David Westin

David Lawrence Westin
David Westin at the 2012 Texas Book Festival.
Born (1952-07-29) July 29, 1952
Flint, Michigan
Alma mater University of Michigan (J.D.)
Occupation News anchor, former news executive
Spouse(s) Martha Johnson (divorced)
Victoria Peters (divorced)
Sherrie Rollins Westin
Website https://www.bloomberg.com/personalities/david-westin

David Westin is anchor of Bloomberg Daybreak Americas on Bloomberg Television. Previously he was an anchor on Bloomberg GO which Daybreak replaced. He has anchored for Bloomberg since 2015. Born July 29, 1952, to Lawrence Rae Westin and Mary Louise (Holman) Westin. From 2014-2015, he was Principal of Witherbee Holdings, LLC, advising and investing in media companies. He was the President and CEO of NewsRight from 2011 to 2012. Before that, he was president of ABC News (from March 6, 1997, through December 3, 2010), responsible for all aspects of ABC News’ television broadcasts, including World News with Diane Sawyer, Nightline, Good Morning America, 20/20, Primetime, This Week with Christiane Amanpour, and World News Now,[1] and ABC News Radio. During his tenure, ABC News received eleven George Foster Peabody Awards, 13 Alfred I DuPont Awards, four George Polk Awards, more than 40 News and Documentary Emmys, and more than 40 Edward R. Murrow Awards. On September 6, 2010, Westin announced he would retire from ABC, but would remain until the end of the year to give the company time to find a replacement.[2] One news report said Westin was forced out by Disney CEO Robert Iger, but others reported that he had decided to pursue other interests—with one saying that he "got to announce his departure on his own terms."[3][4]

Biography

Westin was raised in a Jewish family[5] in Flint, Michigan, the son of a tool-and-die maker at AC Spark Plug.[6] His father earned a college degree taking night classes and after graduation he took a management position at Ford’s plastics plant in Saline, Michigan.[6] The Westins then moved to Ann Arbor, Michigan where Westin graduated from Pioneer High School.[6] in 1970. He received a BA degree with honors and distinction from the University of Michigan, and a JD degree, summa cum laude, from the University of Michigan Law School in 1977. After graduation, he served as a law clerk to J. Edward Lumbard of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, and later clerked for Lewis F. Powell of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1978 to 1979.

Westin has written the book Exit Interview, about his experiences as president of ABC News. It was released in May 2012.

Personal life

Westin has been married three times.[7] His first wife was Martha (Stubbins) Johnson; they had two daughters,[8] Victoria and Elizabeth. His second wife was Victoria Peters;[9] they had one son,[10] Matthew.[11] Westin is currently married to Sherrie (née Sandy) Rollins Westin[12]. She has an adopted daughter, Lily, from a previous marriage to political strategist Ed Rollins. They have a son, David Palmer, from their union. He is also a grandfather of three.

References

  1. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-07-24. Retrieved 2010-09-07.
  2. ↑ https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/09/06/AR2010090603869.html?hpid=topnews
  3. ↑ Who Pushed ABC News' Chief? by Peter Lauria, The Daily Beast, September 7, 2010 http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2010-09-07/david-westin-resignation-who-pushed-out-abc-news-chief/
  4. ↑ https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/09/06/AR2010090603869.html?hpid=topnews
  5. ↑ Eshman, Rob (July 28, 2005). "Goldberg's List". Jewish Journal.
  6. 1 2 3 Michigan Today: "The dean of network news" June 9, 2010
  7. ↑ The New Yorker: "Bad News" BY JANE MAYER August 14, 2000
  8. ↑ Washington Post: "ABC'S MAN IN THE NEWS" By Lloyd Grove March 21, 1997
  9. ↑ Turner Classic Movies: "David Westin" retrieved May 24, 2016
  10. ↑ Washington Post: "THE RELIABLE SOURCE" by By Ann Gerhart and Annie Groer June 16, 1998
  11. ↑ Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: "Dr. William Hilmer Peters" November 24, 2012
  12. ↑ Tuscaloosa News: "David Westin proposes to ABC Executive" June 16, 1998

Selected publications

  • Westin, David (2012). Exit Interview New York, NY: Sarah Crichton Books, Farrar, Straus and Giroux. ISBN 9781466815568
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