Mike Taibbi
| Mike Taibbi | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Loren Ames Denny c. 1949 |
| Alma mater | Rutgers University |
| Occupation | Television journalist |
| Spouse(s) | Siobhan Walsh |
| Children | Matt Taibbi |
Mike Taibbi (born c. 1949) is an American television journalist working at NBC News. He has won an Emmy Award and is a four-time recipient of the Edward R. Murrow Award.[1]
Biography
Born Loren Ames Denny out of wedlock in Hawaii to a Filipino-Hawaiian mother named Camila Salinas, he was adopted from foster care at 7 or 8 years of age by Salvatore and Gaetana Taibbi and raised[2] with the name Mike Taibbi in New York City; the surname Taibbi is of Sicilian and Lebanese origin.[3] He graduated from Rutgers University, in New Brunswick, New Jersey, in 1971 with Bachelor of Science degrees in English and sociology.[1] He married and had a son, Matt Taibbi, a contributing editor for Rolling Stone.[1][4][5]
In 1989, with Anna Sims-Phillips, Taibbi co-wrote Unholy Alliances: Working the Tawana Brawley Story, about the discredited Tawana Brawley rape allegations.
Taibbi worked for television network affiliates in Boston, Massachusetts; and New York City, New York, and at ABC News and CBS News and before joining the television news magazine series Dateline NBC in 1997. He reported on the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars in the early 2000s.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 Staff (June 23, 2010). "Mike Taibbi – NBC News Correspondent". NBC News. Retrieved January 31, 2013.
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- ↑ Vernini, James (February 23, 2010). "Lost Exile – The Unlikely Life and Sudden Death of The Exile, Russia's Angriest Newspaper". Vanity Fair. Retrieved January 31, 2013.
- ↑ Taibbi, Mike (October 12, 2009). "An Appreciation for a Humble Irish Priest". World Blog (of NBC News). Retrieved January 31, 2013.