Steve Kornacki

Stephan Joseph Kornacki Jr. (born August 22, 1979) is an American political journalist, writer, and television host. Kornacki is a national political correspondent for NBC News. He has written articles for Salon, The New York Observer, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, the New York Daily News, the New York Post, The Boston Globe, and The Daily Beast. Kornacki was the multimedia anchor and data analyst for much of MSNBC's The Place for Politics campaign coverage, airing throughout 2016. 2Early life Kornacki was born in Groton, Massachusetts, to Stephan Joseph Kornacki Sr. and Anne Ramonas. He is of Lithuanian and Polish descent, and has an older sister, Kathryn Kornacki, who is currently a professor at Caldwell University. 2Career Kornacki attended Boston University. He started his journalism career as a reporter for PoliticsNJ.com, a New Jersey political news site owned by David Wildstein, where he worked from 2002-0