Ed Schultz
Ed Schultz | |
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 Schultz in May 2015 | |
| Born | Edward Andrew Schultz January 27, 1954 Norfolk, Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | July 5, 2018 (aged 64) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Education | Minnesota State University Moorhead |
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| Years active | 1980–2018 |
| Notable credit(s) | News with Ed Schultz Ed Schultz News and Commentary The Ed Schultz Show The Ed Show |
Political party | Democratic |
| Spouses | Maureen Zimmerman (m. 1993)Wendy Noack (m. 1998) |
| Children | 6 |
| Awards | Three Eric Sevareid Awards, and as leader of a broadcast team – two Marconis and one Peabody Award |
| Website | The Ed Schultz Show The Ring of Fire Network |
Edward Andrew Schultz (January 27, 1954 – July 5, 2018) was an American television and radio host, political commentator, news anchor and sports broadcaster.
He was the host of The Ed Show, a weekday news talk program on MSNBC from 2009 to 2015, and The Ed Schultz Show, a talk radio show, nationally syndicated by Dial Global from 2004 to 2014. The radio show ended on May 23, 2014, and was replaced by a one-hour podcast, Ed Schultz News and Commentary, which ran from 2015 until his death. Schultz also hosted a daily primetime weekday show, News with Ed Schultz, on the now-closed RT America TV channel based in Washington, D.C., that was part of the RT network.