Ed Schultz
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Schultz in May 2015
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| Born |
Edward Andrew Schultz January 27, 1954 Norfolk, Virginia, U.S. |
| Residence | Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Minnesota State University Moorhead |
| Occupation | talk radio and television host, political commentator, author |
| Years active | 1980–present |
| Notable credit(s) |
News with Ed Schultz Ed Schultz News and Commentary The Ed Schultz Show The Ed Show |
| Home town | Norfolk, Virginia |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Maureen Zimmerman (divorced 1993) Wendy Schultz (m. 1998) |
| Children | Six |
| Awards | Three Eric Sevareid Awards, and as leader of a broadcast team – two Marconis and one Peabody Award |
| Website | The Ed Schultz Show The Ring of Fire Network |
Edward Andrew "Ed" Schultz (born January 27, 1954) is an American television and radio host, a liberal political commentator and a former sports broadcaster. Schultz currently hosts a daily primetime weekday show on RT America TV channel based in Washington, D.C. that is part of the RT network, a global multi-lingual television news network based in Moscow and funded by the Russian government. Schultz has hosted a nationally syndicated podcast, Ed Schultz News and Commentary, since 2015 and a nightly television show, News with Ed Schultz, since 2016. He was the host of The Ed Show, a weekday news talk program on MSNBC, and The Ed Schultz Show, a talk radio show, nationally syndicated by Dial Global. The radio show ended on May 23, 2014, and was replaced by a one-hour podcast.
Schultz was born in Norfolk, Virginia, and grew up in the Larchmont area near Old Dominion University, the son of George (June 19, 1910 – May 6, 1992, an aeronautical engineer) and Mary (July 27, 1915 – July 22, 2002, an English teacher) Schultz. He attended Larchmont Elementary School, Blair Junior High, and graduated in 1972 from Maury High School in Norfolk.
He moved to Minnesota to play football on a scholarship from Minnesota State University Moorhead. He made All-American and became the NAIA passing leader in 1977 and signed as a free agent with the Oakland Raiders. In 1979, Schultz tried out for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, a Canadian Football League team.
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