Jonathan Capehart is an American Journalist and television personality. He was born on born July 2, 1967, in Newark, New Jersey, the United States of America to Margaret Capehart, his mother. He grew up in Hazlet, New Jersey, and Newark, New Jersey. He is a professional journalist and a well-known tv celebrity. He is also the host of the tv program ‘The Sunday Show with Jonathan Capehart on MSNBC aired on December 13, 2020.

He was born with the Zodiac sign Cancer. He was working as a researcher for NBC’s Today Show prior to his work at ‘The Washington Post and MSNBC’.  He also hosts the ‘Cape Up podcast, in which he talks to newsmakers about race, religion, age, gender, and cultural identity in politics. His sexual orientation is male and is married to Nick Schmit.

Jonathan’s early And Academic Life

Jonathan, listed as the most famous journalist was born to Margaret Capehart on July 2, 1967, in Hazlet, New Jersey, United States of America. He spent most of up in Hazlet, New Jersey, and Newark, New Jersey.

He went to schooling in his hometown and attended high school in Saint Benedict’s Preparatory School located in New Jersey 07102 United States. There is not much information revealed by him regarding his academic grades. It is known that he received his BA in political science from Carleton College in Northfield Minnesota

Career of Capehart

Capehart is an American journalist and Tv personality. He was working as a researcher for NBC’s The Today Show before he worked for ‘The Washington Post and MSNBC’. He started working from a very young age. He was the youngest-ever member of the newspaper’s editorial board at the time he was hired to work in New York Daily News from 1993 to 2000.

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He left the Daily News in 2000 to work at Bloomberg News. Capehart advised and wrote speeches for Michael Bloomberg during his 2001 New York City mayor run. He returned to the New York Daily News in 2002, serving as deputy editor of the editorial page until 2004. Capehart joined the global public relations company Hill & Knowlton in December 2004 as a Senior Vice President and senior counselor of public affairs.

He joined The Washington Post as a journalist and member of its editorial board in 2007. He is contributing as a commentator for MSNBC.

Capehart replaced Mark Shields in the Friday political commentary segment on the PBS NewsHour starting in January 2021.

Famous journalist Capehart became associate editor of The Washington Post on March 30, 2022.

Podcasts and Tv shows

The Tv personality, Capehart hosts a podcast named Cape Up podcast. He talks to newsmakers about race, religion, age, gender, and cultural identity in politics in the show. He also began guest hosting at WNYC radio show Midday(formerly known as The Leonard Lopate Show)  on WNYC in 2018. He hosted the premiere episode of The Sunday Show with Jonathan Capehart on MSNBC on December 13, 2020.

Awards and honors

Capehart has received many awards and honors for his contribution to Journalism and for supporting the same-gender relationship. He was a key contributor to a New York Daily News staff entry that received the Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing in 1999.

He also received Esteem Honoree, a distinction given to individuals in recognition of efforts in supporting the African American and LGBT communities in the areas of entertainment, media, civil rights, business, and art in 2011.

He was among the fifty heroes “leading the nation toward equality, acceptance, and dignity for all people” by QWERTY on the 50th anniversary of the first LGBTQ Pride parade in June 2020.

Jonathan Capehart’s Personal Life And Relationship

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The picture includes Jonathan Capehart and Nick Schmit Source: Earn the necklace

Jonathan dated Nick Schmit, her boyfriend for over more than 5 years before the love birds decided to get engaged. The romantic partner first met in 2011. They were introduced by the husband of Jed Hastings, president of the Human Rights Campaign. Capehart and Schmit got engaged in May 2016 after Jonathan proposed to nick to take their relationship to next level during their vacation on the Amalfi Coast in Positano, Italy. After the engagement, the romantic couple decided to get married. Capehart and Schmit were married by former U.S. attorney general Eric Holder on January 7, 2017.

Nick Schmit -husband of Jonathan

Schmit is a former assistant chief of protocol at the US State Department for which he worked during the tenure of the Us secretary of State Hillary Clinton. He is working as Global Public Affairs Strategist currently. He was born on December 30, 1980, in the United States Of America. He is of Caucasian ethnicity despite the fact that he holds American citizenship. Upon completing primary and secondary education, Nick graduated from the University of North Dakota.

Margaret Capehart -Mother Of Jonathan

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the picture includes Jonathan Capehart and his mother Margaret Capehart Source: the Twitter account of Jonathan

The tv celebrity Jonathan is the son of Margaret. He has not revealed information about his father and is unknown. She has shared an intergenerational conversation about raising black boys on a podcast with Tai Hall, author of “#LunchboxChronicles,”.

Active On Social Media Platform?

Renowned journalist and, television personality Capehart is active on the central social media platform. He has huge followers on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.

Capehart goes by the username @capehartj on Instagram. He has above 36k followers on Instagram. Similarly, on Twitter, he has massive followers of above 468k and goes by the username @capehartj. He also has a Facebook account with the name Jonathan Capehart.

His indulgence on social media is often. He keeps on posting about his professional and daily life activities, Costars, and recent work.

Is Her Husband on Social Media?

Nick has above 18 followers on Twitter. He is not seen active on Instagram and Facebook as there are no authenticated accounts with his username. The husband of popular tv celebrity, nick has a LinkedIn account with more than 500 connections. This is Nick’s LinkedIn contact information.

Net Worth

Jonathan Capehart is estimated to have amassed quite a huge fortune of $3 million. He has accumulated his wealth from different print and. Jonathan is one of the richest journalists & listed as the most popular Journalist. The salary of Jonathan is expected to be $65 thousand. The couple is living a luxurious life in a lavish way. Jonathan has gained this fortune through his professional career.

Capehart became associate editor of The Washington Post on March 30, 2022. He was working as a researcher for NBC’s The Today Show before he worked for ‘The Washington Post and MSNBC’.

Speaking of his husband Nick, He also may have amassed a huge fortune but it is not revealed by him. Mr. Schimit is the former assistant chief of protocol at the US State Department for which he worked during the tenure of the Us secretary of State Hillary Clinton. He is working as Global Public Affairs Strategist currently.

The salary of Global Public Affairs is estimated to be $168,864 per year. He also worked as a consultant for Clinton Foundation. After that, he worked for Hillary for America as a compliance director.

The couple is living in a duplex in Washington together. Jonathan and Nick are living a lavish and comfortable life.

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