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Sheryl Gay Stolberg

b. 1961

American journalist

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Born 1961. Sheryl Gay Stolberg is an American journalist.

Sheryl Gay Stolberg (born November 18, 1961 ) is an American journalist based in Washington, D.C., who covers health policy for The New York Times. She is a former Congressional correspondent and White House correspondent who covered Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama, and shared in two Pulitzer Prizes while at the Los Angeles Times. She has appeared as a political analyst on ABC, PBS, Fox, MSNBC and WNYC. She is a regular contributor to the news program 1A, which is syndicated on National Public Radio.

Early life and education While attending the University of Virginia, Stolberg gained her first experience in journalism at The Cavalier Daily, the school's student newspaper, for which she eventually served as executive editor.

Career Stolberg began her career at The Providence Journal in Providence, Rhode Island, covering local news and police. She joined the Los Angeles Times She covered the White House from 2006 to 2011, chronicling the end of the George W. Bush presidency and the transition to the presidency of Barack Obama. an article examining President George W. Bush's role in the mortgage meltdown of 2008 Pulitzer Prize for Spot News Reporting (shared with the staff of the Los Angeles Times) for coverage of the 1994 Northridge earthquake Pulitzer Prize for Spot News Reporting (shared with the staff of the Los Angeles Times) for coverage of the 1992 Los Angeles riots

Personal life Stolberg is married to the photographer and videographer Scott Robinson, who is the author of the coffee table book Faces of NASCAR. They live outside Washington, D.C., and have two children.

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University of Virginia
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The New York Times
Also known as
S G Stolberg, S. G. Stolberg

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Who is Sheryl Gay Stolberg?

American journalist

When was Sheryl Gay Stolberg born?

Sheryl Gay Stolberg was born on 18 November 1961.

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Sheryl Gay Stolberg is a journalist.

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Sheryl Gay Stolberg is American.

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