Gary Tuchman

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Gary Tuchman
Born (1960-10-02) October 2, 1960 (age 64)
Education Pascack Valley High School, [1] New Jersey
Alma mater Boston University
OccupationReporter
Employer CNN (formerly)
SpouseKatherine M. Stark
ParentRonald E. Tuchman

Gary Tuchman (born October 2, 1960) is a retired American television reporter who worked for cable news channel CNN. [2]

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Early life and education

Tuchman's father, Ronald E. Tuchman, was CEO of Child World, which was the 2nd largest toy store in the US at the time. [3] [4]

Tuchman was educated at Pascack Valley High School, a public high school in the borough of Hillsdale, New Jersey, from which he graduated in 1978, [1] followed by Boston University, from which he gained a Bachelor of Science degree in broadcast journalism. [5]

Career

Before joining CNN in 1990, Tuchman worked for five years as an anchor and reporter at WPEC, a television station in West Palm Beach, Florida, where he specialized in political reporting. [2] [6]

He was a staff correspondent for CNN's primetime show Anderson Cooper 360° . [2] Tuchman has also made regular appearances as a correspondent during CNN's New Year's Eve Live (which is co-hosted by Cooper), usually being assigned to smaller and more offbeat events alongside his daughter Lindsay. On April 24, 2025 Tuchman announced on a social media post on Instagram he was departing the network, retiring after 35 years with CNN and moved on. [7] [8] [9]

Personal life

In 1990, Tuchman married Katherine M. Stark in a Jewish ceremony at the Waldorf-Astoria in Manhattan, New York City, New York. [3]

His daughter Lindsay is also a journalist. She began her career at WBOC-TV in Salisbury, Maryland, the same station where her father started.

Notes

  1. 1 2 Gary Tuchman (October 29, 2018). "Gary Tuchman, CNN". Twitter. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 "Anchors & Reporters – Gary Tuchman". CNN. Archived from the original on February 22, 2001. Retrieved November 7, 2012.
  3. 1 2 "Katherine Stark and Gary Tuchman Are Married". The New York Times . December 2, 1990.
  4. ↑ Barmash, Isadore (April 24, 1991). "Business People; Toys 'R' Us in Past, Child World in Future". The New York Times .
  5. ↑ "Anchors and Reporters". CNN. Archived from the original on February 22, 2001. Retrieved January 13, 2023.
  6. ↑ Smith, Thom (June 28, 1990). "At least one police chief likes the beat of 2 Live Crew". The Palm Beach Post. p. 1D. Retrieved April 12, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ Directo-Meston, Danielle; Directo-Meston, Danielle (December 31, 2022). "Where to Watch the Best New Year's Eve 2023 Specials Online". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
  8. ↑ "This year's Las Cruces Chile Drop will receive national coverage". KRWG Public Media. December 29, 2023. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
  9. ↑ Steinberg, Brian (December 19, 2018). "Inside CNN's Frenzied and Sometimes Freaky New Year's Eve". Variety. Retrieved November 22, 2022.


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