Gloria Borger

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Gloria Borger
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Borger in April 2015
Born
Gloria Anne Borger

(1952-09-22) September 22, 1952 (age 71)
NationalityAmerican
Education New Rochelle High School
Alma mater Colgate University
Occupation(s) Analyst
Journalist
Employer CNN
Known for
SpouseLance Morgan (m. 1974)
Children2

Gloria Anne Borger (born September 22, 1952) [1] is an American political pundit, journalist, columnist, and chief political analyst for CNN. Since joining CNN in 2007, she has appeared on a variety of their shows, including The Situation Room . [2]

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Borger was previously the national political correspondent for CBS News, where she appeared on Face the Nation and 60 Minutes II . From 2002 to 2004, Borger was co-anchor of CNBC's Capital Report. [2] Prior to that, she was a contributing editor and columnist for U.S. News & World Report magazine. In 1979, Borger covered the Three Mile Island accident for Newsweek .

Early life and education

Borger was born on September 22, 1952, in New Rochelle, New York and grew up there. She attended New Rochelle High School, where she graduated in 1970. She then attended Colgate University in Hamilton, New York, where she graduated in 1974. She was born into a Jewish family, and her father owned an electrical distribution company named Borger’s. [3] [4]

Awards and honors

In 2008, she was part of CNN's Peabody Award-winning coverage of the 2008 presidential primary campaigns and debates. [5]

In 2011, Borger received an Emmy nomination for "The Odd Couple", which profiled attorneys David Boies and Theodore Olson. [6]

In 2013, she was part of the team awarded a Primetime Emmy Award for "Outstanding Live Coverage" for CNN's 2012 election night coverage [7]

In 2014, Borger received a National Headliners Award for program Marriage Warriors: Showdown at the Supreme Court, broadcast on CNN on March 13, 2013. [8]

Personal life

Borger lives in Washington, D.C., with her husband, Lance Morgan, a public relations executive. She has two sons. [9] Her son Evan is married to Mary Anne Huntsman, daughter of politician Jon Huntsman Jr. [10]

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