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 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.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." In 2010, he graduated from Boston University with a degree in broadcast journalism.
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), Deb was arrested by police and charged with resisting arrest. Police dropped the charges after footage aired depicting the incident, showing Deb had not resisted arrest.
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.
Deb has also worked as a stand-up comedian. He appeared as a guest on The Special Without Brett Davis in 2018.
Awards 2011 - Edward R. Murrow Award for best documentary for Bill Russell: Larger Than Life 2016 - Named as one of the 16 Breakout Media Stars of 2016 by Politico
Personal life Deb lives in New York City. As of 2022, he is married .
Works Missed Translations: Meeting the Immigrant Parents Who Raised Me Dey Street Books, 2020.
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