14 Facts About Jeff Greenfield

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Jeffrey Greenfield was born on June 10,1943 and is an American television journalist and author.

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Jeff Greenfield was born in New York City, to Benjamin and Helen Greenfield.

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Jeff Greenfield grew up in Manhattan and graduated in 1960 from the Bronx High School of Science.

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In 1966, Jeff Greenfield graduated with honors with a Bachelor of Laws degree from Yale Law School, where he was a Note and Comment editor of the Yale Law Journal.

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Jeff Greenfield worked on the 1968 Presidential campaign of Kennedy.

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Jeff Greenfield worked for seven years with political consultant David Garth.

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Jeff Greenfield appeared on the Firing Line television program as early as 1968.

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Jeff Greenfield was the host of the national public television series "CEO Exchange," featuring in-depth interviews with high-profile chief executive officers, for five seasons.

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Jeff Greenfield served as media commentator for CBS News from 1979 to 1983 and as political and media analyst for ABC News from 1983 to 1997, often appearing on the Nightline program.

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Jeff Greenfield served as a senior analyst at CNN from 1998 to 2007.

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On May 1,2007, Jeff Greenfield returned to CBS News, where he served as a senior political correspondent until April 2011.

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Jeff Greenfield hosted PBS's "Need to Know" from May 7,2010, to June 28,2013.

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Jeff Greenfield has written or contributed to 11 books and has written for Time, The New York Times, National Lampoon, Slate, and POLITICO Magazine.

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Jeff Greenfield wrote one novel, which is about the Electoral College.