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Chris Matthews
Matthews at the 2011 Time 100 Gala.
Born
Christopher John Matthews

(1945-12-17) December 17, 1945 (age 78)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
CitizenshipUnited States
Education
Occupations
  • News anchor
  • political commentator
Employer(s)NBCUniversal, Comcast
TelevisionHardball with Chris Matthews
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse
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(m. 1980)​
Children3
RelativesJim Matthews (brother)

Christopher John Matthews (born December 17, 1945) is an American political commentator, talk show host, and author. Matthews hosts his weeknight hour-long talk show, Hardball with Chris Matthews, on MSNBC.

Early life and education

Matthews was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of Mary Teresa (née Shields) and Herb Matthews, a court reporter.[1][2] Matthews' father was a Protestant of English and Scotch-Irish ancestry, and his mother was from an Irish Catholic family;[3] Matthews is a Roman Catholic.[4]

Matthews attended La Salle College High School. Matthews is a 1967 graduate of the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts, and did graduate work in Economics at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.[5][6] Matthews was also a visiting fellow at Harvard University's Institute of Politics.[7]

Matthews served in the United States Peace Corps in Swaziland from 1968 to 1970[8] as a trade development adviser.

Matthews holds 34 honorary degrees from numerous universities and colleges, including: The Ohio State University, Washington University,[9] Howard University,[10] College of the Holy Cross,[11] Fordham University,[12] Villanova University,[13] La Salle University,[14] Temple University,[15] University of Rochester, Suffolk, New England School of Law, Roosevelt University, St. Joseph's University, Old Dominion University, Hunter College, Lynn University, Stetson, University of South Carolina, Washington College, Quinnipiac University, Hobart and William Smith Colleges, University of Scranton, Drexel University, Washington and Jefferson, St. Leo University, Niagara University, Loyola College, Fontbonne College, Beaver College, Chestnut Hill, and Anna Maria.

Awards

Matthews is the recipient of several awards, including The Pennsylvania Society's Gold Medal for Distinguished Achievement in 2005,[16] the Abraham Lincoln Award from the Union League of Philadelphia,[17] the David Brinkley Award for Excellence in Broadcast Journalism, the John F. Kennedy Memorial Award,[18] and the 2016 Tip O'Neill Irish Diaspora Award.[19]

Career

Political career and views

Matthews interviewing Rudy Giuliani during the 2008 Republican National Convention

When Matthews first arrived in Washington, D.C., he worked as an officer with the United States Capitol Police.[20] Subsequently, Matthews served on the staffs of four Democratic Members of Congress, including Senators Frank Moss and Edmund Muskie. In 1974, Matthews mounted an unsuccessful campaign for Pennsylvania's 4th congressional district seat in the U.S. House of Representatives in which he received about 24% of the vote in the primary.[21] Matthews was a presidential speechwriter during the Carter Administration, and later worked for six years as Chief of Staff to longtime Speaker of the House of Representatives Tip O'Neill, playing a direct role in many key political battles with the Reagan Administration.

Matthews has said, "I'm more conservative than people think I am.... I voted for George W. in 2000."[22] Salon.com has called him the "most conservative voice" on MSNBC's primetime lineup.[23] Matthews has been accused by Media Matters for America[24] of having panels of guests that skew to the right and of supporting Republicans in his own questions and comments.[25][26]

On the April 14, 2008, edition of The Colbert Report, Matthews alluded to a possible run for the United States Senate from Pennsylvania.[27] On November 28, 2008, Matthews contacted senior staffers of Barack Obama's campaign about a possible Senate run.[28][29] On January 7, 2009, The New York Times reported that Matthews told his staffers that he would not run for the Senate.[30]

While discussing proposed healthcare reform on the December 17, 2009, edition of Hardball, Matthews stated, "The Republicans will know they have lost.... Let them keep score and it's easy. It's complicated when liberals get to keep score. We're always arguing. Well, I'm a liberal, too."[31][32]

In 2004, at the Democratic National Convention, Matthews predicted that he had "just seen the first black president".[33]

The Huffington Post reported on Matthews' emotional expressions of support for Barack Obama during the 2008 Presidential election, quoting him as saying "I have to tell you, you know, it's part of reporting this case, this election, the feeling most people get when they hear Barack Obama's speech. My, I felt this thrill going up my leg. I mean, I don't have that too often." [34]

According to a 2011 study, Matthews has a history of making misogynistic comments in his political coverage.[35] The study found that Matthews treated Hillary Clinton worse in the 2008 Democratic primary than any other news person.[35] During the primaries, Matthews depicted her with horns on her head, said that the only reason she was a front-runner in the primary was because "her husband messed around", said "she didn't win there on merit" and referred to her as a "she-devil".[35]

In March 2012, Matthews described himself as a centrist during an episode of his MSNBC talk show Hardball. That statement was questioned by Mediaite's Josh Feldman directly afterward, based on Matthews' frequent condemnation of right-wing political figures and his emotional expression of support for Barack Obama's presidential campaign. Feldman observed that Matthews has criticized liberals such as Hillary Clinton and occasionally even Barack Obama, and that this could explain Matthews' description of himself as a "centrist".[36]

On February 7, 2020, Matthews followed a Democratic Party presidential candidate debate in New Hampshire as a panel member to discuss what had been broadcast. Afterward, after praising participant Minnesota U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar before a live MSNBC studio audience, he launched into what Rolling Stone characterized as an on-air "unbelievable post-debate rant" against Vermont U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders. Matthews began speculating that, as a socialist, erratically comparing Sanders to Fidel Castro, Sanders might support public executions in New York's Central Park, and that Matthews himself might be a victim of such supposed executions.[37] MSNBC host Chris Hayes broke in at one point and said that Sanders supported the type of non-violent, democratic socialism found in Denmark, but Matthews continued to maintain that Sanders might support violent revolution.[37] Matthews was responding to Sanders' answer to a question posed by moderator George Stephanopolous about how to pay for his "Medicare for All," and if that would bring people together. Sanders answered, "The way you bring people together is to make it clear that we're not going to give tax breaks to billionaires and large corporations. They're going to start paying their fair share of taxes. The way you bring people together is by ending the international disgrace of this country being the only major nation on Earth not to guarantee health care to all people as a human right".[38]

Author and talk show host

Matthews signs autographs for fans in 2008

Matthews worked in print media for 15 years, spending 13 years as Washington, D.C. bureau chief for the San Francisco Examiner (1987–2000) and two years as a nationally syndicated columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle. Matthews covered the fall of the Berlin Wall, the first all-races election in South Africa, and the Good Friday Peace Talks in Northern Ireland. In 1997 and 1998, his research in the National Archives produced a series of exclusives on the Nixon presidential tapes. Matthews has covered American presidential election campaigns since 1988.

In 1997, Matthews began his own weeknight talk show, Hardball with Chris Matthews, which originally aired on America's Talking but is currently on MSNBC. Hardball features pundits and elected officials as guests.

The Chris Matthews Show aired in syndication from 2002 until 2013. The show was formatted as a political roundtable consisting of four journalists and Matthews, who served as the moderator. He is estimated to earn more than $5 million a year. He is the author of eight best-selling books:

  • Bobby Kennedy: A Raging Spirit (2017)
  • Tip and the Gipper: When Politics Worked (2013)
  • Jack Kennedy: Elusive Hero (2011)
  • Life's a Campaign: What Politics Has Taught Me About Friendship, Rivalry, Reputation, and Success (2007)
  • American: Beyond our Grandest Notions (2002)
  • Now, Let Me Tell You What I Really Think (2001)
  • Kennedy & Nixon: The Rivalry that Shaped Postwar America (1996)
  • Hardball: How Politics is Played, Told by One Who Knows the Game (1988)

Elusive Hero spent 12 weeks on The New York Times' bestseller list.[39] The book was lauded by critics. "Matthews excels in capturing the tribalism of the Irish Catholic culture and experience Kennedy both absorbed and overcame as he made his way...[and] is at his best in describing political dynamics," The Washington Post said.[40] "Matthews proves a compelling storyteller," said The Boston Globe.[41] "Matthews has produced a valuable addition to the literature about the life and career of our 35th president," said The Christian Science Monitor.[42] "Matthews's stirring biography reveals Kennedy as a 'fighting prince never free from pain, never far from trouble, and never accepting the world he found,'" said Publishers Weekly.[43]

In 2013, Matthews announced that he had signed a long-term contract extension with MSNBC but that he would no longer host The Chris Matthews Show in order to focus his efforts on Hardball, writing books, and producing documentaries. The final episode of The Chris Matthews Show aired on July 21.[44]

Controversies

Sexual harassment accusation

In December 2017, several news outlets reported that in 1999, Matthews was accused by a female assistant producer on his program for making inappropriate jokes and comments. He was formally reprimanded by his employer CNBC and his accuser was awarded a $40,000 separation package settlement.[45][46][47][48][49]

Nazi metaphor

On February 22, 2020, commenting on the 2020 Nevada Democratic caucuses, Matthews invoked "the fall of France" to the Nazis in 1940 as a metaphor for Jewish candidate Bernie Sanders's apparent victory in the state.[50] As members of Sanders's family were killed by the Nazis during the Holocaust, his comparison was viewed as insensitive and prompted widespread negative reactions on Twitter calling for him to be removed from MSNBC.[51] This came after similar inflammatory remarks that Sanders supporters would have him "gunned down in Central Park" [52]. Matthews has apologized for the Nazi invasion remarks, but not the execution remarks.

Personal life

Matthews at Quinnipiac University Commencement 2006

Matthews has been married since 1980 to Kathleen Matthews, who anchored News 7 on WJLA-TV, the ABC affiliate in Washington, D.C., before accepting a position as an executive vice president with Marriott International. In 2015, Kathleen Matthews launched an unsuccessful campaign for the Democratic nomination to run for a House seat in Maryland's 8th congressional district, which has been represented by progressive Democrat Rep. Jamie Raskin since 2016. The couple have three children: Michael, Thomas, and Caroline. His brother Jim Matthews, a Republican, is a former county commissioner in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.

In 2002, Matthews was hospitalized with malaria, which he evidently contracted on one of his visits that year to Africa.[53] He has also had other health problems, including diabetes (which he acknowledged having on the Hardball broadcast of December 7, 2009) and pneumonia.[54]

Matthews is a lifelong Philadelphia Phillies fan.[55]

Matthews was the commencement speaker at Ohio State University on May 4, 2014[56] and Merrimack College on May 15, 2015.[57]

Honorary degrees

Chris Matthews has received over 30 Honorary Degrees, These Include

Honorary degrees
Location Date School Degree
 Pennsylvania 14 June 2003 Drexel University Doctorate [58]
 Massachusetts 2003 College of the Holy Cross Doctorate [59]
 New York 2004 Hobart and William Smith Colleges Doctorate [60]
 Connecticut 22 May 2005 Quinnipiac University Doctor of Humane Letters (DHL) [61]
 New York 20 May 2006 Fordham University Doctorate [62][63]
 Virginia 10 May 2008 Old Dominion University Doctor of Humane Letters (DHL) [64][65]
 Pennsylvania 2008 Temple University Doctor of Humane Letters (DHL) [66]
 Missouri 2008 Washington University in St. Louis Doctor of Humane Letters (DHL) [66]
 Pennsylvania 2009 Saint Joseph's University Doctor of Communication [67]
 District of Columbia 2012 Howard University Doctor of Humane Letters (DHL) [68]
 Massachusetts 20 May 2013 Suffolk University Doctor of Laws (LL.D.) [69]
 New York 18 May 2014 University of Rochester Doctor of Letters (D.Litt.) [70][71]
 Pennsylvania 28 September 2014 La Salle University Doctorate [72]
 Massachusetts 15 May 2015 Merrimack College Doctorate[73]
 Pennsylvania 11 June 2015 Peirce College Doctorate [74]

Bibliography

  • Matthews, Christopher (2017). Bobby Kennedy: A Raging Spirit. New York: Simon & Schuster. p. 416. ISBN 978-1-5011-1186-0. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |chapterurl= (help)
  • Matthews, Christopher (2013). Tip and the Gipper: When Politics Worked. New York: Simon & Schuster. pp. 448. ISBN 978-1-4516-9599-1. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |chapterurl= (help)
  • Matthews, Christopher (2011). Jack Kennedy: Elusive Hero. New York: Simon & Schuster. ISBN 978-1-4516-3508-9. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |chapterurl= (help)
  • Matthews, Christopher (2007). Life's a Campaign: What Politics Has Taught Me About Friendship, Rivalry, Reputation, and Success (1st ed.). New York: Random House. ISBN 978-1-4000-6528-8. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |chapterurl= (help)
  • Matthews, Christopher (2002). American: Beyond Our Grandest Notions. New York: Free Press. ISBN 0-7432-4086-3. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |chapterurl= (help)
  • Matthews, Christopher (2001). Now, Let Me Tell You What I Really Think (1st ed.). New York: Free Press. ISBN 0-684-86236-0. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |chapterurl= (help)
  • Matthews, Christopher (1999). Hardball: How Politics Is Played, Told By One Who Knows the Game (1st Touchstone ed.). New York: Simon & Schuster. ISBN 0-684-84559-8. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |chapterurl= (help)
  • Matthews, Christopher (1996). Kennedy & Nixon: The Rivalry that Shaped Postwar America. New York: Simon & Schuster. ISBN 0-684-81030-1. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |chapterurl= (help)

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