Christopher John Matthews (born December 17, 1945) is a former
American political commentator, retired talk show host, and author.
Matthews hosted his weeknight hour-long talk show, Hardball with Chris
Matthews, on America's Talking and later on MSNBC, from 1997 until
March 2, 2020, when he announced (on what was his final show) that he
was retiring following an accusation that he had made inappropriate
comments to a Hardball guest four years earlier. On his final show he
stated, "The younger generation's out there ready to take the reins.
We see them in politics, in media, in fighting for their causes.
They're improving the workplace."Matthews was born in Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania, the son of Mary Teresa (née Shields) and Herb Matthews,
a court reporter. Matthews's father was a Protestant of English and
Scotch-Irish ancestry, and his mother was from an Irish Catholic
family; Matthews and his siblings were raised in the Catholic
faith.Matthews attended La Salle College High School. Matthews is a
1967 graduate of the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester,
Massachusetts, and did graduate work in Economics at the University of
North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Matthews was also a visiting fellow at
Harvard University's Institute of Politics.
American political commentator, retired talk show host, and author.
Matthews hosted his weeknight hour-long talk show, Hardball with Chris
Matthews, on America's Talking and later on MSNBC, from 1997 until
March 2, 2020, when he announced (on what was his final show) that he
was retiring following an accusation that he had made inappropriate
comments to a Hardball guest four years earlier. On his final show he
stated, "The younger generation's out there ready to take the reins.
We see them in politics, in media, in fighting for their causes.
They're improving the workplace."Matthews was born in Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania, the son of Mary Teresa (née Shields) and Herb Matthews,
a court reporter. Matthews's father was a Protestant of English and
Scotch-Irish ancestry, and his mother was from an Irish Catholic
family; Matthews and his siblings were raised in the Catholic
faith.Matthews attended La Salle College High School. Matthews is a
1967 graduate of the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester,
Massachusetts, and did graduate work in Economics at the University of
North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Matthews was also a visiting fellow at
Harvard University's Institute of Politics.
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