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Daily Mail
30-04-2025
- Politics
- Daily Mail
Meet the ABC reporter Trump hand-picked for his interview
Donald Trump told ABC News' Terry Moran that he personally selected the journalist for his first interview with the network since his defamation lawsuit because he'd 'never heard of' the veteran reporter. Moran, the network's senior national correspondent and former Nightline co-anchor, was hand-picked by the president, he claimed, during an interview that often saw Trump dismantling Moran's line of questioning , his Disney-owned network, and the 'fake news' media itself. In a heated moment where Moran attempted to fact-check Trump , the president revealed that the choice wasn't exactly a compliment. 'They're giving you the big break of a lifetime. I picked you to do the interview because frankly, I'd never heard of you, but you're not being very nice,' Trump said. The comments came as the two sparred over deported El Salvador native Kilmar Abrego Garcia and evidence that he was a member of the MS-13 gang and tariffs. While the president claimed to not know who Moran is, the 65-year-old father-of-four is an award-winning journalist with an apparent affinity for Trump. Moran is currently a senior national news correspondent for ABC News, a network he has been with since 1997. Born in Chicago , Moran graduated from Lawrence University in 1982 with a degree in English. He moved to Washington, DC , and began his career in journalism writing for The New Republic. Moran then transitioned to broadcast and covered high profile criminal trials for Court TV, including O.J. Simpson and the Menendez brothers. He broke into politics by covering Bill Clinton's presidency and Al Gore's presidential campaign. Moran's ABC News biography claims it was from his reporting on the Bush v. Gore Supreme Court Decision that the former vice president learned he had lost the election. In 2004, Moran was named anchor of World News Tonight Sunday, a position he held until joining Nightline a year later. As Nightline co-anchor, he sat down for nine one-on-one interviews with Barack Obama. He has received several awards including the White House Correspondents Association's Merriman Smith Award for excellence in presidential reporting on deadline and a George Foster Peabody Award. Moran became the network's London-based chief foreign correspondent in 2014, but came back to the U.S. six years later to cover politics. While abroad, he continued to weigh in on U.S. politics and claimed that in 2016 he believed Trump would win the election. 'I told colleagues Trump would win. (People thought I was crazy.)' he said on X after Trump's 2024 win. 'This year I said it felt like Trump would win again. Why? Not polls (it seemed to me they never really caught up with the constant growth of the Trump Movement.) 'But because almost everywhere I looked—in my own neighborhood, out on the campaign trail, on social media and old media—you could see and sense that millions of *new converts* were joining this movement.' In 2019, he told his alma matter, that covering politics during the Trump presidency is 'like drinking from a fire hose, it's hard to keep your perspective.' Moran shares one child with his ex-wife, Karen Osler. He married his second wife Johanna Cox, in 2015, and the couple have three children together. Notably, Cox is the sole winner of the 2008 CW fashion reality competition show Stylista. Her prize included a year-long position at Elle magazine. In December, Moran shared a picture of himself and his daughter with Joe and Jill Biden.
Daily Mail
30-04-2025
- Politics
- Daily Mail
Who is Terry Moran? Meet the 'nobody' ABC reporter Trump picked and then eviscerated during new interview
Donald Trump told ABC News' Terry Moran that he personally selected the journalist for his first interview with the network since his defamation lawsuit because he'd 'never heard of' the veteran reporter. Moran, the network's senior national correspondent and former Nightline co-anchor, was hand-picked by the president, he claimed, during an interview that often saw Trump dismantling Moran's line of questioning, his Disney-owned network, and the 'fake news' media itself. In a heated moment where Moran attempted to fact-check Trump, the president revealed that the choice wasn't exactly a compliment. 'They're giving you the big break of a lifetime. I picked you to do the interview because frankly, I'd never heard of you, but you're not being very nice,' Trump said. The comments came as the two sparred over deported El Salvador native Kilmar Abrego Garcia and evidence that he was a member of the MS-13 gang and tariffs. While the president claimed to not know who Moran is, the 65-year-old father-of-four is an award-winning journalist with an apparent affinity for Trump. Moran is currently a senior national news correspondent for ABC News, a network he has been with since 1997. Born in Chicago, Moran graduated from Lawrence University in 1982 with a degree in English. He moved to Washington, DC, and began his career in journalism writing for The New Republic. Moran then transitioned to broadcast and covered high profile criminal trials for Court TV, including O.J. Simpson and the Menendez brothers. He broke into politics by covering Bill Clinton's presidency and Al Gore's presidential campaign. Moran's ABC News biography claims it was from his reporting on the Bush v. Gore Supreme Court Decision that the former vice president learned he had lost the election. In 2004, Moran was named anchor of World News Tonight Sunday, a position he held until joining Nightline a year later. As Nightline co-anchor, he sat down for nine one-on-one interviews with Barack Obama. He has received several awards including the White House Correspondents Association's Merriman Smith Award for excellence in presidential reporting on deadline and a George Foster Peabody Award. Moran became the network's London-based chief foreign correspondent in 2014, but came back to the U.S. six years later to cover politics. While abroad, he continued to weigh in on U.S. politics and claimed that in 2016 he believed Trump would win the election. 'I told colleagues Trump would win. (People thought I was crazy.)' he said on X after Trump's 2024 win. 'This year I said it felt like Trump would win again. Why? Not polls (it seemed to me they never really caught up with the constant growth of the Trump Movement.) 'But because almost everywhere I looked—in my own neighborhood, out on the campaign trail, on social media and old media—you could see and sense that millions of *new converts* were joining this movement.' In 2019, he told his alma matter, that covering politics during the Trump presidency is 'like drinking from a fire hose, it's hard to keep your perspective.' Moran shares one child with his ex-wife, Karen Osler. He married his second wife Johanna Cox, in 2015, and the couple have three children together. Notably, Cox is the sole winner of the 2008 CW fashion reality competition show Stylista. Her prize included a year-long position at Elle magazine. In December, Moran shared a picture of himself and his daughter with Joe and Jill Biden.
Yahoo
16-04-2025
- Yahoo
'Breakdown in Maine' documentary nominated for Peabody award
Apr. 15—"Breakdown in Maine," the documentary produced by PBS, the Portland Press Herald and Maine Public charting missed opportunities to prevent the 2023 mass shooting in Lewiston, has been nominated for the George Foster Peabody Award for public service. The film was part of a monthslong cooperative effort by the Press Herald, Maine Public and the PBS series "Frontline" tracing opportunities law enforcement had to intervene and possibly prevent the state's deadliest mass shooting, which claimed the lives of 18 and left at least 13 wounded. Friends, loved ones and colleagues of the shooter spoke about their attempts to find him help, as well as their own fears over his actions. The film is one of four finalists, including submissions by the Marshall Project, PBS and others. Peabody nominees were selected from more than 1,000 submissions by a group of 27 jurors, who unanimously chose this year's slate, the award body said in a written announcement. The group is based out of the University of Georgia's Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication. This year's ceremony will mark 85 years since the award was first introduced. "This year's nominees explore the local and global, the forgotten and the widely celebrated, the extraordinary and beautiful, and the ugliest and most horrible side of our inhumanity to others," Peabody Executive Director Jeffrey Jones said in a written statement. Winners will be announced May 1, with a celebration slated for June 1 in Beverly Hills, California. Copy the Story Link We believe it's important to offer commenting on certain stories as a benefit to our readers. At its best, our comments sections can be a productive platform for readers to engage with our journalism, offer thoughts on coverage and issues, and drive conversation in a respectful, solutions-based way. It's a form of open discourse that can be useful to our community, public officials, journalists and others. We do not enable comments on everything — exceptions include most crime stories, and coverage involving personal tragedy or sensitive issues that invite personal attacks instead of thoughtful discussion. You can read more here about our commenting policy and terms of use. More information is also found on our FAQs. Show less
