Sopan Deb

Sopan Deb
Born (1988-03-15) March 15, 1988 (age 36)
Massachusetts, U.S.
Alma materBoston University
OccupationJournalist
Years active2009 – present

Sopan Deb (born March 15, 1988) is an American journalist who works as a culture reporter for The New York Times.

Early life

Deb was born March 15, 1988[1] in Massachusetts to a Hindu Indian family of Bengali origin. His family moved to New Jersey when he was 3 years old. Raised in Howell Township, New Jersey, he attended Howell High School, where he was one of three students selected to make daily announcements.[2][3] In 2010, he graduated from Boston University with a degree in broadcast journalism.[4]

Career

Deb's first job was as a reporter for State House News Service in Massachusetts. Over the years, he has worked at The Boston Globe, NBC News and Al Jazeera. In 2015, he began working for CBS News where he covered the campaigns of Marco Rubio, Lindsey Graham, Rand Paul and Donald Trump. While covering a March 2016 presidential campaign rally for Trump at the University of Illinois at Chicago (which Trump ultimately cancelled in face of large protests),[5] Deb was arrested by police and charged with resisting arrest.[6] Police dropped the charges after footage aired depicting the incident, showing Deb had not resisted arrest.[7]

In 2017, Deb began working as a cultural reporter for The New York Times. In 2018, he interviewed the cast of Arrested Development; during the interview, actress Jessica Walter claimed that costar Jeffrey Tambor had verbally abused her during filming.[8]

Deb has also worked as a stand-up comedian. He appeared as a guest on The Special Without Brett Davis in 2018.[9]

Awards

Personal life

Deb lives in New York City.[13] As of 2022, he is married [1].

Works

  • Missed Translations: Meeting the Immigrant Parents Who Raised Me Dey Street Books, 2020. ISBN 9780062936769 [14][15][16][17][18]

References

  1. ^ "Thursday's birthdays". Politico. March 15, 2018. Retrieved 2018-05-26.
  2. ^ Deb, Sopan (July 23, 2017). "'The Big Sick,' South Asian Identity and Me". The New York Times.
  3. ^ Garaffa, Joe; and Mayer, Brian. "Voices of HHS; A trio of enthusiastic seniors has the inside scoop at Howell High School", Asbury Park Press, October 25, 2005. Accessed February 24, 2022. "Howell High School has three excited and enthusiastic teenagers to handle the morning announcements. Seniors Lisa Dibenedetto, 18; Sopan Deb, 17; and Sue David, 17, all of Howell, are the voices at the microphone morning after morning. The trio was selected by the school's administration to represent the student body to deliver school news, sports and class information."
  4. ^ "Sopan Deb (COM '10) Joins The New York Times". Boston University. December 8, 2016.
  5. ^ Savransky, Rebecca (2016-03-17). "Police drop charges against CBS reporter arrested at Trump rally". The Hill. Retrieved 2018-05-25.
  6. ^ Berman, Mark (2016-03-17). "Police drop charges against CBS News journalist arrested after chaotic Trump event". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2018-05-25.
  7. ^ Diamond, Jeremy (March 17, 2016). "First on CNN: Charges dropped against CBS reporter, Chicago police say". CNN.
  8. ^ Barney, Chuck (May 23, 2018). "'Arrested Development' star Jessica Walter says Jeffrey Tambor verbally abused her". The Mercury News.
  9. ^ Chris Gethard; Brett Davis (May 18, 2018). ""Fake Newsies" with Sopan Deb & Diary". The Special Without Brett Davis.
  10. ^ "Sopan Deb Joins The New York Times". The New York Times. November 30, 2016.
  11. ^ Silva, Steve (May 4, 2011). "Documentary: Honoring Bill Russell". The Boston Globe.
  12. ^ Gold, Hadas (November 6, 2016). "16 breakout media stars of 2016". Politico.
  13. ^ Crimaldi, Laura (March 12, 2016). "CBS journalist with Boston ties detained while covering clashes during Friday Trump rally". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 2018-05-26.
  14. ^ Bell, Carla (2020-05-08). "Journalist, comic Sopan Deb handles hard truths of immigration, family with humor in 'Missed Translations'". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 2020-05-25.
  15. ^ Brand, Madeleine (2020-05-19). "After a lonely childhood, journalist forges meaningful connections with immigrant parents". KCRW. Retrieved 2020-05-25.
  16. ^ Rajan, Sujeet (2020-05-25). "Sopan Deb's poignant memoir 'Missed Translations' and Freshman Natasha Subhash is an ITA All-American". News India Times. Retrieved 2020-05-25.
  17. ^ "How I Found Common Ground With My Immigrant Dad on a Tennis Court". The New York Times. 2020-04-27. Retrieved 2020-05-25.
  18. ^ "Sopan Deb on 'Missed Translations' and Found Connections". NPR. 2020-04-21. Retrieved 2020-05-25.