Leland Vittert
Leland Vittert | |
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| Born | August 31, 1982 Illinois,U.S. |
| Alma mater | Northwestern University(BA) |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist, news correspondent, anchor |
| Employer | NewsNation |
| Relatives | Liberty Vittert(sister) |
Leland Holt Vittert(born August 31, 1982)[citation needed]is an American journalist who is the anchor and national correspondent forNewsNation.He worked forFox Newsfrom 2010 to 2021,[1][2][3]initially as a foreign correspondent based inJerusalem[4][5][6]and later as anews presenter.He was a substitute host onFox & Friends,America's Newsroom,andHappening Now.[1][7][8][9][10]
Early life and education
[edit]Vittert was born on August 31, 1982, inIllinois.Vittert earned aBachelor of Artsfrom theMedill School of JournalismatNorthwestern University,where he joined Theta Chi.[1][2]He also completedThe General Course,a one-year study abroad program at theLondon School of Economics.[1][2]
Career
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During the 2000s, Vittert anchored the weekend news atKDVR-TVinDenver, Colorado,and was a reporter forWFTV-TVinOrlando, Florida.He was also atKATV-TVinLittle Rock, Arkansas,KNWA-TVinFayetteville, Arkansas,andWMTV-TVinMadison, Wisconsin.[1]
Vittert's coverage of theFreddie Gray riotsin Baltimore was praised byMediaiteandThe Daily Caller.[11][12][13]According toMediaite,Vittert "made his mark…by standing among protesters, facing a silent line of riot police, while interviewing residents and demonstrators affected by the story in various ways. He [broke] news about the Baltimore mayor's alleged stand-down orders for police, and [had] tense question-and-answer exchanges with lawmakers and public figures throughout the city."[11][13][14]
Arriving in the Middle East in 2010, Vittert began following theArab Spring.[4]In 2011, he was one of the few reporters live on the ground in Cairo'sTahrir Squareon the night that Egyptian PresidentHosni Mubarakleft power.[4]Vittert subsequently traveled to Libya during the first days of the country's revolution, where he reported onMuammar Gaddafi's counterattack and later from the besieged city ofMisurata.[15][16]
Vittert coveredOperation Pillar of Cloud,the 2012 war betweenIsraelandHamas.[17]He has interviewedMuhammad al-Zawahiri,the brother ofAl-QaedaleaderAyman al-Zawahiri.[18][19]
Before coming toWashington, D.C.,in 2014, Vittert spent a month inEastern Ukraineas Russian-backed militiastook over parts of the country.[20][21]
While covering theGeorge Floyd protestsoutside theWhite HouseinWashington, D.C.,Vittert and his crew were attacked by protesters and later chased away from the area.[22]In an interview onCavuto Livethe following day, Vittert stated that he and his crew were assaulted after a protester realized they were employed byFox News.[23][24]
Vittert's last on-air appearance on Fox News was in January 2021; he left the network in April 2021. A Fox News spokesperson said, "We have mutually and amicably parted ways with Leland Vittert", leaving it unclear whether he quit or was fired.[25]On May 5, 2021,Nexstarannounced that Vittert will join NewsNation starting May 17, 2021, as a national correspondent and anchor.[26]On May 17, 2021, Vittert made his first appearance for NewsNation onThe Donlon ReportandNewsNation Prime.On July 8, 2021, Nexstar announced that Vittert would anchor a primetime show calledOn Balance with Leland Vitterton NewsNation starting July 19, 2021.[27]
Personal life
[edit]Described as "dapper and well-spoken", Vittert wonWestword's Best Hair on a TV Anchor Award in 2007.[2][6]His sister,Liberty Vittert,is a television chef and professor of data science at Harvard University.[28][29][30]
References
[edit]- ^abcde"Leland Vittert".Fox News.RetrievedJune 12,2017.
- ^abcdHusted, Bill (October 7, 2009)."Born lucky, with good hair, and that's no lie".The Denver Post.RetrievedJune 12,2017.
- ^"Leland Vittert".Fox NewsInsider.June 12, 2017.RetrievedJune 12,2017.
- ^abc"Egypt coverage creates unforgettable daytime TV".The Washington Times.RetrievedJune 12,2017.
- ^"Reporting Live from the Middle East"(PDF).January 2012.RetrievedJune 12,2017.
- ^abRoberts, Michael (July 12, 2010)."Leland Vittert: With Fox 31 anchor's departure, another Best Hair winner goes national".Westword.RetrievedJune 12,2017.
- ^"TUNE IN: Fox News Channel's Special Live Coverage of the Inauguration of Donald Trump and Mike Pence, All Day Today!".FoxNation.com.January 19, 2017. Archived fromthe originalon January 25, 2017.RetrievedJune 12,2017.
- ^Kludt, Tom (August 10, 2016)."On Fox, Trump's gun comments become 'cat nip' for liberals".CNNMoney.RetrievedJune 12,2017.
- ^de Moraes, Lisa (October 6, 2016)."News Anchors, Crews Rush To Meet Hurricane Matthew As Coast Lashing Begins – Update".Deadline Hollywood.RetrievedJune 12,2017.
- ^"LISTEN: Fox's LELAND VITTERT Previewed President Trump's First Foreign Trip".WMAL-AF.May 12, 2017.RetrievedJune 12,2017.
- ^abKirell, Andrew (May 1, 2015)."'Never Treat Pressure with Pressure': Fox's Leland Vittert Talks to Mediaite About His Baltimore Coverage ".Mediaite.com.RetrievedJune 12,2017.
- ^"Fox Reporter Confronts Baltimore Mayor and Sharpton in Tense Exchange".Mediaite.RetrievedJune 12,2017.
- ^abKirell, Andrew (April 28, 2015)."The Worst Moment of Fox's Baltimore Riot Coverage".Mediaite.RetrievedJune 12,2017.
- ^"Source: Baltimore Mayor Ordered Police to Stand Down During Riots".Mediaite.com.May 2, 2016.RetrievedJune 12,2017.
- ^"Leland Vittert on Libya Latest".Fox News.March 13, 2011.RetrievedJune 12,2017.
- ^Fox News Insider (March 7, 2011)."VIDEO: Fox Reporter Leland Vittert Caught in Middle of Libyan Battle".YouTube.RetrievedJune 12,2017.
- ^"Fox News reporter runs for cover at Israeli school targeted by Hamas rocket".The Right Scoop.November 19, 2012.RetrievedJune 12,2017.
- ^"Brother of Al Qaeda Leader al-Zawahiri Talks About Call for Anti-American Protests".Fox News.September 17, 2012.RetrievedJune 12,2017.
- ^"The failed suicide bomber who loved Leland Vittert".Fox News.January 3, 2017.RetrievedJune 12,2017.
- ^"Fighting leaves six dead in Eastern Ukraine".Fox News.May 5, 2014.RetrievedJune 12,2017.
- ^"'Complete lie': Pro-Russian official denies role in mysterious leaflets to Ukrainian Jews ".Fox News.April 18, 2014.RetrievedJune 12,2017.
- ^"Fox News reporter attacked, chased from demonstration".www.boston.com.Retrieved2020-05-30.
- ^Johnson, Ted (May 30, 2020)."Fox News' Leland Vittert Describes" Very Frightening "Scene Near White House As Protest Targets He And His Crew".Deadline Hollywood.RetrievedMay 30,2020.
- ^Byrnes, Jesse (May 30, 2020)."Journalists voice support for Fox News crew hounded by protesters: 'Unacceptable'".The Hill.RetrievedMay 30,2020.
- ^Lincoln, Ross A. (April 30, 2021)."Fox News Parts Ways With Anchor Leland Vittert, Off Air Since Just After Covering Capitol Riots".TheWrap.
- ^"Former Fox News anchor Leland Vittert joins NewsNation - Robert Feder".www.robertfeder.com.Retrieved2021-05-05.
- ^Katz, A.J. (July 8, 2021)."Leland Vittert Earns His Own Primetime Show on NewsNation".Adweek.RetrievedJuly 12,2021.
- ^"Media mogul Mark Vittert shuns the media | Gateway Journalism Review".gatewayjr.org.Archived fromthe originalon May 10, 2017.RetrievedJune 12,2017.
- ^"University of Glasgow - MyGlasgow - MyGlasgow News - Archives (pre 2017) - 2016 - May - Meet Dr Liberty Vittert".Gla.ac.uk.RetrievedJune 12,2017.
- ^Smith, Nancy DuVergne (June 24, 2016)."American Cooking on Scottish TV? Ask the Statistics Expert".Slice of MIT from the MIT Alumni Association.RetrievedJune 12,2017.[permanent dead link]