Gloria Borger
Encyclopedia
Gloria Anne Borger is a political pundit, American journalist
, and columnist
. Borger is presently a contributing editor
and columnist for US News and World Report magazine
and a Senior Political Analyst at CNN. She was formerly the National Political Correspondent for CBS News
. After joining CNN
in 2007, she was frequently seen covering the 2008 campaign trail. She generally appears on the last half of third hour of The Situation Room
as part of 'the (Emmy Award-winning) best political team on television.' As of March 22, 2010 she also has a perch on the new "John King, USA" show.
She worked previously as a political
correspondent
for NBC News
, a special correspondent with CBS News
, appeared as a panelist on CBS
' Face the Nation
, and was a panelist for the 2004 Democratic presidential debates. She also appears regularly on Washington Week
on PBS and the Chris Matthews
Show. Borger covered the Three Mile Island event for Newsweek in 1979.
Class of 1974. Borger's father owned Borger's, a distributor of electrical appliances. She has one sister named Paula. Borger lives in Washington, D.C. with her husband, Lance Morgan, and their two sons.
Journalist
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, and columnist
Columnist
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. Borger is presently a contributing editor
Contributing editor
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and columnist for US News and World Report magazine
Magazine
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and a Senior Political Analyst at CNN. She was formerly the National Political Correspondent for CBS News
CBS News
CBS News is the news division of American television and radio network CBS. The current chairman is Jeff Fager who is also the executive producer of 60 Minutes, while the current president of CBS News is David Rhodes. CBS News' flagship program is the CBS Evening News, hosted by the network's main...
. After joining CNN
CNN
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in 2007, she was frequently seen covering the 2008 campaign trail. She generally appears on the last half of third hour of The Situation Room
The Situation Room
The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer is an afternoon/early evening newscast on CNN and CNN International hosted by Wolf Blitzer that first aired on August 8, 2005. The show replaces three politics and hard news programs: Judy Woodruff's Inside Politics, Crossfire and Wolf Blitzer Reports.At first,...
as part of 'the (Emmy Award-winning) best political team on television.' As of March 22, 2010 she also has a perch on the new "John King, USA" show.
She worked previously as a political
Politics
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correspondent
Correspondent
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for NBC News
NBC News
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, a special correspondent with CBS News
CBS News
CBS News is the news division of American television and radio network CBS. The current chairman is Jeff Fager who is also the executive producer of 60 Minutes, while the current president of CBS News is David Rhodes. CBS News' flagship program is the CBS Evening News, hosted by the network's main...
, appeared as a panelist on CBS
CBS
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' Face the Nation
Face the Nation
Face the Nation with Bob Schieffer is an American Sunday-morning political interview show which premiered on the CBS television network on November 7, 1954. It is one of the longest-running news programs in the history of television...
, and was a panelist for the 2004 Democratic presidential debates. She also appears regularly on Washington Week
Washington Week
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on PBS and the Chris Matthews
Chris Matthews
Christopher John "Chris" Matthews is an American news anchor and political commentator, known for his nightly hour-long talk show, Hardball with Chris Matthews, which is televised on the American cable television channel MSNBC...
Show. Borger covered the Three Mile Island event for Newsweek in 1979.
Personal life
Gloria grew up in New Rochelle. She is a graduate of Colgate UniversityColgate University
Colgate University is a private liberal arts college in Hamilton, New York, USA. The school was founded in 1819 as a Baptist seminary and later became non-denominational. It is named for the Colgate family who greatly contributed to the university's endowment in the 19th century.Colgate has 52...
Class of 1974. Borger's father owned Borger's, a distributor of electrical appliances. She has one sister named Paula. Borger lives in Washington, D.C. with her husband, Lance Morgan, and their two sons.