Michael Barbaro was born on October 12,1979 and is an American historian, journalist and host of The New York Times news podcast, The Daily, one of the most popular podcasts in the United States.
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Michael Barbaro's father, Frank, was a New Haven, Connecticut city firefighter.
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Michael Barbaro's mother is Jewish and Barbaro identifies as Jewish.
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In high school, Michael Barbaro wrote for Hamden Hall's official newspaper, The Advent.
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Michael Barbaro graduated from Yale University in 2002 with a degree in history.
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In February 2017, Michael Barbaro began hosting The Daily, the Times' first podcast to air five days a week.
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In January 2021, Michael Barbaro apologized after privately pressuring some journalists to pull back criticism of The New York Times podcast, Caliphate.
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Michael Barbaro is known for his distinctive voice, frequently described as "dulcet", and his "staccato" speech style.
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When Michael Barbaro was growing up, his grandfather would criticize him for using "um" or "you know," so he often pauses when speaking to avoid using filler words.
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Since The Daily launched, Michael Barbaro has received significant media coverage.
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Michael Barbaro has made sold-out public appearances around the country, and a wide range of media outlets have interviewed him about The Daily, journalism, and politics.
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Michael Barbaro has been featured on television shows such as Late Night with Seth Meyers, CBS This Morning, and PBS NewsHour.
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In 2018, Michael Barbaro won a duPont-Columbia University Award, one of the most prestigious awards in journalism, for his work on The Daily.
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Michael Barbaro gave the 2019 UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism commencement speech and co-hosted the 2020 duPont-Columbia Awards with CNN's Chief International Anchor Christiane Amanpour.
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In October 2014, Michael Barbaro married Timothy Levin, a fellow Yale graduate.
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Levin, who is eight years Michael Barbaro's senior, founded Bespoke Education, a tutoring and test prep company.
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On May 7,2021, Michael Barbaro announced on The Daily that he and Lisa Tobin had welcomed a baby named Tobin Michael Barbaro.
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Michael Barbaro took paternity leave on and off from The Daily for much of 2021.