David Gura Biography
David Gura is an American journalist who serves as a New York-based correspondent on NPR’s business desk. Previously, he was a correspondent for NBC News and an anchor for MSNBC. His stories have been featured on NPR’s news magazines All Things Considered, Morning Edition, and Weekend Edition, and he is a frequent guest host on 1A, an NPR and WAMU co-production.
David Gura Age
Gura is 37 years old as of 2021. He was born in Austin, Texas, the USA on October 2, 1984. He celebrates his birthday on October 2nd, every year.
David Gura Height
Gura stands at a height of 5 ft 7 in. (1.72 m)
David Gura Family
Gura has managed to keep his personal life away from the limelight hence he has not disclosed any information about his parents. It is also not known if Gura has any siblings.
David Gura Wife
Gura is very private about his personal life therefore it is not known if he is in any relationship. There are also no rumors of him being in any past relationship with anyone.
David Gura Net Worth
Gura has an estimated net worth of between $1 Million – $5 Million which he has earned through his successful career as a journalist.
David Gura Salary
Gura earns an annual salary ranging between $ 45,000 – $ 110,500.
David Gura Education
Gura is an alumnus of the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, he received his bachelor’s degree in history and American studies from Cornell University in Ithaca, New York with honors. He also studied political science in La Paz, Bolivia, at the Universidad Mayor de San Andrés and the Universidad Católica Boliviana
David Gura Career
Gura is a journalist who serves as a New York-based correspondent on NPR’s business desk. Previously, he was a correspondent for NBC News and an anchor for MSNBC. His reporting has aired on NBC Nightly News and TODAY, as well as MSNBC’s daytime and primetime shows such as The 11th Hour, Deadline: White House, and MTP Daily.
Gura travels extensively throughout the United States and the world. His recent reporting has focused on the COVID-19 outbreak and its economic consequences. He covered an increase in cases in Texas that put a strain on Houston’s hospitals. Gura profiled folks who had waited months for unemployment benefits on the eve of an eviction catastrophe in Oklahoma.
He regularly anchors special coverage from the field. He broadcast live from the Outer Banks in his home state of North Carolina during Hurricane Dorian. Gura reported from Virginia Beach, Virginia, following a mass shooting at the city’s governmental complex, and El Paso, Texas, following an attack on Walmart Supercenter consumers. Gura anchored MSNBC’s coverage from Pittsburgh when a shooter opened fire at the Tree of Life – Or L’Simcha Congregation.
He presented Up with David Gura on MSNBC for almost two years, a lively roundtable that aired on Saturday and Sunday mornings with a diverse collection of guests, including MPs, reporters, columnists, strategists, actors, and comedians. Gura interviewed many of the Democratic presidential candidates during the 2020 primary season, and he took the show on the road to the Texas Tribune Festival.
Gura was a correspondent for Bloomberg Television and Bloomberg Radio, as well as a contributor to Bloomberg Businessweek, before joining NBC News and MSNBC. He co-hosted Bloomberg Surveillance, the network’s morning show, and founded Bloomberg Markets: Balance of Power following the 2016 election, which focused on the interplay of politics and policy.
Gura previously worked as a senior reporter and backup host for Marketplace, a public radio business, and an economics program. He covered budget disputes, showdowns and shutdowns, and the implementation of financial reform from the organization’s Washington office, and he also spent a lot of time on the road, looking at how laws and regulations affect Americans outside the Beltway.
The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, the Columbia Journalism Review, and the Virginia Quarterly Review have all published Gura’s work. He is a term member of the Council on Foreign Relations and has received awards from the National Press Foundation, the National Constitution Center, and the French-American Foundation.
Gura is currently working at NPR where he works alongside other famous NPR anchors and reporters including;
- Erika Beras
- Howard Berkes
- Adrian “Stretch” Bartos
- Amanda Aronczyk
- Ramtin Arablouei
- Deborah Amos
- Bobby Allyn
- Greg Allen
- Rund Abdelfatah