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Joe Scarborough
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Scarborough in 2017
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida's 1st district |
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| In office January 3, 1995 – September 5, 2001 |
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| Preceded by | Earl Hutto |
| Succeeded by | Jeff Miller |
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Charles Joseph Scarborough
April 9, 1963 Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
| Political party | Independent (2017–present) |
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Republican (before 2017) |
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Melanie Hinton
(m. 1986; div. 1999)Susan Waren
(m. 2001; div. 2013) |
| Children | 4 |
| Education | University of Alabama (BA) University of Florida (JD) |
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| Television |
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Charles Joseph "Joe" Scarborough (born April 9, 1963) is an American television host, author, and former politician. He is best known as the co-host of the MSNBC news show Morning Joe, alongside his wife Mika Brzezinski and Willie Geist. Before his media career, he was a member of the United States House of Representatives.
Scarborough served in Congress from 1995 to 2001, representing Florida's 1st district as a member of the Republican Party. In 2011, Time magazine named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world.
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Early Life and Schooling
Joe Scarborough was born in Atlanta, Georgia, in 1963. His father was a businessman, and he has two siblings. His family moved several times when he was young, living in Mississippi and New York before settling in Pensacola, Florida.
He went to Pensacola Catholic High School. For college, he attended the University of Alabama, where he earned a degree in history in 1985. He then went to the University of Florida College of Law and graduated with a law degree in 1990.
During his college years, Scarborough was also interested in music. He wrote songs and made CDs with his band, Dixon Mills. He even wrote a musical called The Gospel According to Esther, which was performed at the University of Alabama.
Career in Law and Politics
Practicing Law
After law school, Scarborough became a lawyer in Florida in 1991. One of his most well-known cases was when he briefly represented Michael F. Griffin, a man accused of a very serious crime. Scarborough helped him find a permanent lawyer and then removed himself from the case. He also became known for helping lead a successful protest against a large property tax increase in Pensacola.
Serving in the U.S. Congress
In 1994, Scarborough ran for a seat in the United States House of Representatives and won. He became the first Republican to represent his part of Florida since the 1870s. His victory was part of a big change in American politics that year, where Republicans gained control of the House for the first time in 40 years. He was re-elected three more times.
While in Congress, Scarborough was known for his conservative views. He was part of a group of new Republican lawmakers who wanted to reduce the size of the federal government. He served on several important committees, including those for the Armed Services, the Judiciary (which deals with legal issues), and Government Reform.
He supported policies like balancing the federal budget and voted to reduce government spending. However, he was seen as more moderate on environmental issues. He also voted to impeach President Bill Clinton in 1998.
In May 2001, Scarborough decided to leave Congress. He said he wanted to spend more time with his children.
Career in Media
After leaving politics, Scarborough began a new career in television. He started hosting a show called Scarborough Country on the news channel MSNBC in 2003. The show covered politics and current events. He gained a lot of attention for his reporting from the Gulf Coast after Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
Morning Joe
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In 2007, Scarborough began hosting Morning Joe on MSNBC. The show, which he co-hosts with Mika Brzezinski and Willie Geist, airs on weekday mornings. It features long discussions about the day's biggest news stories with a panel of guests.
Morning Joe quickly became a popular and influential show, especially among people in politics. It is known for setting the tone for the day's political conversations in Washington, D.C. The show has consistently been one of the top-rated morning news programs on cable television.
Scarborough has also hosted primetime specials and appeared on other news programs like Meet the Press.
Books and Music
Scarborough is also an author and a musician. He has written four books about politics and history:
- Rome Wasn't Burnt in a Day (2005)
- The Last Best Hope (2009)
- The Right Path (2013)
- Saving Freedom: Truman, the Cold War, and the Fight for Western Civilization (2020)
In 2017, he returned to his passion for music by releasing an EP (a short album) called Mystified.
Influence and Awards
Scarborough is considered an important voice in American media and politics. He has been recognized for his influence by several organizations.
- In 2011, he was on the Time 100 list of the world's most influential people.
- In 2016, he was inducted into the Cable Hall of Fame.
- In 2017, he and Mika Brzezinski were given a fellowship at Harvard University's Institute of Politics.
- In 2018, he received an award for his contributions to protecting First Amendment freedoms.
Many powerful people, including presidents, are known to watch his show to understand the political climate.
Personal Life
Scarborough has been married three times and has four children. He was married to Melanie Hinton from 1986 to 1999, and they had two sons. One of his sons has a form of autism called Asperger's syndrome.
He married Susan Waren in 2001, and they had a daughter and a son. They divorced in 2013.
In 2018, Scarborough married his Morning Joe co-host, Mika Brzezinski. They live in Connecticut and Florida.
See also
In Spanish: Joe Scarborough para niños
- Cable news in the United States
- New Yorkers in journalism
