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[[File:Christopher Hayes and Alan Miller by David Shankbone.jpg|thumb|Christopher Hayes interviewed by [[NY Salon|Alan Miller]]]]
[[File:Christopher Hayes and Alan Miller by David Shankbone.jpg|thumb|Christopher Hayes interviewed by [[NY Salon|Alan Miller]]]]
'''Christopher L. “Chris” Hayes''' ({{IPAc-en|h|eɪ|z}}; born February 28{{citation needed|date=April 2014}}, 1979)<ref name=Stoeffel>{{cite web|last=Stoeffel|first=Kat|title=MSNBC’s Fresh-Faced Chris Hayes Makes it ‘Up’ as He Goes Along|url=http://www.observer.com/2011/10/msnbcs-fresh-faced-chris-hayes-makes-it-up-as-he-goes-along/|work=New York Observer|accessdate=October 30, 2011|date=October 19, 2011|quote=At 32, he is the network’s youngest anchor...}}</ref> 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 (TV series)|Up with Chris Hayes]]''.
'''Christopher L. “Chris” Hayes''' ({{IPAc-en|h|eɪ|z}}; born 1979)<ref name=Stoeffel>{{cite web|last=Stoeffel|first=Kat|title=MSNBC’s Fresh-Faced Chris Hayes Makes it ‘Up’ as He Goes Along|url=http://www.observer.com/2011/10/msnbcs-fresh-faced-chris-hayes-makes-it-up-as-he-goes-along/|work=New York Observer|accessdate=October 30, 2011|date=October 19, 2011|quote=At 32, he is the network’s youngest anchor...}}</ref> 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 (TV series)|Up with Chris Hayes]]''. He remains an editor at large of ''[[The Nation (U.S. periodical)|The Nation]]'' magazine.<ref name="reuters1" />

He remains an editor at large of ''[[The Nation (U.S. periodical)|The Nation]]'' magazine.<ref name="reuters1" />


== Early life ==
== Early life ==
Hayes was born in [[The Bronx]], [[New York City|New York]],<ref name=Stoeffel/> the son of Roger, an [[Irish Catholic]] and Geri Hayes, an [[Italian American]].<ref>{{Cite web|title = Chris Hayes Is Still ‘All In’ At MSNBC, Even As Everyone Counts Him Out|url = http://www.ibtimes.com/chris-hayes-still-all-msnbc-even-everyone-counts-him-out-2196866|website = International Business Times|accessdate = 2015-11-24}}</ref> His father moved to New York from [[Chicago]] while studying at a [[Society of Jesus|Jesuit]] seminary, but began [[community organizing]] in the Bronx.<ref name="alternet.org">{{cite web|title = Meet MSNBC's Next New Host, Christopher Hayes|url = http://www.alternet.org/story/151301/meet_msnbc%27s_next_new_host%2C_christopher_hayes?page=0%2C1|date = June 15, 2011|accessdate = November 24, 2015|publisher = Alternet}}</ref> Roger Hayes 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. Hayes's mother was a school teacher and now works for the NYC Department of Education.<ref name="alternet.org"/>
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Hayes was born in the Bronx,<ref name=Stoeffel/> 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.<ref name="alternet.org">{{cite web|title=Meet MSNBC's Next New Host, Christopher Hayes |url=http://www.alternet.org/story/151301/meet_msnbc%27s_next_new_host%2C_christopher_hayes?page=0%2C1}}</ref> 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.<ref name="alternet.org"/> He attended [[New York City]]'s [[Hunter College High School]],<ref>[[Jonathan Chait|Chait, Jonathan]] (2009-09-14) [http://www.tnr.com/article/books-and-arts/wealthcare-0 Wealthcare], ''[[The New Republic]]''</ref> 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|Production Workshop]] along with classmate [[John Krasinski]]. He was raised [[Catholic]].<ref>[http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/09/13/chris-hayes-declares-francis-to-be-the-best-pope-ever/ The Raw Story: "Chris Hayes declares Francis to be ‘the best pope ever’" By David Ferguson] September 13, 2013</ref>
Hayes attended [[New York City]]'s [[Hunter College High School]],<ref>[[Jonathan Chait|Chait, Jonathan]] (2009-09-14) [http://www.tnr.com/article/books-and-arts/wealthcare-0 Wealthcare], ''[[The New Republic]]''</ref> and then attended [[Brown University]] for his undergraduate education, where he received a [[bachelor of arts]] in philosophy and worked with student theatre group [[Production workshop|Production Workshop]]. Hayes was raised [[Catholic]].<ref>[http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/09/13/chris-hayes-declares-francis-to-be-the-best-pope-ever/ The Raw Story: "Chris Hayes declares Francis to be ‘the best pope ever’" By David Ferguson] September 13, 2013</ref>


== Journalism ==
== Journalism ==


===Print===
===Print===
From 2006 through 2007, Hayes was a Puffin Foundation Writing Fellow at [[The Nation Institute]],<ref>{{ cite web|url=http://www.thenation.com/directory/bios/christopher_hayes|title=Bio page at The Nation }}</ref> 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.
From 2006 through 2007, Hayes was a [[Puffin Foundation]] Writing Fellow at [[The Nation Institute]],<ref>{{ cite web|url=http://www.thenation.com/directory/bios/christopher_hayes|title=Bio page at The Nation }}</ref> and a contributing writer for ''[[The Nation]]''. On November 1, 2007, ''The Nation'' named him its Washington, D.C. editor, succeeding [[David Corn]]. He was later 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 (United States)|Democratic Party]] in the post-[[9/11]] era<ref>{{cite news|first=Christopher|last=Hayes|title=Can the Democrats Win the Ground War at Home?|date=2005-11-30|publisher=The Nation Company, L.P.| url=http://www.thenation.com/doc/20051219/hayes | work =[[The Nation]]|pages=|accessdate=2007-10-10|language=}}</ref> and how the [[labor movement]] is changing.<ref>{{cite news|first=Christopher|last=Hayes|title=The Fight for Our Future|date=2005-01-21|publisher=|url=http://www.inthesetimes.com/article/1887|work=[[In These Times]]|pages=|accessdate=2007-10-10|language=}}</ref> He also reported on progressive activists' work to resuscitate the "public option" during the 2009–2010 health care fight when many political insiders wrote it off as dead.<ref>http://www.thenation.com/article/cpr-public-option/</ref>
Hayes wrote extensively on issues central to the liberal community, including what ails the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]] in the post-[[9/11]] era<ref>{{cite news|first=Christopher|last=Hayes|title=Can the Democrats Win the Ground War at Home?|date=2005-11-30|publisher=The Nation Company, L.P.| url=http://www.thenation.com/doc/20051219/hayes | work =[[The Nation]]|pages=|accessdate=2007-10-10|language=}}</ref> and how the [[labor movement]] is changing.<ref>{{cite news|first=Christopher|last=Hayes|title=The Fight for Our Future|date=2005-01-21|publisher=|url=http://www.inthesetimes.com/article/1887|work=[[In These Times]]|pages=|accessdate=2007-10-10|language=}}</ref> He also reported on progressive activists' work to resuscitate the "public option" during the 2009–2010 health care fight when many political insiders wrote it off as dead.<ref>http://www.thenation.com/article/cpr-public-option/</ref>


He is also a regular contributor to the ''[[Chicago Reader]]'', an independent weekly newspaper, where he covers local and national politics. Previously, Hayes was [[Professors in the United States#Adjunct professor|adjunct professor]] of [[English literature|English]] at [[St. Augustine College (Chicago)|St. Augustine College]] in [[Chicago]] and a Bernard L. Schwartz fellow at [[New America Foundation]] from 2008 to 2010.
Hayes was [[Professors in the United States#Adjunct professor|adjunct professor]] of [[English literature|English]] at [[St. Augustine College (Chicago)|St. Augustine College]] in [[Chicago]] and a Bernard L. Schwartz fellow at [[New America Foundation]] from 2008 to 2010. He was also a regular contributor to the ''[[Chicago Reader]]'', an independent weekly newspaper, where he covered local and national politics.


===Cable news===
===Cable news===
He guest-hosted ''[[The Rachel Maddow Show (TV series)|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 Olbermann's suspension. However, the network later backtracked after finding out that Hayes had also made political contributions—the issue over which Olbermann was being suspended.<ref>[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/keith-olbermanns-suspension-points-contribution-42700 "Keith Olbermann's Suspension Points to Contribution Double Standard"], Hollywood Reporter, November 7, 2010</ref> Hayes credits Maddow with his becoming a host at MSNBC, saying, “I absolutely would not be doing this if it weren't for her.” <ref name=reuters1>{{citation|title=New MSNBC Host Chris Hayes Channels Rachel Maddow – and Tim Robbins|url=http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/08/01/idUS175975206620110801|first=Lucas|last=Shaw|date=2011-08-01|publisher=[[Reuters]]|accessdate=2011-09-21}}</ref>
Hayes guest-hosted ''[[The Rachel Maddow Show (TV series)|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 Olbermann's suspension. However, the network later backtracked after finding out that Hayes had also made political contributions—the issue over which Olbermann was being suspended.<ref>[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/keith-olbermanns-suspension-points-contribution-42700 "Keith Olbermann's Suspension Points to Contribution Double Standard"], Hollywood Reporter, November 7, 2010</ref> Hayes credits Maddow with his becoming a host at MSNBC, saying, “I absolutely would not be doing this if it weren't for her.” <ref name=reuters1>{{citation|title=New MSNBC Host Chris Hayes Channels Rachel Maddow – and Tim Robbins|url=http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/08/01/idUS175975206620110801|first=Lucas|last=Shaw|date=2011-08-01|publisher=[[Reuters]]|accessdate=2011-09-21}}</ref>


==== Up with Chris Hayes ====
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.<ref>{{citation|first=Mark|last=Joyella|title=MSNBC Gives Chris Hayes His Own Weekend Show|url=http://www.mediaite.com/tv/msnbc-gives-chris-hayes-his-own-weekend-show/ |publisher= [[Mediaite]]|date=2011-08-01}}</ref> The first airing of ''Up With Chris Hayes'' was September 17, 2011,<ref>{{citation|first=Frances|last=Martel|title=MSNBC’s Up With Chris Hayes: A DVR Gem In The Making|publisher=[[Mediaite]]|url=http://www.mediaite.com/tv/up-with-chris-hayes-a-dvr-gem-in-the-making/|date=2011-09-17}}</ref> and featured a live interview with former [[Speaker of the United States House of Representatives|speaker]] and current [[Minority Leader of the United States House of Representatives|House minority leader]] [[Nancy Pelosi]].
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.<ref>{{citation|first=Mark|last=Joyella|title=MSNBC Gives Chris Hayes His Own Weekend Show|url=http://www.mediaite.com/tv/msnbc-gives-chris-hayes-his-own-weekend-show/ |publisher= [[Mediaite]]|date=2011-08-01}}</ref> The first airing of ''[[Up (TV series)|Up With Chris Hayes]]'' was September 17, 2011,<ref>{{citation|first=Frances|last=Martel|title=MSNBC’s Up With Chris Hayes: A DVR Gem In The Making|publisher=[[Mediaite]]|url=http://www.mediaite.com/tv/up-with-chris-hayes-a-dvr-gem-in-the-making/|date=2011-09-17}}</ref> and featured a live interview with former [[Speaker of the United States House of Representatives|speaker]] and current [[Minority Leader of the United States House of Representatives|House minority leader]] [[Nancy Pelosi]].


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.”<ref>[http://nymag.com/daily/intel/2012/05/chris-hayes-uncomfortable-with-word-hero.html?imw=Y Chris Hayes 'Uncomfortable' With Word Hero – Daily Intel<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> His remark generated widespread controversy.<ref>{{citation |title= The war dead & conservative political correctness |url = http://campaign2012.washingtonexaminer.com/blogs/beltway-confidential/war-dead-conservative-political-correctness/567351 | first1 = Timothy P. | last1= Carney | journal = [[The Washington Examiner]] | date= May 29, 2012| accessdate = June 2012}}</ref><ref>{{citation| journal= [[The Atlantic]] | last1 = Friedersdorf |first1 = Conor | title= In Defense of Chris Hayes | date = May 29, 2012 |accessdate= June 3, 2012| url = http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2012/05/in-defense-of-chris-hayes/257744/ }}</ref><ref>{{citation|title=Chris Hayes Is Right About Heroes |url=http://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2012/05/chris-hayes-heroes |journal= [[Mother Jones (magazine)|Mother Jones]] |date= May 29, 2012 | last1=Kain |first1=Erik |accessdate= June 2012}}</ref> Hayes initially defended his comment by urging people to listen to what he had actually said,<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/msnbc-host-chris-hayes-trouble-calling-fallen-soldiers-heroes-sparks-controversy-article-1.1085596 | location=New York | work=Daily News | first=Rheana | last=Murray | title=TV host: It's hard to call dead veterans 'heroes.' | date=May 28, 2012}}</ref> Nonetheless, he apologized on his blog.<ref>[http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2012/05/msnbc_host_faces_criticism_for.html MSNBC's Chris Hayes apologizes for saying he's 'uncomfortable' calling a fallen soldier 'hero' | NJ.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Furthermore, on his June 2, 2012, show, he devoted a discussion to his comments and the disconnect between civilians and the military.<ref>{{citation |url = http://upwithchrishayes.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/06/02/12025345-bridging-the-civilian-military-divide |title= Bridging the civilian-military divide| date= June 3, 2012 |publisher = [[MSNBC]] | accessdate= June 2012 }}</ref>
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.”<ref>[http://nymag.com/daily/intel/2012/05/chris-hayes-uncomfortable-with-word-hero.html?imw=Y Chris Hayes 'Uncomfortable' With Word Hero – Daily Intel<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> His remark generated widespread controversy.<ref>{{citation |title= The war dead & conservative political correctness |url = http://campaign2012.washingtonexaminer.com/blogs/beltway-confidential/war-dead-conservative-political-correctness/567351 | first1 = Timothy P. | last1= Carney | journal = [[The Washington Examiner]] | date= May 29, 2012| accessdate = June 2012}}</ref><ref>{{citation| journal= [[The Atlantic]] | last1 = Friedersdorf |first1 = Conor | title= In Defense of Chris Hayes | date = May 29, 2012 |accessdate= June 3, 2012| url = http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2012/05/in-defense-of-chris-hayes/257744/ }}</ref><ref>{{citation|title=Chris Hayes Is Right About Heroes |url=http://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2012/05/chris-hayes-heroes |journal= [[Mother Jones (magazine)|Mother Jones]] |date= May 29, 2012 | last1=Kain |first1=Erik |accessdate= June 2012}}</ref> Hayes initially defended his comment by urging people to listen to what he had actually said,<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/msnbc-host-chris-hayes-trouble-calling-fallen-soldiers-heroes-sparks-controversy-article-1.1085596 | location=New York | work=Daily News | first=Rheana | last=Murray | title=TV host: It's hard to call dead veterans 'heroes.' | date=May 28, 2012}}</ref> Nonetheless, he apologized on his blog.<ref>[http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2012/05/msnbc_host_faces_criticism_for.html MSNBC's Chris Hayes apologizes for saying he's 'uncomfortable' calling a fallen soldier 'hero' | NJ.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Furthermore, on his June 2, 2012, show, he devoted a discussion to his comments and the disconnect between civilians and the military.<ref>{{citation |url = http://upwithchrishayes.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/06/02/12025345-bridging-the-civilian-military-divide |title= Bridging the civilian-military divide| date= June 3, 2012 |publisher = [[MSNBC]] | accessdate= June 2012 }}</ref>


==== All in with Chris Hayes ====
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. At 34 years old, he became the youngest host of a prime-time show on any of the country’s major cable news channels.<ref>[http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/03/14/chris-hayes-to-take-over-8-p-m-show-on-msnbc/?smid=tw-share "Chris Hayes to Take Over 8 P.M. Slot on MSNBC"]. ''[[The New York Times]]'', March 14, 2013.</ref>
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. At 34 years old, he became the youngest host of a prime-time show on any of the country’s major cable news channels.<ref>[http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/03/14/chris-hayes-to-take-over-8-p-m-show-on-msnbc/?smid=tw-share "Chris Hayes to Take Over 8 P.M. Slot on MSNBC"]. ''[[The New York Times]]'', March 14, 2013.</ref>


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.”<ref>{{citation |url = http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/03/14/chris-hayes-to-take-over-8-p-m-show-on-msnbc/ |title= Chris Hayes to Take Over 8 P.M. Slot on MSNBC| date= March 14, 2013 |publisher = [[New York Times]] | accessdate= 14 Mar 2013 }}</ref>
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 was 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.”<ref>{{citation |url = http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/03/14/chris-hayes-to-take-over-8-p-m-show-on-msnbc/ |title= Chris Hayes to Take Over 8 P.M. Slot on MSNBC| date= March 14, 2013 |publisher = [[New York Times]] | accessdate= 14 Mar 2013 }}</ref>


''[[All In with Chris Hayes]]'', Hayes’s first prime-time show, premiered Monday, April 1, 2013.<ref name="premiere-announcement">{{cite press release |url=http://www.nbcuni.com/corporate/newsroom/all-in-with-chris-hayes-premieres-on-april-1-at-8pm-et/ |title=ALL IN WITH CHRIS HAYES PREMIERES ON APRIL 1 at 8PM ET |publisher=[[NBCUniversal]] |date=March 26, 2013 |accessdate=March 28, 2013}}</ref>
''[[All In with Chris Hayes]]'', Hayes’s first prime-time show, premiered Monday, April 1, 2013.<ref name="premiere-announcement">{{cite press release |url=http://www.nbcuni.com/corporate/newsroom/all-in-with-chris-hayes-premieres-on-april-1-at-8pm-et/ |title=ALL IN WITH CHRIS HAYES PREMIERES ON APRIL 1 at 8PM ET |publisher=[[NBCUniversal]] |date=March 26, 2013 |accessdate=March 28, 2013}}</ref>


== Book ==
== Book ==
Hayes’s first book, ''[[Twilight of the Elites: America After Meritocracy]]'' was published by [[Crown Publishing Group]] in June 2012.<ref>[http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-307-72045-0 Nonfiction Review: Twilight of the Elites: America After Meritocracy by Christopher Hayes. Crown, $26 (304p) ISBN 978-0-307-72045-0<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> [[Kirkus Reviews]] called it “forcefully written” and “provocative.”<ref>[https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/christopher-l-hayes/twilight-elites/#review TWILIGHT OF THE ELITES by Christopher L. Hayes | Kirkus Book Reviews<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> [[Aaron Swartz]] described the book as "compellingly readable, impossibly erudite, and—most stunningly of all—correct."<ref>{{Cite web
Hayes’s first book, ''[[Twilight of the Elites: America After Meritocracy]]'' was published by [[Crown Publishing Group]] in June 2012.<ref>[http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-307-72045-0 Nonfiction Review: Twilight of the Elites: America After Meritocracy by Christopher Hayes. Crown, $26 (304p) ISBN 978-0-307-72045-0<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> A review in the [[The Atlantic]] called it "provocative" and "thoughtful," but faulted its policy suggestions as less satisfying.<ref>{{Cite web|title = The Cult of Smartness: How Meritocracy Is Failing America|url = http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2012/06/the-cult-of-smartness-how-meritocracy-is-failing-america/258492/|website = The Atlantic|publisher = https://plus.google.com/109258622984321091629|accessdate = 2015-11-24|language = en-US}}</ref> [[Kirkus Reviews]] called it “forcefully written” and “provocative.”<ref>[https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/christopher-l-hayes/twilight-elites/#review TWILIGHT OF THE ELITES by Christopher L. Hayes | Kirkus Book Reviews<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> [[Aaron Swartz]] described the book as "compellingly readable, impossibly erudite, and—most stunningly of all—correct."<ref>{{Cite web
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==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Hayes is married to Kate Shaw, assistant professor of law at [[Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law]].<ref>[http://www.cardozo.yu.edu/MemberContentDisplay.aspx?ccmd=ContentDisplay&ucmd=UserDisplay&userid=272 Kate Shaw staff page]</ref> Hayes and Shaw resided in [[Washington, D.C.]], until they moved to [[New York City]], where ''All In With Chris Hayes'' is produced.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/08/01/chris-hayes-msnbc-weekend-show_n_915176.html | work=Huffington Post | first=Jack | last=Mirkinson | title=Chris Hayes MSNBC Weekend Show Announced | date=2011-08-01}}</ref> Their daughter, Ryan Elizabeth Shaw-Hayes, was born in November 2011.<ref>{{cite web|last=Hayes|first=Chris|title=Christoper L Hayes Twitter Account|url=http://twitter.com/#!/chrislhayes/status/141656121961230336/|accessdate=28 January 2012|date=29 November 2011}}</ref>
Hayes is married to Kate Shaw, assistant professor of law at [[Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law]].<ref>[http://www.cardozo.yu.edu/MemberContentDisplay.aspx?ccmd=ContentDisplay&ucmd=UserDisplay&userid=272 Kate Shaw staff page]</ref> Hayes and Shaw resided in [[Washington, D.C.]], until they moved to [[New York City]], where ''All In With Chris Hayes'' is produced.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/08/01/chris-hayes-msnbc-weekend-show_n_915176.html | work=Huffington Post | first=Jack | last=Mirkinson | title=Chris Hayes MSNBC Weekend Show Announced | date=2011-08-01}}</ref> Their daughter, Ryan Elizabeth Shaw-Hayes, was born in November 2011.<ref>{{cite web|last=Hayes|first=Chris|title=Christoper L Hayes Twitter Account|url=http://twitter.com/#!/chrislhayes/status/141656121961230336/|accessdate=28 January 2012|date=29 November 2011}}</ref> Their son, David Emanuel Shaw-Hayes, was born in March 2014.<ref>{{cite web|last=Hayes|first=Chris|title=Christoper L Hayes Twitter Account|url=https://twitter.com/chrislhayes/status/449300266048061441/|accessdate=27 March 2014|date=27 March 2014}}</ref>
Their son, David Emanuel Shaw-Hayes, was born in March 2014.<ref>{{cite web|last=Hayes|first=Chris|title=Christoper L Hayes Twitter Account|url=https://twitter.com/chrislhayes/status/449300266048061441/|accessdate=27 March 2014|date=27 March 2014}}</ref>


Hayes’s brother Luke worked on [[Barack Obama]]’s 2012 re-election campaign.<ref>[http://www.barackobama.com/news/entry/its-great-to-be-back-in-the-silver-state Blog post by Luke Hayes]</ref>
Hayes’s brother Luke worked on [[Barack Obama]]’s 2012 re-election campaign.<ref>[http://www.barackobama.com/news/entry/its-great-to-be-back-in-the-silver-state Blog post by Luke Hayes]</ref>

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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
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 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. He remains an editor at large of The Nation magazine.[2]

Early life

Hayes was born in The Bronx, New York,[1] the son of Roger, an Irish Catholic and Geri Hayes, an Italian American.[3] His father moved to New York from Chicago while studying at a Jesuit seminary, but began community organizing in the Bronx.[4] Roger Hayes 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. Hayes's mother was a school teacher and now works for the NYC Department of Education.[4]

Hayes attended New York City's Hunter College High School,[5] and then attended Brown University for his undergraduate education, where he received a bachelor of arts in philosophy and worked with student theatre group Production Workshop. Hayes was raised Catholic.[6]

Journalism

Print

From 2006 through 2007, Hayes was a Puffin Foundation Writing Fellow at The Nation Institute,[7] and a contributing writer for The Nation. On November 1, 2007, The Nation named him its Washington, D.C. editor, succeeding David Corn. He was later a senior editor at In These Times, a labor-focused monthly magazine based in Chicago.

Hayes wrote extensively on issues central to the liberal community, including what ails the Democratic Party in the post-9/11 era[8] and how the labor movement is changing.[9] He also reported on progressive activists' work to resuscitate the "public option" during the 2009–2010 health care fight when many political insiders wrote it off as dead.[10]

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. He was also a regular contributor to the Chicago Reader, an independent weekly newspaper, where he covered local and national politics.

Cable news

Hayes 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 Olbermann's suspension. However, the network later backtracked after finding out that Hayes had also made political contributions—the issue over which Olbermann was being suspended.[11] 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]

Up with Chris Hayes

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.[12] The first airing of Up With Chris Hayes was September 17, 2011,[13] and featured a live interview with former speaker and current House minority leader Nancy Pelosi.

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.”[14] His remark generated widespread controversy.[15][16][17] Hayes initially defended his comment by urging people to listen to what he had actually said,[18] Nonetheless, he apologized on his blog.[19] Furthermore, on his June 2, 2012, show, he devoted a discussion to his comments and the disconnect between civilians and the military.[20]

All in with Chris Hayes

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. At 34 years old, he became the youngest host of a prime-time show on any of the country’s major cable news channels.[21]

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 was 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.”[22]

All In with Chris Hayes, Hayes’s first prime-time show, premiered Monday, April 1, 2013.[23]

Book

Hayes’s first book, Twilight of the Elites: America After Meritocracy was published by Crown Publishing Group in June 2012.[24] A review in the The Atlantic called it "provocative" and "thoughtful," but faulted its policy suggestions as less satisfying.[25] Kirkus Reviews called it “forcefully written” and “provocative.”[26] Aaron Swartz described the book as "compellingly readable, impossibly erudite, and—most stunningly of all—correct."[27]

Personal life

Hayes is married to Kate Shaw, assistant professor of law at Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law.[28] Hayes and Shaw resided in Washington, D.C., until they moved to New York City, where All In With Chris Hayes is produced.[29] Their daughter, Ryan Elizabeth Shaw-Hayes, was born in November 2011.[30] Their son, David Emanuel Shaw-Hayes, was born in March 2014.[31]

Hayes’s brother Luke worked on Barack Obama’s 2012 re-election campaign.[32]

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. ^ "Chris Hayes Is Still 'All In' At MSNBC, Even As Everyone Counts Him Out". International Business Times. Retrieved 2015-11-24.
  4. ^ a b "Meet MSNBC's Next New Host, Christopher Hayes". Alternet. June 15, 2011. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
  5. ^ Chait, Jonathan (2009-09-14) Wealthcare, The New Republic
  6. ^ The Raw Story: "Chris Hayes declares Francis to be ‘the best pope ever’" By David Ferguson September 13, 2013
  7. ^ "Bio page at The Nation".
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ Hayes, Christopher (2005-01-21). "The Fight for Our Future". In These Times. Retrieved 2007-10-10.
  10. ^ http://www.thenation.com/article/cpr-public-option/
  11. ^ "Keith Olbermann's Suspension Points to Contribution Double Standard", Hollywood Reporter, November 7, 2010
  12. ^ Joyella, Mark (2011-08-01), MSNBC Gives Chris Hayes His Own Weekend Show, Mediaite
  13. ^ Martel, Frances (2011-09-17), MSNBC’s Up With Chris Hayes: A DVR Gem In The Making, Mediaite
  14. ^ Chris Hayes 'Uncomfortable' With Word Hero – Daily Intel
  15. ^ 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)
  16. ^ Friedersdorf, Conor (May 29, 2012), "In Defense of Chris Hayes", The Atlantic, retrieved June 3, 2012
  17. ^ Kain, Erik (May 29, 2012), "Chris Hayes Is Right About Heroes", Mother Jones, retrieved June 2012 {{citation}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  18. ^ Murray, Rheana (May 28, 2012). "TV host: It's hard to call dead veterans 'heroes.'". Daily News. New York.
  19. ^ MSNBC's Chris Hayes apologizes for saying he's 'uncomfortable' calling a fallen soldier 'hero' | NJ.com
  20. ^ Bridging the civilian-military divide, MSNBC, June 3, 2012, retrieved June 2012 {{citation}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  21. ^ "Chris Hayes to Take Over 8 P.M. Slot on MSNBC". The New York Times, March 14, 2013.
  22. ^ Chris Hayes to Take Over 8 P.M. Slot on MSNBC, New York Times, March 14, 2013, retrieved 14 Mar 2013
  23. ^ "ALL IN WITH CHRIS HAYES PREMIERES ON APRIL 1 at 8PM ET" (Press release). NBCUniversal. March 26, 2013. Retrieved March 28, 2013.
  24. ^ Nonfiction Review: Twilight of the Elites: America After Meritocracy by Christopher Hayes. Crown, $26 (304p) ISBN 978-0-307-72045-0
  25. ^ "The Cult of Smartness: How Meritocracy Is Failing America". The Atlantic. https://plus.google.com/109258622984321091629. Retrieved 2015-11-24. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)
  26. ^ TWILIGHT OF THE ELITES by Christopher L. Hayes | Kirkus Book Reviews
  27. ^ Aaron Swartz (2012-06-18). "Aaron Swartz: Chris Hayes' "The Twilight of The Elites"". Brad DeLong. Retrieved 2012-07-16.
  28. ^ Kate Shaw staff page
  29. ^ Mirkinson, Jack (2011-08-01). "Chris Hayes MSNBC Weekend Show Announced". Huffington Post.
  30. ^ Hayes, Chris (29 November 2011). "Christoper L Hayes Twitter Account". Retrieved 28 January 2012.
  31. ^ Hayes, Chris (27 March 2014). "Christoper L Hayes Twitter Account". Retrieved 27 March 2014.
  32. ^ Blog post by Luke Hayes

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