Gloria Anne Borger (born September 22, 1952) is an American political
pundit
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Origins
The term originates from the Sanskrit term ('' '' ), meaning "knowledg ...
,
journalist
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, and
columnist
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. Borger is the chief political analyst at CNN. Since joining
CNN
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in 2007, she has appeared on a variety of their shows, including ''
The Situation Room''.
Borger was previously the national political correspondent for
CBS News
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where she appeared on
CBS
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's ''
Face the Nation
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'' and ''
60 Minutes II''. From 2002 to 2004, Borger was the co-anchor of
CNBC
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's ''Capital Report''.
[ Prior to that, she was a ]contributing editor
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and columnist for '' U.S. News & World Report'' magazine
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. Borger covered the Three Mile Island accident
The Three Mile Island accident was a partial meltdown of the Three Mile Island, Unit 2 (TMI-2) reactor in Pennsylvania, United States. It began at 4 a.m. on March 28, 1979. It is the most significant accident in U.S. commercial nuclea ...
for ''Newsweek
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'' in 1979.
Early life
Gloria Borger was born on the 22nd of September 1952 in New Rochelle, New York. Borger attended New Rochelle High School from where she graduated in 1970. She later joined Colgate University where she graduated in 1974. She was born in a Jewish family where her father owned an electrical distributions company named Borger’s. Borger grew up in New Rochelle, New York
New Rochelle (; older french: La Nouvelle-Rochelle) is a city in Westchester County, New York, United States, in the southeastern portion of the state. In 2020, the city had a population of 79,726, making it the seventh-largest in the state of ...
.
Education
Borger was educated at New Rochelle High School
New Rochelle High School (NRHS) is a public high school in New Rochelle, New York. It is part of the City School District of New Rochelle and is the city's sole public high school.
Its student body represents 60 countries from around the world. I ...
, from which she graduated in 1970, followed by Colgate University
Colgate University is a private liberal arts college in Hamilton, New York. The college was founded in 1819 as the Baptist Education Society of the State of New York and operated under that name until 1823, when it was renamed Hamilton Theologi ...
, graduating in 1974.
Awards and honors
Borger received a National Headliners Award for her 2013 program ''Marriage Warriors: Showdown at the Supreme Court''. She was part of the team awarded a Primetime Emmy Award
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for Outstanding Live Coverage for CNN's 2012 US election night coverage, as well as CNN's Peabody Award
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-winning coverage of the 2008 Presidential Primary campaigns and debates. Borger received an Emmy nomination for her 2010 piece "The Odd Couple", profiling attorneys David Boies and Ted Olson.
Personal life
Borger lives in Washington, D.C.
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, with her husband, Lance Morgan, a public relations executive. She has two sons.
References
External links
CNN Profile
CBS News Profile
Gloria Borger's Blog on US News & World Report
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1952 births
Colgate University alumni
Living people
Writers from New Rochelle, New York
American television reporters and correspondents
American political commentators
Place of birth missing (living people)
CNN people
Journalists from New York (state)
Television personalities from New Rochelle, New York
New Rochelle High School alumni