Lou Dobbs
Commentator, TV Personality
1945 –
Who is Lou Dobbs?
Louis Carl "Lou" Dobbs is an American television personality, author and radio host on the Fox Business Network. He anchored CNN's Lou Dobbs Tonight until November 2009 when he announced on the air that he would leave the network.
He was born in Texas and lived there and in Idaho during his childhood. After graduating from Harvard University, Dobbs worked in government and banking before becoming a news reporter for several local media outlets. He had worked with CNN since its founding in 1980, serving as a reporter and vice president. He was the host and managing editor for CNN's Moneyline, which premiered in 1980 and was renamed Lou Dobbs Tonight in 2003. Dobbs resigned from CNN in 1999, rejoined in 2000, and resigned again in November 2009, when he joined Fox News. He also hosts a syndicated radio show, Lou Dobbs Radio and has written several books since 2001.
Dobbs describes himself as an "independent populist" and is known for his opposition to NAFTA and support for immigration enforcement. For his reporting, he has won Emmy, Peabody, and Cable ACE awards.
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- Born
- Sep 24, 1945
Childress - Also known as
- Louis Carl Dobbs
- Parents
- Spouses
- Debi Segura
(1982 - )
- Debi Segura
- Children
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Harvard University
- Employment
- Newscaster, CNN
- Managing Editor, CNN
- Lived in
- Idaho
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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