Katy Tur
| Katy Tur | |
|---|---|
| Born | Katharine Bear Tur October 26, 1983 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Residence | New York, New York, U.S. |
| Nationality | United States of America |
| Education | University of California, Santa Barbara |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Employer | NBCUniversal, Comcast |
| Partner(s) | Keith Olbermann (2006–2009) |
| Parents |
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Katharine Bear "Katy" Tur (born October 26, 1983)[1] is an American broadcast journalist working as correspondent for NBC News, based in New York City. Tur is an anchor of MSNBC Live and she reports for all platforms of NBC News, including Early Today, Today, NBC Nightly News, Meet the Press, WNBC-TV, MSNBC, and The Weather Channel.[2]
Early life and education[edit]
Tur is the daughter of journalists Hanna Zoey Tur (formerly Robert "Bob" Tur) and Marika Gerrard. She has one brother, James. She graduated from Brentwood School in 2001,[3] and from the University of California, Santa Barbara in 2005 with a BA, Philosophy.[4][5] In 2009, Tur received AP’s Best Spot News Award for her coverage of the March 2008 Crane Collapse on the Upper East Side.[6] Tur is fluent in Spanish.[6]
Career[edit]
Tur has reported for WPIX-TV, News 12 Brooklyn, KTLA, and HD News/Cablevision.[7] Tur worked as a storm chaser for The Weather Channel on the network's VORTEX2 team.[8]
NBC News[edit]
Tur joined NBC News in 2009 at NBC's flagship station, WNBC-TV. While at NBC News, she covered the death of Cory Monteith, a motorcycle attack on an SUV, and the MH-370 search. She covered the Donald Trump presidential campaign for the network as its campaign-embedded reporter. Several times during the campaign, Trump singled her out in his criticism of the press. At an event in Florida, she was booed by Trump supporters and, according to other journalists, was subjected to verbal harassment. According to Trump campaign manager Kellyanne Conway, "[he] didn't mean it in any malicious way",[9] and he did not want anyone to attack or harass Tur.[10] Tur reflected on covering the Trump campaign and on some comments directed at her ("She's back there. Little Katy. She's back there.") in an article for Marie Claire.[11]
References[edit]
- ^ Date of birth found on the California Birth Index 1905-1995 under TUR, KATHERINE BEAR on October 26, 1983, in Los Angeles County.
- ^ "Katy Tur bio". WNBC-TV New York. Retrieved April 15, 2014.
- ^ "Chasing Politics in front of the camera". Brentwood Magazine: 49. Spring 2016.
- ^ "MSNBC's Keith Olbermann Finds His Niche as a Bush-Bashing Hero for Lefties". Nymag.com. April 16, 2007. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
- ^ "'Trust' - Fun Stars Enjoy Love Fest". New York: NY Daily News. August 9, 2006. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
- ^ a b "Katy Tur". Reporters Info. Retrieved December 18, 2016.
- ^ Dabholkar, Shweta. "Katy Tur Wiki: Everything You Need to Know about The NBC News Reporter Taunted by Donald Trump". Earn the Necklice. Retrieved December 18, 2016.
- ^ "Olbermann's Girlfriend Katy Tur Joins The Weather Channel". Mediabistro.com. May 11, 2009. Retrieved April 15, 2014.
- ^ Char Adams (November 3, 2016). "#ImWithTur: Journalists Rally Behind NBC News' Katy Tur After Trump Singles Her Out to Taunting Crowd in Florida". People.
- ^ Rebecca Shapiro (November 3, 2016). "Trump Creepily Singles Out Reporter At Florida Rally (Again)". Huffington Post.
- ^ Katie Tur (August 10, 2016). "My Crazy Year with Trump". Marie Claire.
