Rick Klein
Rick Klein (born 1976)[1] is an American journalist and Political Director for ABC News. BiographyKlein is the son of Esther (née Canetti) and Stuart Klein.[2][3][4] His mother and father were both schoolteachers.[3] He was raised in Babylon, New York[1] on Long Island.[5] Klein is of Jewish descent.[6] He graduated with a B.A. in politics from Princeton University where he also served as the editor-in-chief of The Daily Princetonian.[5] He started his career as a metro reporter for The Dallas Morning News and then The Boston Globe where he covered Congress and national politics.[5] In 2007, he joined ABC News where he wrote The Note and later served as Senior Washington editor for World News with Diane Sawyer, co-anchor for the network's digital coverage with Sam Donaldson and as an on-air political analyst.[5] He was promoted to Political Director for ABC News, where he is tasked with overseeing and directing all of the network's political coverage.[5] Personal lifeIn 2005, he married Laine Kaplowitz in Cleveland, Ohio;[2] they have 2 children and live in Washington D.C.[5] References
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