Steve Kornacki is an American writer, political journalist, and television personality best known as a national political correspondent for NBC News. He has extensive experience in the field of political journalism and his opinions are widely read and published by several magazines and newspapers.
Early life
Steve Kornacki was born on August 22, 1979, in Groton, Massachusetts. He was raised by his parents Stephen Joseph Kornacki Sr, Anne Bernadette, and his sister Kathryn Kornacki. Her sister is a professor at Caldwell University. Steve hasn’t revealed many details about his family but is known to be Catholic. Steve is known to have graduated from Groton Dunstable Regional High School. He later attended Boston University, where he studied film and television. He did not provide any further information about his education and qualifications.
Steve Kornacki career
Steve Kornacki started out as a journalist for Politics NJ.com, a New Jersey news site. She started working in 2002 and worked for the platform until 2006. He also co-hosted a political news series, News 12 New Jersey, covering the US Congress. In 2012 he worked for the MSNBC channel and began hosting The Cycle with Krystal Ball. He also later hosted another show on MSNBC called UP. In 2014 he was asked to host election coverage on the channel and since then political coverage has become his forte. His career prospered and he also started hosting other shows like Hardball With Chris Mathews, The Rachel Maddow Show, and many others. He has also worked as a presenter and television host for MSNBC’s The Place of Politics.
NBC
In 2017 he joined the news network NBC and started working as a national political correspondent. He also began hosting his own podcast, titled “Article II: Inside Impeachment,” on the NBC news network, where he covered Donald Trump’s impeachment in 2019. Steve frequently publishes his work in magazines and publications such as Salon, The New York Observer, The Wall Street Journal, New York Times, and many others. He is also the author of the 2018 book The Red and the Blue: The 1990s and Birth of Political Tribalism. The book spoke about the polarization of politics.
His love of sports quickly propelled him to host and cover sports programs for NBC sports and appeared at Football Night in America in 2020 to analyze the NFL season. He later also covered the 2020 Summer Olympics. Lately, he has been constantly discussed on Twitter with several hashtags trending for his amazing way of discussing the election updates on the MSNBC channel. He’s gained a lot of hype and following in just a few short weeks and is loved by all of his viewers who eagerly await his election updates.
Steve Kornacki Social media
Steve is very active on social media platforms through which he likes to express his opinions and views. He is active on Twitter where he currently has 688.5K followers. He also has an Instagram account where he has more than 74.4K followers. Apart from that, he also has a Facebook account with 1.2k followers.
Steve Kornacki Biography | |
|---|---|
| Real name | Stephan Josef Kornacki |
| Date of birth | Aug. 22, 1979 |
| Age (as of 2022) | 43 years |
| Place of birth | Groton, Massachusetts, USA |
| profession | political journalist |
| University | Boston University, College of Communications |
| qualification | graduate |
Physical Statistics | |
| Height | in feet inches – 5′ 9” – in centimeters – 175 cm |
| weight | in kilograms – 85kg – in pounds – 187 pounds |
| hair color | dark brown |
| eye color | dark brown |
Steve Kornacki family | |
| Father | Stephan Joseph Kornacki, Sr. |
| mother | Anne Ramonas Kornacki |
| sister | Kathryn Kornacki |
| Brothers | – |
relationship status | |
| Marital status | single |
| Is he gay? | Yes |
| Who is his partner/wife? | none |
Personal life
Steve has come out publicly to the media and revealed himself to be gay. He revealed this through an article in Salon magazine in 2011. He opened up about his past relationship with a person named Dan, who helped him understand his sexuality and coming out. Recently in 2020, during election coverage on MSNBC, it was rumored that he was in a relationship and married to David Mack, but this was meant as a joke. He is not known to be currently in a relationship with anyone and has settled in Manhattan.
Steve Kornacki Net Worth
Steve Kornacki has made a name for himself in journalism and is a household name. Given his success, it is believed that he lives a luxurious lifestyle and earns a handsome income. His exact income is not known, but his net worth can be estimated at around $1.5 million.
Facts About Steve Kornacki
- He is famous for his television personality wearing his signature khaki pants and trending on Twitter with the hashtag #trackingkornacki.
- He was listed as #13 on Peoples Magazine’s list of the sexiest man alive.
- Celebrities Chrissy Teigen, Billy Eicher, Katie Couric and Leslie Jones have all praised Steve for his amazing election coverage on MSNBC.