Jacob Soboroff
| Jacob Soboroff | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Jacob Hirsch Soboroff March 27, 1983 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Nationality | United States of America |
| Education | B.A., New York University (Politics), 2005 M.A., New York University (Political Theory & Philosophy), 2006 |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Employer | NBCUniversal, Comcast |
| Television |
MSNBC Correspondent |
| Website | jacobsoboroff |
MSNBC Correspondent
NBC News Correspondent
TakePart Live Co-Host
Jacob Hirsch Soboroff (born March 27, 1983) is a correspondent for MSNBC. He debuted on the network in September 2015.
He was previously the host of YouTube Nation and the co-host of TakePart Live on Pivot TV. He was a founding host and producer of HuffPost Live, the live streaming network of The Huffington Post.
He was born in Los Angeles, California on March 27, 1983 and is the eldest child of the former President of Los Angeles Board of Police Commissioners, Steve Soboroff, and his wife, Patti. Soboroff received a baccalaureate of arts in politics in 2005, and a Master's of Arts in political theory and philosophy in 2006, both from New York University.
Soboroff was a contributor to MTV's 2012 presidential election coverage, for which he discussed America's young voters with GOP candidate Mitt Romney. As the AMC News correspondent, Soboroff interviewed actors and filmmakers. Soboroff co-hosted NBC's proactive school makeover show School Pride, and has contributed reporting to CNN, NPR's Weekend Edition and the PBS series WIRED Science.
Soboroff is a member of the board of Why Tuesday, a nonpartisan group working to increase American voter participation, and as a member of the City Year Los Angeles associates board. His talk about increasing American voter turnout was featured on the main stage at TED 2012 in Long Beach. In college, Soboroff was an aide to New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg. Between January and December 2014 Soboroff hosted a pop-culture oriented news show on YouTube,
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