Summary
Geoffrey Robinson Bennett (born April 25, 1980[1]) is an American broadcast journalist and a co-anchor of the PBS NewsHour alongside Amna Nawaz.[2] He has worked as an editor, reporter and news anchor on radio, cable and broadcast television, and online.
Geoff Bennett | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 25, 1980 |
| Education | Morehouse College (BA, English) |
| Occupation(s) | Broadcast journalist, editor, reporter, anchor |
| Known for | PBS NewsHour, PBS News Weekend, NPR, NBC, MSNBC |
| Spouse | Beth Bennett (m. 2010) |
| Children | 1 |
| Relatives | Gary Bennett (brother) |
Early life edit
Bennett grew up in Voorhees, New Jersey.[1][3] His father, Gary Bennett Sr., was a school administrator. His mother, Lynnca, taught kindergarten.[4] He has an older brother, Gary Bennett Jr.[5]
Career edit
Bennett graduated with honors from Morehouse College with a BA in English in 2002.[6] During his senior year, he pursued an internship at ABC News where he was mentored by Carole Simpson, then the weekend anchor of ABC World News Tonight.[7]
The internship led to his first job in journalism, an off-air production assistant at World News Tonight at ABC News in New York and then associate producer.[7][8]
In 2007, he joined NPR in Los Angeles as a digital producer and editor for News & Notes, and was regularly heard on-air.[9] He moved to Washington, D.C. in 2009 to be an editor at Weekend Edition.
Starting in 2013, he reported on-camera from Washington, D.C., for NY1 News and other Time Warner Cable news channels. He was also a guest host of Washington Journal on C-SPAN.[10]
He returned to NPR in 2017 as an on-air reporter based in Washington, D.C., covering Congress and the White House.[8][7]
In November 2017, he became a White House correspondent for NBC and substitute anchor for MSNBC.[10] In September, 2021, on the day that police and paramedics were indicted in the death of Elijah McClain, he choked up while reading the young African-American man's last words.[11]
In November 2021, while continuing to contribute to NBC and MSNBC, he started work as the chief Washington correspondent for the PBS NewsHour[12] and the anchor of PBS News Weekend.[13]
He and Amna Nawaz have been co-anchors of the PBS NewsHour since January 2023, when they replaced Judy Woodruff.[14]
In January 2023, he established a scholarship at his alma mater, Morehouse College, benefitting English and journalism majors.[15] In November 2023, Bennett joined the Board of Trustees of the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.[16]
Personal life edit
He is married to Carolyn Elizabeth "Beth" Bennett née Perry.[4] They have one son and live in the Washington, D.C. area.[10]
References edit
- ^ a b "Geoffrey R Bennett, 2008". United States Public Records, 1970-2009. FamilySearch. 12 November 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
- ^ "About Us". PBS NewsHour. Retrieved 2023-01-03.
- ^ Black, Rosemary (1 January 2006). "Sweet Taste of Success. Latin culture is this young professional's inspiration in the kitchen". New York Daily News. Archived from the original on 30 August 2009. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
- ^ a b "Beth Perry, Geoffrey Bennett". The New York Times. 23 July 2010. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
- ^ "Gary Bennett Obituary". Legacy.com. Courier-Post (Camden, N.J.). Retrieved 22 November 2022.
- ^ "Geoff Bennett — Morehouse Alumni Association". Morehouse College National Alumni Association. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
- ^ a b c Roben Farzad (1 August 2022). "The Geoff Bennett Journey" (Podcast). Full Disclosure. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
- ^ a b "Geoff Bennett". NPR. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
- ^ "Geoffrey Bennett". geoffreybennett.com. Archived from the original on 11 March 2010. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
- ^ a b c "Geoff Bennett" (Press release). PBS. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
- ^ Oshin, Olafimihan (1 September 2021). "MSNBC anchor chokes up on air: 'If Elijah McClain isn't safe, who is?'". The Hill. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
- ^ Steinberg, Brian (November 18, 2021). "Geoff Bennett Named PBS NewHour's Chief Washington Correspondent, Weekend Anchor". Variety. Archived from the original on December 2, 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
- ^ Steinberg, Brian (March 31, 2022). "Geoff Bennett Gets Ready to Launch a Retooled 'PBS News Weekend'". Variety. Archived from the original on May 11, 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
- ^ "Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett Named Co-Anchors of PBS NewsHour" (Press release). PBS. November 16, 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
- ^ Mwachiro, Mark (January 25, 2023). "PBS NewsHour Anchor Geoff Bennett Establishes Scholarship at Morehouse Colleg". TVNewser.
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