Steve Kornacki Biography

Fast Facts

• Graduated from Boston University with a Bachelor's degree in 2001
• Co-hosted a weekly show on 24-hour cable news channel News 12 New Jersey
• Quote: "Through the years, through my own conversations, through my own weird obsessions, I think I have developed some very deep pockets of political knowledge․․․let's look at the past and let's use it to make the present relevant․"
• Quote: "(On "Up"): "I am hesitant to put any kind of ideological label on it․․․I would rather say this is a show that seeks out intelligent conversation and is not going to be afraid to let that conversation take place organically․""
• Best known as the senior political writer for Salon․com and as the host of "Up with Steve Kornacki․"
• Has written for the New York Observer and reported on Congress for "Roll Call․"
• Was a co-host for the ensemble show "The Cycle" on MSNBC
• His work has been featured in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Boston Globe, and a number of other publications
• Was hired for Salon․com after his editor, Kerry Lauerman, saw him on "Hardball with Chris Matthews․"