David Chalian

David Marc Chalian (born July 20, 1973) is an American journalist and political analyst who serves as political director for the American cable news channel CNN.CNN Profiles: David Chalian
retrieved February 28, 2017

Early life and education

Chalian was born on July 20, 1973 to Carol (''née'' Steloff) and Robert P. Chalian. His father worked as a salesman before his death in 1984, and is of Armenian Jewish heritage.

Chalian attended Marlboro High School in Marlboro Township, New Jersey, where he graduated in 1991. He then attended Northwestern University, earning a bachelor of arts degree.Georgetown University lecturer: "DAVID M. CHALIAN"
retrieved February 28, 2017

Career

After graduating from Northwestern, Chalian joined NY1, a 24-hour cable news television channel based in New York City, and produced the nightly news program, ''Inside City Hall''. He then worked as political director for ABC News and appeared as a political analyst on ''ABC World News Tonight'', '' Nightline'', and '' Good Morning America''. At ABC, he created and co-anchored the daily political webcast, "Top Line". In January 2009, he won an Emmy Award as part of the team that produced ABC News's presidential inauguration coverage. He next worked as the political editor and an on-air political analyst for the ''PBS NewsHour'' and then as Vice President for Video Programming at ''Politico''.

Yahoo

Chalian served as Yahoo! News' Washington bureau chief but was fired from his position after he was overheard on a live microphone during an online broadcast from the 2012 Republican National Convention saying that Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney and his wife Ann Romney were "not concerned at all" and "happy to have a party with black people drowning" during Hurricane Isaac.Huffington Post: "David Chalian Fired From Yahoo News For Saying RNC Doesn’t Mind Watching ‘Black People Drown’ (VIDEO)" By Rebecca Shapiro
August 29, 2012 Chalian later apologized for his remarks, saying, "I am profoundly sorry for making an inappropriate and thoughtless joke. I was commenting on the challenge of staging a convention during a hurricane and about campaign optics. I have apologized to the Romney campaign, and I want to take this opportunity to publicly apologize to Gov. and Mrs. Romney."

CNN

After Yahoo, he was hired as political director at CNN replacing Mark Preston. In this role, he oversees the political coverage across all of CNN's platforms. He often appears on-air as a political analyst on '' New Day'' and ''The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer.''

Personal life

Chalian lives in Washington, D.C. He has been married to Justin Tyler Bernstine since 2017. Bernstine serves as assistant dean for undergraduate academic services in the American University School of Communication.New York Times: "David Chalian, Justin Bernstine"
November 5, 2017

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