Christopher Charles Cuomo is a television journalist anchor at NewsNation, based in New York City.
27 Facts About Chris Cuomo
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Chris Cuomo subsequently joined Nexstar Media Group, hosting Cuomo for NewsNation.
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Chris Cuomo was born in the New York City borough of Queens.
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Chris Cuomo is the youngest child of Mario Cuomo, the former governor of New York, and Matilda Cuomo, and the brother of Andrew Cuomo, a former governor of New York.
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Chris Cuomo's parents were both of Italian descent; his paternal grandparents were from Nocera Inferiore and Tramonti in the Campania region of southern Italy, while his maternal grandparents were from Sicily.
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Chris Cuomo was educated at Immaculate Conception School in Jamaica, Queens; at The Albany Academy, a private university preparatory day school in Albany, New York, followed by Yale University, where he earned an undergraduate degree, and the Fordham University School of Law, where he earned his Juris Doctor in 1995.
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Chris Cuomo was a correspondent and political policy analyst for Fox News and Fox Broadcast Network's Fox Files, where he covered a wide range of stories focusing on controversial social issues.
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Chris Cuomo was the primary reporter on breaking news stories, both in the US and around the world, including dozens of assignments in some ten countries.
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Chris Cuomo covered the war on terrorism, embedded on multiple occasions in Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Iraq.
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Chris Cuomo did live broadcasts of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, the Sago Mine collapse, and the Minneapolis bridge collapse in August 2007.
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Chris Cuomo appeared with Father Edward Beck on ABC News Now, the network's 24-hour digital outlet.
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In February 2013, Chris Cuomo moved to CNN to co-host its morning show.
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Chris Cuomo made his debut on CNN as field anchor on the February 8,2013, episode of Piers Morgan Tonight, covering the February 2013 nor'easter.
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In March 2018, while serving as the co-anchor of CNN's morning show New Day, CNN announced that Chris Cuomo would move to prime time to host Chris Cuomo Prime Time.
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In May 2021, Chris Cuomo was reported to have participated in strategic discussions to advise his brother on how to respond to the allegations.
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On November 29,2021, the New York attorney general's office released documents that show Chris Cuomo used his media sources to uncover information about his brother's known accusers and inquire about the possibility of new accusers who had yet to come forward publicly.
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The documents show that Chris Cuomo helped formulate statements for Andrew and that Chris Cuomo was actively in touch with a top aide to Andrew about future reports about Andrew's alleged misconduct.
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In February 2022, Chris Cuomo mentioned in a recorded interview he was close to killing everyone at CNN and himself after his firing.
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Chris Cuomo said he "apologized to her then, and I meant it".
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On December 6,2021, Chris Cuomo announced he would be leaving his program on SiriusXM.
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On March 16,2022, Chris Cuomo filed a Demand for Arbitration claiming $125 million in damages against Turner Services and CNN America.
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Chris Cuomo was looking to recover his remaining salary and future wages forfeited for his reputation being damaged.
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On July 26,2022, during an interview with Dan Abrams on NewsNation, Chris Cuomo announced that he would be hosting a new primetime program on the Nexstar Media Group-owned channel later that year.
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Chris Cuomo has been awarded Polk and Peabody Awards for team coverage.
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In 2001, Chris Cuomo married Gotham magazine editor Cristina Greeven in a Roman Catholic ceremony in Southampton, New York.
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Chris Cuomo told the man that the use of the name "Fredo" was equivalent to "the n-word" for Italian-Americans, which caused debate on Twitter about the assertion.
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Chris Cuomo later said he had a hallucination of his dead father, former New York Governor Mario Chris Cuomo, as a result of symptoms from the virus.