Carl Cameron (born September 22, 1961 as Karl Emil Othmar Lamberg-Karlovsky
, Alumni, New Hampshire Association of Broadcasters

at the

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, August 9, 2011.) is an American journalist and was a reporter for

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for two decades. In 2019 he founded the progressive news aggregator, ''Front Page Live'', where he is chief political correspondent. Wemple, Erik
"Ex-Fox Newser Carl Cameron takes his 'unfinished business' to progressive startup"
''The Washington Post'', June 24, 2019; an
"Masthead"
''Front Page Live'', accessed June 25, 2019

Life and career

As a child Cameron spent time in

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, where his Jewish father C.C. Lamberg-Karlovsky, a distinguished member of the Harvard faculty, worked as an archaeologist.Christopher Ketcham
"The Israeli 'art student' mystery"
, '' Salon'', May 7, 2002. He grew up in

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and attended

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. He began his media career in 1985 at radio stations

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and

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, first being hired as a salesman at WFEA and breaking into broadcasting when the weather man was sick one day.Jeremy W. Peters
"A Reporter Who’s Part of the Story"
''

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'', August 30, 2012. Later he worked as political director for

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, the

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affiliate in Manchester. In 1995,

hired Cameron, and he covered the 1996 presidential election. He joined Fox News full-time as its first Capitol Hill Correspondent in 1996 and has since covered every presidential election;

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dubbed him "Campaign Carl" and he is often introduced on-air by that nickname. After the

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, Fox News named Cameron its first Chief Political Correspondent, and after the 2004 elections, he was named its first Chief White House Correspondent. In June 2006, Cameron returned to his job as Chief Political Correspondent to cover the 2006 midterm elections and prepare for the 2008 presidential campaign. Stories he has broken include

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's 1976 drunk driving arrest,Eric Boehlert
"Rewriting history"
, ''Salon'', July 23, 2004. as well as

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's involvement in wiretapping US officials leading up to 9/11. On August 22, 2017, Cameron announced his retirement from Fox News. In June 2019, he founded the progressive news aggregator, ''Front Page Live'', together with

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, its Editor-in-Chief, Laura Dawn, Sunny Hundal,

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, his wife Moira Hopkins, and others. Cameron serves as Chief Political Correspondent.

Reception

As a radio reporter in New Hampshire, Cameron was several times named a top reporter by the state Associated Press Broadcasters Association; both ''

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'' and ''

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'' described him as "smart" and "brash". In 2004, Cameron posted a news story on the Fox News website that included fabricated quotes from

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, in which the Senator purportedly called himself a "metrosexual" and Bush a "cowboy". Fox News spokesman Paul Schur later said it was intended to be an internal joke not for publication, and the network apologized for the piece. Cameron was reprimanded. In June 2009, ''

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'' named Cameron one of the top 50 journalists in the nation's capital, saying: " ayers on both sides of the aisle trust 'Campaign Carl' and know that his reporting is second to none."Garrett M. Graff
"50 Top Journalists 2009"
''

'', June 1, 2009. A 2012 profile in ''

'' described Cameron as a very hard-working journalist often considered "a member of the home team" at Republican campaign events, yet characterized by reporters from rival networks as collegial and unbiased in his reporting. His "less polished" appearance was said to contrast with that of other Fox reporters;

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, an avowed fan of Cameron's, quipped, " ’s nice to see that there are other guys in TV who didn't get there for their looks".

Personal life

Cameron is married to Moira Hopkins, a former technician for Fox News who accompanied him on the campaign trail and now works with him as Executive Producer at ''Front Page Live''.

References

External links

Bio on FoxNews.com
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