Daniel L. Kloeffler (born January 1, 1976) is an American media consultant and television journalist. In 2010, he became

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, a cable-news channel of the

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broadcasting network.

Early life

Kloeffler graduated from Algonac High School in Algonac,

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, in 1994. He graduated from the

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in Durham,

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, in 1999.

Career

He worked at

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-affiliated television station in

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prior to joining

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, a cable-news channel. While at MSNBC, he anchored overnight ''MSNBC Now'' news updates as well as MSNBC's '' First Look'' and broadcast network NBC's ''

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'', both early-morning news programs; Kloeffler left MSNBC in 2009. In 2010, he became a freelance anchor and correspondent for

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, anchoring its ABC News Now channel. Kloeffler later founded The Salt Standard, which provides communication and media training for individuals and organizations.

Personal life

Kloeffler came out as gay live during a broadcast on October 17th, 2011.

References

1976 births 21st-century American journalists American LGBTQ journalists American television news anchors Journalists from Michigan Journalists from New York City LGBTQ people from Michigan Living people MSNBC people NBC News people People from Algonac, Michigan Place of birth missing (living people) University of New Hampshire alumni Writers from New Hampshire {{US-journalist-1970s-stub