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Chris Hayes
Hayes on a 2012 Brooklyn Book Festival panel
Born
Christopher L. Hayes

(1979-02-28) February 28, 1979 (age 45)
Bronx, New York City
NationalityAmerican
EducationB.A. in Philosophy, Brown University (2001)
OccupationNews Anchor
Notable credit(s)Up with Chris Hayes (MSNBC)
Editor-At-Large of The Nation
SpouseKate Shaw
Children2 (born 2011, 2014)
Websitewww.chrishayes.org
Christopher Hayes interviewed by Alan Miller

Christopher L. “Chris” Hayes (/heɪz/; born February 28[citation needed], 1979)[1] is an American political commentator. Hayes hosts All In with Chris Hayes, a weekday news and opinion television show on MSNBC. Hayes formerly hosted a weekend MSNBC show, Up With Chris Hayes.

Hayes was a frequent guest host and commentator on shows such as The Rachel Maddow Show and The Last Word With Lawrence O’Donnell. He remains an editor at large of The Nation magazine.[2]

On August 1, 2011, MSNBC announced that Hayes would host a two-hour morning show on Saturdays and Sundays, each going into depth on current issues.[3] The first airing of Up With Chris Hayes was September 17, 2011,[4] and featured a live interview with former speaker and current House minority leader Nancy Pelosi. On March 14, 2013, MSNBC announced that Hayes would begin broadcasting during the 8 p.m. weekdays slot on April 1. At 34 years old, he became the youngest host of a prime-time show on any of the country’s major cable news channels.[5]

Early life

Hayes was born in the Bronx,[1] the son of Roger and Geri Hayes. His Irish American father moved to New York from Chicago while a Jesuit attending seminary but began community organizing in the Alinsky style in the Bronx.[6] He spent several years leading community organizing at the Community Service Society of New York and now works as an assistant commissioner for the NYC Department of Health. His Italian American mother was a school teacher and now works for the NYC Department of Education.[6] He attended New York City's Hunter College High School,[7] and then attended Brown University for his undergraduate education, where he received a bachelor of arts degree in philosophy and worked with student theatre group Production Workshop along with classmate John Krasinski. He was raised Catholic.[8]

Journalism

Print

From 2006 through 2007, Hayes was a Puffin Foundation Writing Fellow at The Nation Institute,[9] and a contributing writer for The Nation. On November 1, 2007, The Nation named him its Washington, D.C., editor, succeeding David Corn. He is currently a senior editor at In These Times, a labor-focused monthly magazine based in Chicago.

Hayes has written extensively on issues central to the liberal community, including what ails the Democratic Party in the post-9/11 era[10] and how the labor movement is changing.[11] He is also a regular contributor to the Chicago Reader, an independent weekly newspaper, where he covers local and national politics. Previously, Hayes was adjunct professor of English at St. Augustine College in Chicago and a Bernard L. Schwartz fellow at New America Foundation from 2008 to 2010.

Cable news

He guest-hosted The Rachel Maddow Show in July 2010, while Maddow was traveling in Afghanistan and often filled in for Maddow when she was absent. Hayes has also hosted other MSNBC shows such as The Ed Show, Countdown With Keith Olbermann, and The Last Word With Lawrence O’Donnell. On November 5, 2010, MSNBC announced that Hayes would be filling in for Keith Olbermann during Olbermanns suspension. However, the network later backtracked after finding out that Hayes had also made political contributions—the issue over which Olbermann was being suspended.[12] Hayes credits Maddow with his becoming a host at MSNBC, saying, “I absolutely would not be doing this if it weren't for her.” [2]

On May 27, 2012, Memorial Day Weekend, Hayes made comments on air regarding the use of the word “heroism” as applied to American servicemen killed in action, stating, “I feel uncomfortable about the word because it seems to me that it is so rhetorically proximate to justifications for more war. And I don’t want to obviously desecrate or disrespect memory of anyone that’s fallen, and obviously there are individual circumstances in which there is genuine, tremendous heroism, you know, hail of gunfire, rescuing fellow soldiers, and things like that. But it seems to me that we marshal this word in a way that is problematic. But maybe I’m wrong about that.”[13] His remark generated widespread controversy.[14][15][16] Hayes initially defended his comment by urging people to listen to what he had actually said,[17] Nonetheless, he apologized on his blog.[18] Furthermore, on his June 2, 2012, show, he devoted a discussion to his comments and the disconnect between civilians and the military.[19]

On March 14, 2013, MSNBC announced that Hayes would take over the time slot formerly hosted by Ed Schultz who would move to the weekends. According to The New York Times, the change was made in the hopes that MSNBC can win a wider audience than it did with Schultz. Hayes is said to transition better to The Rachel Maddow Show because he is seen as just as policy oriented as Maddow. “Chris has done an amazing job creating a franchise on weekend mornings,” said Phil Griffin, the president of MSNBC. “He’s an extraordinary talent and has made a strong connection with our audience.”[20]

All In With Chris Hayes, Hayes’s first prime-time show, premiered Monday, April 1, 2013.[21]

Book

Hayes’s first book, Twilight of the Elites: America After Meritocracy was published by Crown Publishing Group in June 2012.[22] Kirkus Reviews called it “forcefully written” and “provocative.”[23] Aaron Swartz described the book as "compellingly readable, impossibly erudite, and—most stunningly of all—correct."[24]

Personal life

Hayes is married to Kate Shaw, assistant professor of law at Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law.[25] Hayes and Shaw resided in Washington, D.C., until they moved to New York City, where All In With Chris Hayes is produced.[26] Their daughter, Ryan Elizabeth Shaw-Hayes, was born in November 2011.[27] Their son, David Emanuel Shaw-Hayes, was born in March 2014.[28]

Hayes’s brother Luke worked on Barack Obama’s 2012 re-election campaign.[29]

References

  1. ^ a b Stoeffel, Kat (October 19, 2011). "MSNBC's Fresh-Faced Chris Hayes Makes it 'Up' as He Goes Along". New York Observer. Retrieved October 30, 2011. At 32, he is the network's youngest anchor...
  2. ^ a b Shaw, Lucas (2011-08-01), New MSNBC Host Chris Hayes Channels Rachel Maddow -- and Tim Robbins, Reuters, retrieved 2011-09-21
  3. ^ Joyella, Mark (2011-08-01), MSNBC Gives Chris Hayes His Own Weekend Show, Mediaite
  4. ^ Martel, Frances (2011-09-17), MSNBC’s Up With Chris Hayes: A DVR Gem In The Making, Mediaite
  5. ^ "Chris Hayes to Take Over 8 P.M. Slot on MSNBC". The New York Times, March 14, 2013.
  6. ^ a b "Meet MSNBC's Next New Host, Christopher Hayes".
  7. ^ Chait, Jonathan (2009-09-14) Wealthcare, The New Republic
  8. ^ The Raw Story: "Chris Hayes declares Francis to be ‘the best pope ever’" By David Ferguson September 13, 2013
  9. ^ "Bio page at The Nation".
  10. ^ Hayes, Christopher (2005-11-30). "Can the Democrats Win the Ground War at Home?". The Nation. The Nation Company, L.P. Retrieved 2007-10-10.
  11. ^ Hayes, Christopher (2005-01-21). "The Fight for Our Future". In These Times. Retrieved 2007-10-10.
  12. ^ "Keith Olbermann's Suspension Points to Contribution Double Standard", Hollywood Reporter, November 7, 2010
  13. ^ Chris Hayes 'Uncomfortable' With Word Hero - Daily Intel
  14. ^ Carney, Timothy P. (May 29, 2012), "The war dead & conservative political correctness", The Washington Examiner, retrieved June 2012 {{citation}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  15. ^ Friedersdorf, Conor (May 29, 2012), "In Defense of Chris Hayes", The Atlantic, retrieved June 3, 2012
  16. ^ Kain, Erik (May 29, 2012), "Chris Hayes Is Right About Heroes", Mother Jones, retrieved June 2012 {{citation}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  17. ^ Murray, Rheana (May 28, 2012). "TV host: It's hard to call dead veterans 'heroes.'". Daily News. New York.
  18. ^ MSNBC's Chris Hayes apologizes for saying he's 'uncomfortable' calling a fallen soldier 'hero' | NJ.com
  19. ^ Bridging the civilian-military divide, MSNBC, June 3, 2012, retrieved June 2012 {{citation}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  20. ^ Chris Hayes to Take Over 8 P.M. Slot on MSNBC, New York Times, March 14, 2013, retrieved 14 Mar 2013
  21. ^ "ALL IN WITH CHRIS HAYES PREMIERES ON APRIL 1 at 8PM ET" (Press release). NBCUniversal. March 26, 2013. Retrieved March 28, 2013.
  22. ^ Nonfiction Review: Twilight of the Elites: America After Meritocracy by Christopher Hayes. Crown, $26 (304p) ISBN 978-0-307-72045-0
  23. ^ TWILIGHT OF THE ELITES by Christopher L. Hayes | Kirkus Book Reviews
  24. ^ Aaron Swartz (2012-06-18). "Aaron Swartz: Chris Hayes' "The Twilight of The Elites"". Brad DeLong. Retrieved 2012-07-16.
  25. ^ Kate Shaw staff page
  26. ^ Mirkinson, Jack (2011-08-01). "Chris Hayes MSNBC Weekend Show Announced". Huffington Post.
  27. ^ Hayes, Chris (29 November 2011). "Christoper L Hayes Twitter Account". Retrieved 28 January 2012.
  28. ^ Hayes, Chris (27 March 2014). "Christoper L Hayes Twitter Account". Retrieved 27 March 2014.
  29. ^ Blog post by Luke Hayes
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