He later wrote for, produced, and appeared on the WAMI-TV news show, The Times in Miami, Florida, then started The Young Turks on Sirius Satellite Radio. He first worked as a talk show host on a weekend radio show on WWRC in Washington, D.C., and on WRKO in Boston, Massachusetts. Uygur at this time began making articles and statements denying the Armenian Genocide He began his broadcasting career by buying time on a local access channel in Washington, D.C., where he made regular political commentary on his show called The Young Turk. Career Īfter graduating from law school, Uygur worked as an associate attorney at the law firms of Drinker Biddle & Reath in Washington, D.C. He has received a Juris Doctor degree from Columbia Law School. While a student he wrote several articles that he has since disavowed, including a denial of the Armenian genocide and disparaging comments about women. He graduated from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in 1992, where he majored in management, and was on the Student Activities Council representing the Turkish Students Association. Uygur was raised in a secular Muslim household, but became more religious during college before becoming agnostic although he still identifies as a Muslim. He spent the remainder of his upbringing in East Brunswick, New Jersey, and graduated from East Brunswick High School. Uygur was born in Istanbul, Marmara, Turkey, and immigrated with his family to the United States when he was eight years old. He lost both elections, coming in fourth place in both contests with 5.9% of the vote in one race and 6.6% in the other. In 2020, Uygur was a candidate in both the special election as well as the regularly scheduled election for California's 25th congressional district to succeed former Representative Katie Hill, who resigned in 2019. From 2012 to 2013, he was the chief news officer at Current TV, succeeding Keith Olbermann. After leaving MSNBC, Uygur secured another weeknight commentary show on Current TV, which aired from December 5, 2011, to August 15, 2013. From January to June 2011, he hosted a weeknight commentary show on the network he was replaced by Al Sharpton. In addition to hosting The Young Turks, Uygur appeared on MSNBC as a political commentator. He is also a co-founder of Justice Democrats. As a young man, Uygur supported social conservative positions but as his views evolved he began to identify as a progressive.
Before beginning his career as a political commentator, he worked briefly as an associate attorney in Washington, D.C. Uygur is the creator of The Young Turks, an American left wing sociopolitical news and commentary program known for promoting progressive politics and left wing ideals. Cenk Kadir Uygur ( / ˈ dʒ ɛ ŋ k ˈ w iː ɡ ər/ Turkish: born March 21, 1970) is a Turkish American political commentator, media host, attorney, and journalist.
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