Brian Patrick Stelter (born September 3, 1985) is an American journalist best known as the former chief media correspondent for CNN and host of the CNN program Reliable Sources, roles he held from 2013 to 2022. He returned to CNN in 2024. Stelter is also a former media reporter for The New York Times and editor of TVNewser.
Stelter was born on September 3, 1985,[1] in Damascus, Maryland, the son of Donna and Mark Stelter.[2] He attended Damascus High School, graduating in 2003,[3] followed by Towson University where he served as editor-in-chief of The Towerlight from 2005 to 2007. While still a student, he created TVNewser,[4] a blog about television and cable news which he later sold to Mediabistro and became a part of the Adweek blog network.[5]
Career
After graduating from college in May 2007, Stelter joined The New York Times as a media reporter at 22, making him one of the youngest staff members at the time.[6]
In November 2013, he became the new host of CNN's Reliable Sources and also a senior media correspondent for CNN Worldwide.[7][8] On August 18, 2022, CNN canceled Reliable Sources. Stelter departed the network after its final episode on August 21.[9] The cancellation was one of a number of cost-cutting moves at CNN, and its parent company Warner Bros. Discovery.[10] Stelter criticized the network's decision to cancel the show, stating "It's not partisan to stand up for decency and democracy and dialogue."[11]
On January 17, 2023, Stelter hosted a panel on "The Clear and Present Danger of Disinformation" at the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos.[14]
Stelter announced a return to CNN in September 2024 as chief media analyst, again writing the newsletter for Reliable Sources He will appear on-air and contribute to the outlet digitally, but will no longer host his own program.[15][16]
Personal life
Stelter in 2009
Stelter was raised Methodist, and he is now nonreligious.[17] Stelter dated CNBC anchor Nicole Lapin in 2011.[18] He stated he had to inform his editor of the relationship, and he agreed not to cover CNBC while they were dating.[19]
On February 22, 2014, he married Jamie Shupak,[20] a traffic anchor for NY1.[21][22] The couple married in a Jewish ceremony, and are raising their children in Shupak's Jewish faith.[17] They live in Manhattan.[23]
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