Robert Costa Biography
Robert Costa is an award winning journalist currently working as the chief election & campaign correspondent for CBS News and covers national politics and American democracy. He joined the network in 2022.
Robert Costa Career
Costa is based in Washington D.C. and is a regular contributor to the “CBS Evening News,” “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” “CBS Mornings,” and “CBS News Sunday Morning,” as well as to CBS News 24/7 programs such as “America Decides.” In addition, he is a frequent guest anchor for news programs on the CBS Television Network. Costa has also interviewed high-profile leaders ranging from President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris to former President Donald Trump and the speaker of the House of Representatives.
Moreover, in August 2024 he sat down with President Biden for an exclusive interview for “CBS News Sunday Morning.” It was the President’s first interview since he made his historic announcement that he would not seek reelection. It was the first time a television journalist was ever invited to interview a President inside the White House residence.
Costa and his colleagues at “CBS News Sunday Morning” won an Emmy Award at the 44th News and Documentary Emmy Awards in 2023. He was quoted for his work as a contributing correspondent to the show, which won for “Outstanding Recorded News Program.”
Prior to joining CBS News in 2022, Costa and reporting legend Bob Woodward co-wrote “Peril,” a book published by Simon & Schuster in September 2021. The book documented the tumultuous transition between the Trump presidency and the Biden presidency and was a No. 1 New York Times bestseller. Furthermore, the book was also cited in congressional subpoenas issued by the House committee investigating the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.
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He worked as a national political reporter at The Washington Post for seven years with colleagues on multiple investigations and covered Congress, the White House, and campaigns. Costa also served as a lead host of “Post Live,” the Post’s live interview series featuring his in-depth conversations with newsmakers and cultural figures.
In addition, he served as the moderator and managing editor of “Washington Week” on PBS for over three years. The respected prime-time news program, which features discussions with top national reporters on Friday nights, is one of the longest-running shows on television. During Costa’s tenure, The Associated Press called the broadcast “satisfyingly wonkish and amid a TV sea of partisan megaphones especially important.”
He was a political analyst for NBC News and MSNBC, appearing on “Morning Joe,” “Today,” “Meet the Press” and “The 11th Hour,” among other programs from 2015 to 2020.
He was born in Richmond, Virginia but raised in Lower Makefield Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Costa graduated with honors with a Bachelor’s Degree in American Studies from the University of Notre Dame in 2008 where he is a former trustee. He also holds a Master’s Degree in Politics from the University of Cambridge. Costa has also served as a non-resident scholar at the University of Virginia’s Center for Politics where his work focuses on American democracy and journalism
Robert Costa Age
Costa was born in Richmond, Virginia on 14 October, 1985 and is now 39 years old as of 2024.
Robert Costa Height
He stands at an approximate height of 5 feet 10 inches (1.77m) tall.
Robert Costa Education
Costa graduated with honors with a Bachelor’s Degree in American Studies from the University of Notre Dame in 2008 where he is a former trustee. He also holds a Master’s Degree in Politics from the University of Cambridge. Costa has also served as a non-resident scholar at the University of Virginia’s Center for Politics where his work focuses on American democracy and journalism
Robert Costa Family
He was born in Richmond, Virginia but raised in Lower Makefield Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Costa’s parents are both attorneys Anne Dillon Marie Dalton and Thomas Eugene Costa. His father worked as an attorney for pharmaceutical company Bristol Myers Squibb. He has three siblings, two brothers James and Tim Costa and a sister, Ellen Costa and is of partial Italian descent.
Robert Costa Wife
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Robert Costa Children
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