News personalities: names and educational background

Original Commentary by J Smithson

Except for the truly big names in news network broadcasting, the average pay for a journalist/reporter is $34,530 per year with entry pay starting at $19,970. 87% have earned a BA degree or more. 13% have no degree at all.

Here is a list of cable and network news personalities and their educational backgrounds. These are the people who, for the most part, know better than you when it comes to vetting our political leaders and manipulating news as best they can in order to effect the out come of our elections. Just thought you ought to know. By the way, I think it humorous that a journalism degree is a B.S. degree.

Cable News Personalities

Keith Olbermann BS in communications never married. MSNBC/CURRENT TV

Chris Matthews A 4 year degree in something MSNBC

Rachael Maddow BA from Standford/ Phl.D from Oxford MSNBC

Al Sharpton quit during second year in college; no degree MSNBC

Jesse Jackson no earned degrees/ no theological degrees earned

Anderson Cooper BA from Yale (political science) CNN

Ed Schultz no degree MSNBC

Wolf Blitzer University at Buffalo (BA) Johns Hopkins University(MA) CNN

Tim Russert BA in political science and a JD law degree CNN/NBC

Bill O’Reilly Marist College (BA) Boston University (MA) Harvard University (MPA) Fox

Great Van Susteren graduate degree U of Wisconsin/ Law degree from Georgetown Fox

Sean Hannity did not finish college. Fox/Radio host 14 million listeners

Rush Limbaugh did not finish college Radio Host/ 26 million listeners since 1988

Mark Levin, BA from Temple magna cum laude, JD Temple Radio Host/ 11 million listeners

Shep Smith no degree, divorce once, not married, drinks Bourdon Fox news anchor

Geraldo Rivera JD and some post-graduate work/ married to his 5th wife Fox

Jon Scott no degree (?) Fox morning show

Megyn Kelly BA in political science and a JD from Albany Fox

Alisyn Camerota BA in journalism Early morning show on Fox

Gretchen Carlson graduate degree from Stanford cum laude/ Miss America (1989) Fox

Steve Doocy BS in journalism Fox early morning

Brian Kilmeade B.S. Radio Host, Fox early morning

Network News Personalities:

Brian Williams NBC News attended but did not graduate from college

Steven Kroft 60 minutes BA from Syracuse

Scott Pelley CBS News no degree hosted one of the GOP debates with Major Garret

Leslie Stahl a four year degree from Wheaton and two honors degrees (unearned) CBS

Andy Rooney no degree, was drafted in 1941 while attending college 60 minutes

Diane Sawyers BA with an English major/ beauty contestant and winner ABC News anchor

George Robert Stephanopoulos BA Columbia, MA Oxford ABC News

Matt Lauer an undergraduate degree from Ohio U. at age 39. Today show NBC

Katie Couric BA in English

Ann Curry NBC news anchor and Today Show host/ born in Guam BA journalism