Gadi Schwartz

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Gadi Schwartz
Born (1983-07-18) July 18, 1983 (age 41)
Guatemala City, Guatemala
Alma mater New Mexico State University
OccupationJournalist
Spouse
Kim Tobin
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(m. 2019)​

Gadi Schwartz (born July 18, 1983) [1] is an American journalist working as an NBC News host and correspondent. He is the co-host of Stay Tuned, an NBC News program broadcast on Snapchat's Discover platform, Stay Tuned Now on NBC News Now, and former host of The Overview on Peacock. Stay Tuned is the first daily news show on Snapchat. [2] He is also a reporter for NBC Nightly News and Today . In 2016, Schwartz moved from NBC-owned KNBC in Los Angeles to work as a network correspondent. Schwartz has also served as fill-in, substitute anchor for NBC Nightly News weekday and weekend editions. He previously worked for ten years [1] at KOB in Albuquerque, New Mexico where he was a weekend news anchor and an investigative reporter. [3] Schwartz lives with his wife, reporter Kim Tobin and their two children in Los Angeles.

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Early life and education

Schwartz was born in Guatemala City, Guatemala. [4] He is of Jewish descent [5] and speaks Spanish. His father is Sergio Schwartz, a former journalist for Univision in Albuquerque. His mother is Karen Mings, a longtime school teacher in the Albuquerque Public Schools. [6] The family moved from Guatemala to Belen, New Mexico, and later to Albuquerque, when he was seven years old, where he grew up. [7] He graduated from Cibola High School and New Mexico State University. [8] [1]

Gadi has three younger brothers: Matthew, Sergio and David. Matthew is a doctoral student in anthropology at the University of New Mexico. [1]

Schwartz has ADHD. [9]

Career

Schwartz covered the Olympic Games twice, at the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, Korea, and at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He was named "Best Investigative Reporter" and "Best Reporter" by the New Mexico Broadcaster's Association. In 2012, he was awarded the "Rocky Mountain Emmy Award" for Feature Reporting. [8]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Grammer, Geoff. "Cibola grad helping NBC tell the stories of the Olympics". Albuquerque Journal . Retrieved May 31, 2018.
  2. ↑ "NBC News launches "Stay Tuned," a Snapchat news show". NBC News. Retrieved May 31, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Gadi Schwartz Joins NBC News as Correspondent". Adweek . Retrieved May 31, 2018.
  4. ↑ "NBC News launches Snapchat news show co-hosted by Gadi Schwartz". Media Moves. July 20, 2017. Retrieved May 31, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Politicon's Jewish voices". Jewish Media. Retrieved November 7, 2020.
  6. ↑ Grammer, Geoff (August 16, 2016). "Cibola Grad Tells Stories for NBC". Albuquerque Journal. pp. D1, D5.
  7. ↑ "Meet Gadi Schwartz". Casey Messer. Retrieved May 31, 2018.
  8. 1 2 "Gadi Schwartz". NBC Sports Pressbox. February 2, 2018. Retrieved May 31, 2018.
  9. ↑ Schwartz, Gadi (February 14, 2021). "Gadi Schwartz on Twitter" . Retrieved October 11, 2022.
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