John Berman | |
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Born |
Carlisle, Massachusetts U.S. |
March 21, 1972
Education | Philips Academy Andover, Massachusetts |
Alma mater | Harvard University |
Occupation | Broadcast journalist |
Years active | 1995–present |
Notable credit(s) |
ABC News (1995–2012) ABC World News Tonight head writer (1997–1999) Early Start co-anchor (2012–present) CNN Newsroom co-anchor (2017–present) |
Spouse(s) | Kerry Voss |
Children | 2 |
Website | www |
John Berman (born March 21, 1972) is an American news anchor, currently the co-anchor of Early Start with Christine Romans and CNN Newsroom with Poppy Harlow on CNN, and a regular relief presenter of Anderson Cooper 360°. He is also a weekday relief presenter for CNN's New Day early morning news program.
Berman was educated at Philips Academy Andover, an independent co-educational, boarding and day, university-preparatory school in the town of Andover in Massachusetts, which he left in 1990, followed by Harvard University. Berman is of Sephardic Jewish descent.
After leaving Harvard, Berman joined ABC News in a junior office post, rising to become Chief Writer for Peter Jennings, the long-term newscaster of ABC World News Tonight. After the inauguration of President George W. Bush, Berman was assigned to cover the White House. After six months, he asked to be reassigned to New York. On his first week in the job, the towers of the World Trade Center were destroyed in the September 11 attacks. Then, as a general assignment reporter, Berman reported from Iraq, embedded with a Marine infantry battalion at the beginning of the war in Nasiriyah as an on- air correspondent. He says, “It was an incredible personal experience, absolutely terrifying, risky and physically grueling. As a reporter, you always want to be covering the biggest stories, despite the risks".