Brian Stelter | |
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Stelter in 2011.
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Born |
Damascus, Maryland, U.S. |
September 3, 1985
Nationality | American |
Education | (B.A., Mass Communication) |
Alma mater | Towson University |
Occupation | Journalist |
Employer | CNN |
Spouse(s) | Jamie Shupak Stelter (m. 2014) |
Website | Reliable Sources - CNN.com blogs |
Brian Stelter (born September 3, 1985) is the senior media correspondent for CNN and the host of Reliable Sources. Previously he was a media reporter for The New York Times and the editor of TVNewser.
Stelter was born in Damascus, Maryland. He was educated at Damascus High School, a public high school in Damascus, Maryland, graduating in 2003, followed by Towson University where he served as editor-in-chief of The Towerlight from 2005 to 2007. While still a student, he created TVNewser, a blog about television and cable news which he later sold to Mediabistro.
Stelter graduated Towson in May 2007, and joined The New York Times as a media reporter later in July of that year. In November 2013, he became the new host of CNN's Reliable Sources and also senior media correspondent, greatly expanding the role at the network previously held by Howard Kurtz.
Stelter is featured prominently in the 2011 documentary Page One: Inside the New York Times.
Stelter dated CNBC anchor Nicole Lapin in 2011.
On February 22, 2014, Stelter married Jamie Shupak in a Jewish ceremony. Although raised Methodist, today Stelter is non-religious. They plan to raise their children as Jewish.