Greg Gutfeld
Greg Gutfeld | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Television Personality/writer |
| Spouse | Elena Moussa |
| Website | http://www.dailygut.com |
Greg Gutfeld (born September 12, 1964) is an American television personality, journalist, magazine editor and blogger. He currently is the host of Red Eye w/ Greg Gutfeld on the Fox News Channel.
Personal life
Gutfeld was born and raised in San Mateo, California. He attended Junípero Serra High School[1] and the University of California, Berkeley, graduating in 1987.[2]
Gutfeld currently resides in New York City with his wife, Elena Moussa, whom he met in London.[3]
Career
After graduating from UC Berkeley, he interned at The American Spectator, as an assistant to R. Emmett Tyrrell. He then got his first full-time job as a staff writer at Prevention magazine. In 1995, he became a staff writer at Men's Health.
He was promoted to editor-in-chief of Men's Health in 1999. In 2000, he was replaced by David Zinczenko, and became editor-in-chief of Stuff. At Stuff he increased the circulation from 750,000 to 1.2 million. In 2003 he hired several little people to attend a conference of the Magazine Publishers of America on the topic of "buzz", with the instructions to be as loud and annoying as possible. The stunt did generate publicity for Stuff, but it led to Gutfeld being fired from the magazine soon afterwards; he was then made head of "brand development" at Dennis Publishing.[2]
He helmed Maxim Magazine, in the UK, from 2004 to 2006.[2] However, Gutfeld's contract expired without renewal after losses in readership under his tenure. His final year at Maxim saw a loss of about 40,000 readers;[4] he was replaced by Derek Harbinson.[citation needed]
He was a contributor to the website The Huffington Post from its launch until July 2007; frequent targets of his sarcasm include his Huffington Post colleagues Deepak Chopra, Cenk Uygur and Arianna Huffington. He currently blogs at his own site, "The Daily Gut."
Since February 5, 2007, he has been host of the Fox News late-night program, Red Eye w/ Greg Gutfeld. He also writes a monthly column called, "From the Gut," in The American Spectator. He also contributes to Vagisil Quarterly.
Canadian Forces Controversy
On March 17, 2009, Gutfeld and his Red Eye panel mocked the Canadian military's mission in Afghanistan. In reference to Canadian Lieutenant-General Andrew Leslie's recent comment that the military may require a year to recover once Canada's mission in Afghanistan ends in 2011, Gutfeld commented: "Meaning, the Canadian military wants to take a breather to do some yoga, paint landscapes, run on the beach in gorgeous white Capri pants".[5] The comments, seemingly made in complete ignorance of Canadian deaths (116) in Afghanistan, enraged Canadians from coast to coast. In reply to the comments, Defence Minister Peter MacKay stated "It's crass, it's insensitive, it's in fact disgusting given the timing where Canada is just receiving back four fallen heroes here at CFB Trenton", and stated that an apology from Fox and the panel would be demanded by the Canadian government.
On March 23, Gutfeld issued a statement indicating his statements were "misunderstood." [6]
Books
Gutfield has published two books:
- Gutfeld, Greg (1999). The Scorecard at Work: The Official Point System for Keeping Score in the Relationship Game. Henry Holt & Company. ISBN 9780805058659.
{{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - Gutfeld, Greg (2008-01-21). Lessons from the Land of Pork Scratchings. Simon & Schuster. ISBN 9781847370662.
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References
- ^ Bluey, Robert B. (2006-06-16). "Q&A With Greg Gutfeld: The Cool Conservative". Human Events.com. Eagle Publishing Inc. Retrieved 2008-08-17.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ a b c Gurley, George (2007-05-22). "Red Eye for the Straight Guy". The New York Observer. Observer Media Group. Retrieved 2008-08-17.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ You big, boozy, lazy, beautiful Brits – I love ya, The Sunday Times, Greg Gutfeld, January 6, 2008
- ^ Gutfeld leaves Maxim after circulation dropped 16.2%, Daniel Farey-Jones, Brand Republic, March 10, 2006
- ^ "MacKay demands FOX apology for 'disgusting' comments". CTV.ca. 2009-03-23. Retrieved 2009-03-23.
- ^ . CBC.ca. 2009-03-23 http://www.cbc.ca/arts/tv/story/2009/03/23/redeye-soldiers-mocking.html. Retrieved 2009-03-23.
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- Robertson, Campbell (2007-04-10). "At 2 A.M., Dark Humor Meets the Camera Lights". The New York Times. The New York Times Company. Retrieved 2008-08-17.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - Whitehouse, David (2007-06-16). "News crash!". The Guardian. Guardian Media Group. Retrieved 2008-08-17.
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