David Chalian Biography
David Marc Chalian is an American journalist and political commentator who works as the political director for CNN. After graduating from Northwestern, Chalian joined NY1, a 24-hour cable news channel based in New York City, and produced the nightly news program, Inside City Hall.
David Chalian Age
He was born David Marc Chalian on 20 July 1973 in the United States of America. David is 50 years old as of July 2023.
David Chalian Education
Chalian attended Marlboro High School in Marlboro Township, New Jersey, and graduated in 1991 after participating in the school’s performing arts programs. He subsequently went to Northwestern University and earned a Bachelor of Science degree.
David Chalian Family- Parents
Chalian was born and raised in the United States, the son of Carol and Robert P. Chalian. His father was an Armenian Jewish merchant who died in 1984.
David Chalian Wife- Spouse
He’s been married to Justin Tyler Bernstine since 2017. Dr. Bernstine now serves as Interim Dean of Students at American University. Chalian resides in Washington, DC.
David Chalian CNN News
Following Yahoo, he succeeded Mark Preston as CNN’s political director. He is responsible for managing CNN’s political coverage on all of its platforms in this capacity. He frequently makes appearances on television as a political analyst on Wolf Blitzer’s The Situation Room and New Day.
David Chalian Career
After graduating from Northwestern, Chalian worked for NY1, a 24-hour cable news channel based in New York City, where he produced the nightly news program Inside City Hall. He later became ABC News’ political director and appeared as a political analyst on ABC World News Tonight, Nightline, and Good Morning America. At ABC, he produced and co-anchored the daily political webcast “Top Line”. He received an Emmy Award in January 2009 for his contributions to ABC News’ coverage of the presidential inauguration. He went on to work as a political editor and on-air political analyst for the PBS NewsHour before becoming Vice President of Video Programming at Politico.
Chalian was the Washington bureau chief for Yahoo! News, but he was fired after being overheard on a live microphone during an online broadcast from the 2012 Republican National Convention saying that Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney and his wife Ann Romney were “not concerned at all” and “happy to have a party with black people drowning” during hurricane Isaac. Chalian later apologized for his words, adding, “I am deeply sorry for making such an insensitive and foolish joke. I was discussing the difficulty of having a convention during a cyclone, as well as campaign optics. I apologized to the Romney campaign, and I’d like to publicly apologize to Governor and Mrs. Romney.
Chalian Net Worth
He has an estimated net worth of 1 million dollars.