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Ed Gordon Biography
Ed Gordon is one of the most popular and richest Journalist who was born on August 17, 1960 in Detroit, Michigan, United States.
Then on December 16, the program showed his interview with outgoing Senate Minority Leader Trent Lott (Republican of Mississippi) following Lott’s controversial remarks at the 100th birthday party for fellow Senator Strom Thurmond that the nation would have been better off had Thurmond, a segregationist, been elected for president in 1948. Howard Rosenberg of the Los Angeles Times described Gordon as “polite but firm” in the interview: “Without being a bully, he held Lott’s tongue to the fire…not allowing the senator to dodge, finesse or answer questions that weren’t asked.”
Edward Lansing Gordon III (born August 17, 1960) is an American television journalist known for his association with BET over four different decades. A native of Detroit, Ed Gordon is the son of an Olympic athlete also named Ed Gordon. The younger Gordon was BET’s main news anchor from 1988 to 1996 and again from 2000 to 2001 before hosting the interview show BET Tonight from 2001 to 2002 and another interview show, Weekly with Ed Gordon, from 2010 to 2011.
Name | Ed Gordon |
First Name | Kerry |
Last Name | Knowler |
Occupation | Journalist |
Birthday | August 17 |
Birth Year | 1960 |
Place of Birth | Detroit |
Home Town | Michigan |
Birth Country | United States |
Birth Sign | Leo |
Full/Birth Name | |
Parents | Ed Gordon |
Siblings | Not Available |
Spouse | Leslie Howard |
Children(s) | Taylor Gordon |
Ethnicity, religion & political views
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In 1988, Gordon joined BET full-time as anchor of the weekly program BET News, which covered African-American social issues and popular culture. While Gordon worked at BET, its news staff had only around 20 people, and Gordon produced most of his interviews with only one or two assistants.
Ed Gordon Net Worth
Ed Gordon is one of the richest Journalist from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Ed Gordon's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Gordon was born in Detroit, Michigan. His father Ed Gordon Jr. (1908–1971) was a schoolteacher who won gold in the 1932 Summer Olympics for competing in the long jump, and his mother Jimmie (née Hunt) (1920–2015) was also a teacher. After graduating from Cass Technical High School in Detroit, the younger Gordon graduated from Western Michigan University in 1982 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in communications and political science.
Net Worth | $5 Million |
Salary | Under Review |
Source of Income | Journalist |
Cars | Not Available |
House | Living in own house. |
Beginning in 1990, Gordon also hosted hour-long interviews on several occasions in the series Conversation with Ed Gordon. His subjects have included President Bill Clinton, actor/director, rapper Tupac Shakur, Sidney Poitier, and singer Whitney Houston. Following the 1992 Los Angeles riots, Gordon hosted a BET special, L.A. Aftermath: Black Men Speak Out and conducted the first interview with U.S. President George H. W. Bush after the riots.
Gordon has a daughter, Taylor (born 1993), from his previous marriage to Karen Haney. During his career with Washington, D.C.-based BET, he lived in nearby Alexandria, Virginia. Now married to Leslie Howard, Gordon is the stepfather of two children.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
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Height | Unknown |
Weight | Not Known |
Body Measurements | Under Review |
Eye Color | Not Available |
Hair Color | Not Available |
Feet/Shoe Size | Not Available |
Although Gordon considered law school, Gordon aspired to be a television journalist and took an unpaid internship at WTVS, the PBS affiliate in Detroit. At WTVS, he worked as a production assistant from 1983 to 1985. In 1986, Gordon became host of a local weekly talk show, Detroit Black Journal, which had a yearly salary of $11,000. On the side, Gordon worked as a freelance journalist at the then-fledgling cable network Black Entertainment Television (BET).
On January 25, 1996, Gordon became the first journalist to interview former NFL star O. J. Simpson since Simpson was acquitted of murder the previous year.
Who is Ed Gordon Dating?
According to our records, Ed Gordon married to Leslie Howard. As of December 1, 2023, Ed Gordon’s is not dating anyone.
Relationships Record: We have no records of past relationships for Ed Gordon. You may help us to build the dating records for Ed Gordon!In July 1996, Gordon left BET to join NBC News, where he began as a daytime anchor and host of weekly talk and interview program Internight on NBC’s cable network MSNBC as well as a contributor to NBC’s morning show Today. At MSNBC, Gordon covered major news events of the late 1990s such as the Republican and Democratic National Conventions of 1996, the impeachment of Bill Clinton, the crash of Swissair Flight 111, and Pope John Paul II’s 1998 visit to Cuba. Beginning in March 1999, Gordon became a regular correspondent on Dateline NBC.
Facts & Trivia
Kerry Ranked on the list of most popular Journalist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Ed Gordon celebrates birthday on August 17 of every year.
In addition to his work with BET, Gordon also worked for NBC News from 1996 to 2000, CBS News from 2004 to 2005, and NPR from 2005 to 2006. From 2006 to 2010, he hosted the syndicated talk show Our World with Black Enterprise.
Is Ed Gordon still married?
Occupation | Television journalist, talk show host |
Years active | 1986 – present |
Spouse(s) | Karen Haney (divorced) Leslie Howard (current) |
Children | 1 |
Who is Ed Gordon wife?
Leslie Howard
How old is Ed Gordon?
62 years (August 17, 1960)
Who is Ed Gordon daughter?
Taylor Gordon
Does Ed Gordon have children?
Taylor Gordon
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