2, 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2022 .
^ Steinberg, Brian (March 31, 2022). "Geoff Bennett Gets Ready to Launch a Retooled 'PBS News Weekend' . Variety Archived from the original on May 11, 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2022 .
^ "Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett Named Co-Anchors of PBS NewsHour" (Press release). PBS . November 16, 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2022 .
^ Mwachiro, Mark (January 25, 2023). "PBS NewsHour Anchor Geoff Bennett Establishes Scholarship at Morehouse Colleg" . TVNewser .
^ Staff, WYDaily (November 29, 2023). "Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Announces New Board Members" . WYDaily .
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