David Gregory

David Gregory is Chief White House Correspondent for NBC News. He is general considered one of the more liberal correspondents for the network. He is married and has three children who reside in Washington D.C.

History

Gregory graduated from The American University in Washington, D.C. with a bachelor’s degree in International Studies. His journalism career began at the early age of nineteen when he began work at a ABC affiliate station in Tucson, Arizona( KGUN-TV). In 1995 Gregory was hired by NBC news, were he worked as a correspondent based in Los Angeles and Chicago, during his first years at the network he covered such stories as the Oklahoma City bomber, President Clinton impeachment, the O.J. Simpson trail and the death of the Pope. In 1998 moved up the ranks of the network and was hired as anchor for NBC’s cable station, MSNBC.

In 2000 Gregory was promoted to Chief White House Correspondent, a job which was held by Andrea Mitchell. During the 2000 campaign he covered George W. Bush. During the attacks on September 11, 2001, Gregory was with the newly elected president in Florida, later he was the only reporter to accompany the president to the World Trade Center site three days after the tragedy. In 2002, he re traveled with Vice President Dick Cheney around the Middle East before the Iraq War. In 2004 Gregory again covered Bush and his campaign against Senator John Kerry. A Tyndall Report found that he was the most used correspondent on television during this time. He began serving as a substitute anchor for NBC shows, Today, Meet the Press, “Imus in the Morning” and Nightly News in 2005 and continues today. He also is a political commentator for Hardball; a show moderated by liberal Chris Mathews.

Awards

Gregory and colleagues received an Emmy award for their coverage of former President Ronald Reagan’s death.

Controversy

Critics questions the bias of Gregory reporting. They site his questions and attitude of seemingly disrespect towards the president and administration, and his liberal slant he places on his reports. At one press conference Gregory asked Bush, “ why [do] you believe you’re still a credible messenger on the war?” , Bush responded by saying he reads intelligence and went on to say that, “terrorist are a threat to your children, David, and whoever is in that Oval Office better understand it and take measures necessary to protect the American people.”

At one point Gregory interrupted the president in a press conference to ask if was going to change his administration cabinet. Bush joked that he was, “not going to hire you[David], if that's what you were suggesting,”. The joke came after Bush had hired former Fox reporter Tony Snow. Gregory responded by saying, “I was not suggesting that.” Bush ended the conversation by stating, "I would, except you can't pass the background check. Okay, an unnecessary cheap shot, I take it back."