Jarrett Bellini (born October 3, 1978) is an American writer and journalist.
Career
In January 2004, Bellini joined
CNN
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in Atlanta, and in June 2006 began writing and hosting a video podcast called ''The Gryst'' on
CNN.Com
Cable News Network (CNN) is a multinational news organization operating, most notably, a website and a TV channel headquartered in Atlanta. Founded in 1980 by American media proprietor Ted Turner and Reese Schonfeld as a 24-hour cable new ...
. On July 26, 2007, after 57 episodes, ''The Gryst'' officially became ''News of the Absurd''. In April 2009, Bellini began hosting a regular ''Daily Distraction'' segment for CNN.com LIVE, sharing interesting and offbeat web videos. Both ''News of the Absurd'' and ''Daily Distraction'' aired on CNN.com until November 2009.
Starting in June 2012, Bellini began writing a weekly column for CNN Digital called "Apparently This Matters" where he examines "trending topics in social media and random items of interest on the interwebs."
In December 2014, Bellini joined
CNBC
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.
In November 2015, he launched an "Apparently This Matters" interview series on
YouTube
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.
Personal
Bellini was born and raised in
Phoenix, Arizona
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, and is the younger brother of ''
Wall Street Journal
''The Wall Street Journal'' (''WSJ''), also referred to simply as the ''Journal,'' is an American newspaper based in New York City. The newspaper provides extensive coverage of news, especially business and finance. It operates on a subscriptio ...
'' correspondent
Jason Bellini. He graduated in 2001 from
American University
The American University (AU or American) is a Private university, private University charter#Federal, federally chartered research university in Washington, D.C., United States. Its main campus spans 90-acres (36 ha) on Ward Circle, in the Spri ...
. Bellini is a bass guitarist, and has played in the past with the former local Atlanta band Animal & the Evolvers. He is of Italian and Jewish descent.
References
External links
www.JarrettBellini.com:: Jarrett's Website
American University School of Communication alumni
Living people
1978 births
Jewish American journalists
American writers of Italian descent
21st-century American journalists
21st-century American Jews
Delta Chi members
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