Andrew Kirtzman

Who is Andrew Kirtzman?

Andrew Kirtzman is a journalist and author who served as political reporter and anchor for six years at WCBS-TV in New York City until April 2008. He is the author of Betrayal: The Life and Lies of Bernie Madoff about Bernard Madoff's $65 billion Ponzi scheme and "Rudy Giuliani: Emperor of the City," a book about the former mayor's tumultuous reign at City Hall. Kirtzman was with Giuliani on the morning of September 11, 2001 and chronicled his experience with the mayor in the paperback version of his book.

Kirtzman was born and raised in Manhattan's Lower East Side. He graduated from Saint Ann's School in 1978. He attended the University of Pennsylvania, where he was the Executive Editor of The Daily Pennsylvanian, the student newspaper, and the Sphinx Senior Society and received his B.A. in journalism from New York University.

He frequently appears on network and cable television news programs to discuss politics and business. At WCBS-TV he hosted the Sunday morning political program Kirtzman & Co., which featured interviews with politicians and reporters. His weekly on-air column, "Kirtzman's Column," won him an Emmy award for best political programming in 2003.