Trymaine Lee Biography
Trymaine Lee is a journalist from the United States. As part of a team at The Times-Picayune in New Orleans, he shared a Pulitzer Prize for breaking news coverage of Hurricane Katrina. Lee worked for The New York Times from 2006 to 2010, and The Huffington Post from early 2011 to November 2012. Lee has since worked as a national correspondent for MSNBC, where he also writes for the network’s digital arm and hosts the podcast Into America.
How old is Trymaine Lee? – Age
He is 43 years old as of 20 September 2021. He was born in 1978 in the United States. His real name is Trymaine D. Lee.
Trymaine Lee Family – Education
Lee grew up in Chesilhurst, New Jersey. While attending the Milton Hershey School in Hershey, Pennsylvania, he developed an early interest in writing and athletics. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism from Rowan University after earning an associate degree in communications studies at Camden County College. He was a member of the NAACP and wrote for the school newspaper The Whit while at Rowan.
Trymaine Lee Wife
Lee is married to Gabrielle Lee. The couple has a daughter whose name is unrevealed.
Trymaine Lee MSNBC
Lee joined MSNBC as a national reporter for its digital unit in November 2012, reporting on social justice issues and the impact of politics and policy on everyday people. Lee saw his move to MSNBC as an opportunity to “flex different muscles” as a journalist. Lee began hosting the MSNBC podcast Into America in February 2020.
Trymaine Lee Heart Attack
Lee went to the doctor after experiencing chest pain and dizziness for several days and was told not to worry because it was most likely “just gas”—but less than 48 hours later, he suffered a so-called “widowmaker” heart attack. Lee, an MSNBC correspondent, describes the “trauma” of a heart attack in a New York Times opinion piece.
Trymaine Lee Trayvon Martin
Lee did not learn of Trayvon Martin’s death until more than a week later, but he was one of the first national reporters to cover the story, for Huffington Post’s Black Voices on March 8, 2012. He continued to write about the case nearly every day that month. Lee appeared on Countdown with Keith Olbermann several times to discuss the story.
Trymaine Lee Net Worth
He has an estimated net worth of $2 million.
Trymaine Lee Hurricane Katrina
Lee covered Hurricane Katrina as a reporter for The Times-Picayune. He’d only been in New Orleans for four months. Lee claims that another editor offered him the opportunity to leave on August 29, but he chose to stay and cover the story. On September 1, 2005, his article “Nightmare in the 9th Ward all too real for one woman” was published exclusively online because the newspaper could not be printed.
Trymaine Lee Pulitzer Prize
When The Times-Picayune staff won the Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Reporting in 2006, one of the ten stories cited was “Nightmare in the 9th Ward all too real for one woman.” Lee was nominated alongside three other reporters, Doug MacCash, Manuel Torres, and Mark Schleifstein, for the award. The Pulitzer Prize for online journalism was given for the first time. Lee also contributed to The New York Times’ coverage of the Eliot Spitzer prostitution scandal, which won the Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News three years later.
Trymaine Lee The New York Times
Lee worked as a staff reporter for The New York Times from 2006 to 2010, primarily covering Harlem. During this time, Lee also reported from Albany and Brooklyn and contributed to the “New York On Less” video series.
