Josh Mankiewicz
{{Short description|American journalist (born 1955)}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Joshua Mankiewicz
| birth_name = Joshua Paul Mankiewicz
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1955|8|27}}
| birth_place = Berkeley, California, U.S.
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| education = Haverford College
| occupation = NBC News correspondent
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| family = Mankiewicz
| spouse = {{marriage|Anh Tu Dang
|2016|}}
| children =
| parents = Frank Mankiewicz
Holly Jolley
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}}
Joshua Paul "Josh" Mankiewicz (born August 27, 1955) is an American journalist, who has been reporting for Dateline NBC since 1995. He has reported for The Today Show and NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams, and Sunday Night with Megyn Kelly. Before moving to NBC, Mankiewicz worked as a producer and reporter for ABC News.
Although he has covered a wide variety of stories, he may be best known for his Dateline NBC report on the Atkins Diet.{{cite news |last1=Katz |first1=A.J. |title=How One Dateline Correspondent Used a Long T.S.A. Line to His Advantage |url=https://www.adweek.com/tvnewser/how-one-dateline-correspondent-used-t-s-a-to-his-advantage/294680 |access-date=December 23, 2018 |work=adweek.com |publisher=Adweek, LLC |date=May 27, 2016 |quote=... is perhaps best known for his report on the Atkins Diet.}} In the piece, he showed his personal progress on the diet, losing upwards of 47 pounds (21 kilograms).{{cite web |title=Dateline: 25 Years of Shows, 25 Years of Drama! |url=https://www.trend-chaser.com/entertainment/tv-show-dateline/?view-all&chrome=1 |website=trendchaser |access-date=December 23, 2018 |date=August 27, 2016 |quote=His most popular story though, is probably his profile on the popular low-carb Atkins diet — which he used to lose more than 47 pounds. }}{{Dead link|date=December 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} In 2006, in addition to his work as a correspondent, he was featured in "The Mank Blog", an irreverent look at what people are talking about online.{{cite news |last1=Burns |first1=George |title=Inside Dateline: The 'Mank blog' |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna10741370 |access-date=December 23, 2018 |publisher=NBCNews.com |date=March 31, 2006 |language=en |quote=Mankiewicz did another outstanding job on this week's "Mank Blog". I find this feature both interesting and informative with a touch of humor.}}
Personal life
Mankiewicz is the son of Holly ({{nee}} Jolley; 1925–2019) and Frank Mankiewicz (1924-2014).{{cite web |url=http://insidedateline.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/05/09/6613955-what-mom-taught-me |title=What Mom taught me... - Inside Dateline |publisher=MSNBC |access-date=2013-12-10 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120401180351/http://insidedateline.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/05/09/6613955-what-mom-taught-me |archive-date=2012-04-01 }} Mankiewicz's father was Robert F. Kennedy's press secretary. His father was Jewish and his mother was raised Mormon but left the church. She worked with the Los Angeles chapter of the NAACP.{{cite web|last=Bonnett |first=Margie |url=http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20082222,00.html |title=Frank Mankiewicz |publisher=People.com |access-date=2013-12-10}} He is the grandson of famed screenwriter Herman Mankiewicz and grand-nephew of screenwriter, producer and director Joseph L. Mankiewicz.{{cite web |url=http://www.turnerclassicmovies.com/thismonth/article/?cid=35501 |title=Ben's Top Pick for December |publisher=Turnerclassicmovies.com |access-date=2013-12-10 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120915090743/http://www.turnerclassicmovies.com/thismonth/article/?cid=35501 |archive-date=2012-09-15 }} He is the older brother of radio personality and Turner Classic Movies prime-time host Ben Mankiewicz. He is a cousin of screenwriter Tom Mankiewicz and of filmmaker/television producer Nick Davis.
Mankiewicz is a 1977 graduate of Haverford College in Haverford, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Philadelphia.{{cite web |url=http://www.haverford.edu/anthropology/alumni/ |title=Haverford College: Department of Anthropology : Welcome |publisher=Haverford.edu |access-date=2013-12-10 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131022113035/https://www.haverford.edu/anthropology/alumni/ |archive-date=2013-10-22 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.today.com/id/3949295/ns/today/t/josh-mankiewicz/ |title=Josh Mankiewicz |publisher=TODAY.com |date=2012-07-13 |access-date=2013-12-10}}
Mankiewicz married Anh Tu Dang in 2016.{{cite news |last1=Diamond |first1=Jamie |title=One T.S.A. Line Worth the Wait |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/29/fashion/weddings/one-tsa-line-worth-the-wait.html |access-date=23 December 2018 |work=The New York Times |date=27 May 2016 |page=ST12 |quote=Anh [Tu] Dang and Josh Mankiewicz were married at the Los Angeles home of his friend Mark Thompson, who officiated.}} She is the CEO of [https://www.careworkshealthservices.com/ CareWorks Health Services], an in home caregiving agency in Orange county, CA and founder of [https://brasstacks.works/ Brasstacks LMS].
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External links
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- [https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna3949295 Josh Mankiewicz biography] at MSNBC
- New York Times: [https://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/29/fashion/weddings/one-tsa-line-worth-the-wait.html?_r=0 One T.S.A. Line Worth the Wait]
- OC Weekly: [https://www.ocweekly.com/josh-mankiewicz-covers-ocs-most-sensational-crimes-as-dateline-nbc-correspondent-7045569/]
- People Magazine: [https://people.com/tv/dateline-26th-anniversary-lester-holt-interview-exclusive/]
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Category:American people of German-Jewish descent
Category:American male journalists
Category:Haverford College alumni
Category:20th-century American journalists
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