1. Reginald L Love was born on April 29,1981 and is an American personal aide, former college football and basketball player, and media editor.
19 Facts About Reggie Love
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Reggie Love left this position around the end of 2011 to complete his Master of Business Administration degree at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School.
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In July 2015, Vice Media announced that Reggie Love would become an editor-at-large for its sports site, Vice Sports.
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Reggie Love attended high school at Providence Day School in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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Reggie Love graduated with a degree in political science and public policy from Duke University.
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Reggie Love played wide receiver for the Duke Blue Devils football team on a football scholarship.
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Reggie Love played forward for the Duke Blue Devils basketball team.
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Reggie Love was a walk-on as a freshman, and later became team captain as a senior.
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Reggie Love played on the 2001 team that won the NCAA national championship.
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Reggie Love applied for an internship on Capitol Hill in 2006.
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Reggie Love was interviewed by Robert Gibbs, Obama's communications director, for a position in Obama's Senate office.
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Reggie Love eventually rose to become deputy political director on Obama's Senate campaign side.
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Reggie Love became Obama's personal assistant in 2007, during the 2008 presidential campaign.
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In reference to the myriad support duties Love performed, Obama referred to Love as his "iReggie", a play on Apple's iPad, humorously stating that "I have an iReggie, who has my books, my newspapers, my music all in one place".
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Reggie Love and Obama played basketball every day there was a primary during the 2008 presidential election, and they played regularly in the following years, always on the same side.
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Reggie Love left the White House Office to complete his MBA at Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in 2012.
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Reggie Love authored a memoir, titled Power Forward: My Presidential Education, about his time working for President Obama.
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In July 2015, Reggie Love became an editor-at-large for Vice Sports, in addition to his role at Vice Media.
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In 2019, Reggie Love endorsed Pete Buttigieg in the 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries.