Cenk Uygur
| Cenk Uygur | |
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Uygur in June 2016
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| Born |
Cenk Kadir Uygur March 21, 1970 Istanbul, Turkey |
| Residence | West Los Angeles, Los Angeles, United States |
| Citizenship | Turkey United States |
| Alma mater |
University of Pennsylvania (B.S.) Columbia University (J.D.) |
| Occupation | Activist, columnist, entrepreneur, and political pundit |
| Known for | The Young Turks |
| Television |
MSNBC (2010–2011) Current TV (2011–2013) |
| Political party |
Republican (before 1992) Independent (1992–2016) Democratic (2016–present) |
| Movement | Progressive |
| Spouse(s) | Wendy Lang |
| Children | 2 |
| Awards | The Humanist Media Award Emperor Has No Clothes Award |
Cenk Kadir Uygur (/ˈdʒɛŋk ˈjuːɡər/, Turkish pronunciation: [ˈdʒɛɲc ˈujɡur]; born March 21, 1970) is an American activist, businessman, columnist, and political commentator. Uygur is the main host and co-founder of the The Young Turks (TYT), an American liberal/progressive political and social commentary program. Before beginning his career as a political commentator, he worked as an attorney in Washington, D.C. and New York City. As a young man, Uygur espoused socially conservative views, criticizing abortion, affirmative action, and feminism. He is now a progressive.
In addition to hosting TYT, Uygur appeared on MSNBC as a political commentator. From January to June 2011, he hosted a weeknight commentary show on the network; Uygur was replaced by Al Sharpton. After leaving MSNBC, he secured another weeknight commentary show on Current TV, which aired from December 5, 2011 to August 15, 2013. From 2012 to 2013, Uygur was the chief news officer at Current TV, succeeding Keith Olbermann.
Uygur was born in Istanbul, Turkey, and emigrated with his family when he was eight years old. He spent his adolescence in East Brunswick, New Jersey, and graduated from East Brunswick High School. Raised as a Muslim, Uygur became an agnostic later in life. He graduated from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania where he majored in management and was on the Student Activities Council representing the Turkish Students Association. He then received a Juris Doctor degree from Columbia Law School and worked as an associate attorney at the law firms of Drinker Biddle & Reath in Washington, D.C. and Hayes & Liebman in New York City.
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