Who is Chris Hayes?
Christopher Loffredo Hayes a.k.a Chris Hayes (born on February 28, 1979) is an American newscast anchor, political commentator, and author.
He also hosts programs like beat with Chris Hayes, a weekday news and opinion television program on MSNBC.
Chris Hayes hosts a weekly MSNBC podcast, Why is that this Happening?
Hayes who is also an anchor hosted a weekend MSNBC show, Up with Chris Hayes. He is an editor-at-large of The Nation magazine.
Quick Bio
Real Name | Christopher Loffredo Hayes |
Nick Name | Chris |
Gender | Male |
Date of Birth | February 28, 1979 |
Birth Place | Norwood, Bronx |
Age | 41 years old |
Birth Sign | Pisces |
Nationality | American |
Ethnicity | N/A |
Religion | N/A |
Profession | TV Host, Journalist |
Height (approx.) | 6 ft |
Weight (approx.) | 63 kg |
Hair Color | Light Brown |
Eye Color | Blue |
Father | Roger Hayes |
Mother | Geri Hayes |
Sibling | Luke Hayes |
Spouse | Kate Shaw |
Children | David, Ryan, and Anya |
Net Worth | $6 million |
Profiles |
Early Life
Where was Chris Hayes born? Chris Hayes’s birthplace is in Norwood, The Bronx, New York City.
He is the eldest of three sons of Roger and Geri Hayes.
Hayes’s mother is of Italian descent while his father is of Irish Catholic ancestry.
He was also raised Catholic, but stop attending services in college and is now irreligious.
Hayes has a childhood friend and schoolmate named Desus Nice (one of the famous comedians).
Regarding education, Hayes graduated from one of the NY City’s prestigious Hunter College High School, where his classmates included Lin-Manuel Miranda and Immortal Technique, the latter of whom he directed in his first musical.
After graduating high school from one of the popular colleges named Hunter College, Hayes attended Brown University, from which he graduated in 2001 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in philosophy.
Career
What was Chris Hayes famous for? While entering his early career, Chris Hayes firstly became the contributor to the independent weekly newspaper named Chicago Reader in August 2001.
The newspaper used to cover local and national politics and was appreciated by everyone. At the end of 2003, he began a four-year stint at In These Times, a magazine of Chicago.
After that, he became a senior editor. In 2006, He also became a Puffin Foundation Writing Fellow at The Nation Institute and a contributing writer for The Nation till 2007.
After so much hard work, the nation named him its Washington, D.C. editor, succeeding David Corn.
Hayes became a professor of English at St. Augustine College in Chicago. And also in a Bernard L. America Foundation from 2008 to 2010.
TV Host
In July 2010, Chris Hayes then started his cable news career by hosting The Rachel Maddow Show.
Similarly, Hayes has also contributed to hosting other various MSNBC shows such as Countdown With Keith Olbermann, The Ed Show, and The Last Word with Lawerence O’Donnell.
In 2010, MSNBC announced that Hayes would replace Keith. He started to host two-hour morning shows on August 1, 2011.
MSNBC announced that Hayes would be overtaking Ed Schultz on March 14, 2013. He was the youngest host of a prime-time show of the country’s major cable news channels at the age of 34.
After some time it was heard that Hayes wouldn’t be hosting MSNBC as he was said to transition better to The Rachel Maddow Show as he was only seen as a policy-oriented as Maddow.
Also, everyone appreciates that Chris had done a very good job and has made a strong connection and bond with the audience.
Hayes is a good author and his first book, ‘Twilight of the Elites America After Meritocracy’ was published by Crown Publishing Group in June 2012.
Also, he published his second book named ‘A Colony in a Nation’ in March 2017.
In the 11th annual Brooklyn Book Festival in 2017, Hayes was one of the recognized and popular faces similarly he is currently working as the Editor of The Nation Magazine on the MSNBC channel.
Personal Information
What is the height of Chris Hayes? Chris Hayes stands at the height of 6ft 0 inch and weighs about 63 kg. He has blue color eyes and has light brown color hair. His zodiac sign is Pisces.
Chris is American regarding nationality but does not follow any religion.
Relationship
Who is Chris Hayes married now? Hayes married his college sweetheart Kate Shaw on July 14, 2007.
His beautiful wife Kate Shaw is a former Supreme Court law clerk to Justice John Paul Stevens who is currently a professor of law at Yeshiva University Benjamin N.Cardozo School of Law and which is a Supreme Court contributor for ABC News. They both met while attending Brown together.
His father-in-law is a popular veteran Chicago Reporter Andy Shaw.
Hayes and Shaw both used to live in Washington, D.C. until All In With Chris Hayes was produced and they moved to New York City.
They have a total of three children together.
Chris Hayes’s brother Luke worked on Barack Obama’s presidential campaigns of 2008 and 2012.
Family
Chris Hayes’s father’s name is Roger Hayes who has an Irish Catholic ancestry and his mother’s name is Geri Hayes who has Italian descent. He has two siblings named Luke and Lynn Hayes.
He married his high school sweetheart Kate Shaw and has three children named David, Ryan, and Anya.
Hayes’s father finally moved to New York from Chicago while studying at a Jesuit seminary, and also began community organizing in the Bronx.
His hard-working father Roger Hayes spent several years leading community organizing at the Community Service Society of New York and now works as an assistant commissioner for the NYC department of health.
On the other hand, Hayes’s mother was a school teacher and now works for the NYC Department of Education.
Net Worth
What is the net worth of Chris Hayes? Chris Hayes is a popular American political commentator, journalist, and author.
He has his own show which is quite popular in America. Currently, he has over 119k Instagram followers.
Chris Hayes has a net worth of approximately $6 million as of 2022.
Trivia
- In 2019, Hayes is a member of the Democratic Party.
- He became the youngest host of a prime-time show at the age of 34 years.
- He has currently 119,000 followers on Instagram.
- Chris has a net worth is approximately $6 million as of 2022.
- He was raised catholic but now does not follow any religion.
- He also credited Rachel Maddow with helping him to become an MSNBC host.
- Chris Hayes and Sean Larkin are both popular American TV Show Host.
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