David Shuster has been the reporter-on-the-ground at some of the most momentous events of the last twenty years. From his time as a correspondent in Little Rock covering Whitewater long before it was a national story, to his reporting from Biloxi when the eye of Hurricane Katrina turned suddenly east towards Mississippi, to being at the Pentagon on September 11, 2001, he has been the eyes and ears at the scene when major stories were happening. A speaker exclusively represented by Leading Authorities, David Shuster gives audiences the benefit of his years of reportage, his entertaining and detailed storytelling ability, and the knowledge that comes from covering the Washington’s most influential newsmakers.

The Reporter On the Spot. From his very first day of employment at CNN as an assignment editor, Shuster has been at the intersection between crucial events and the media which reports them to America. His first night at CNN’s Washington affiliate was the night of the FBI’s bust of former DC mayor Marion Barry. He covered the 2000 Florida recount for Fox News and when he moved to MSNBC a few years later, he began producing stories for Hardball with Chris Matthews. In 2008, Shuster anchored MSNBC’s 4:00 p.m. broadcast and served as regular back-up host for Hardball with Chris Matthews, Countdown with Keith Olbermann, and 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. The Emmy-award winning Shuster anchored the network’s breaking news coverage, including reports on the Mumbai terror attacks and nine straight hours of live coverage of Hurricane Ike as the storm came ashore and threatened Houston.

Keeping Tabs on Washington. In addition to his six-year stint as MSNBC’s “Hardball correspondent,” Shuster has also reported for NBC Nightly News and Today and has traveled extensively for NBC News and MSNBC. He reported live from Doha, Qatar, at the start of the Iraq war; Baghdad, Iraq, during Iraq’s first elections; Rome, Italy, during the convocation of the new Pope; and Biloxi, Mississippi as the eye of Hurricane Katrina passed overhead. In August 2006, Shuster was awarded the prestigious “Bugle Award” by the Disabled American Veterans, which recognizes journalists who bring attention to disabled veterans. Shuster won for his extensive coverage of the 2005 National Disabled American Veterans Winter Sports Clinic in Aspen, Colorado that included an hour long special that aired on MSNBC.

More About David Shuster. From 1996-2002, Shuster was a Washington, DC, based correspondent for the Fox News Channel. He led Fox’s coverage of U.S. military operations in Afghanistan. During the Clinton administration, Shuster led Fox’s coverage of the Clinton investigations including “Whitewater,” the Monica Lewinsky scandal, the Starr report, and the Senate impeachment trial. From 1994-1996, Shuster was a political reporter for KATV (ABC) Little Rock, Arkansas. He led the station’s coverage of “Whitewater,” including the indictments, trial, and convictions of Arkansas Governor Jim Guy Tucker. Shuster’s reporting on a manufactured housing scandal earned him a regional Emmy Award for investigative journalism. Shuster began his journalism career in CNN’s Washington, DC, bureau. From 1990-1994, he was an assignment editor and field producer, helping CNN cover the Persian Gulf War and the 1992 Presidential election campaign. Shuster is a native of Bloomington, Indiana, and he graduated with honors from the University of Michigan.