Matt Gutman
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Early Life and Education
Matt Gutman was born in 1977 in Westfield, New Jersey, to parents Sharon and Paul Gutman. He has an older sister named Rachel. Gutman attended Williams College, graduating in 1999.
Quick Facts
- Birth Date
- 5 Dec, 1977
- Age
- 42 yrs
- Occupations
- Journalist
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- Citizenship
- United States of America
- Birth Place
- Westfield
- Education
- Williams College
- Gender
- Male
- Description
- TV personality
- Twitter Id
- MattgutmanABC
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Career Beginnings and International Reporting
Before joining ABC News, Gutman spent over seven years as a Jerusalem-based reporter, covering major conflicts in the Middle East. He began reporting from the region shortly after the outbreak of the Iraq War in 2003. He was among the first journalists to report from Fallujah on the use of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) against U.S. troops. Gutman also covered the capture of Saddam Hussein in 2003, reporting for several international news outlets.
Between 2000 and 2001, Gutman worked as a freelance journalist across Africa and Latin America. His first published article appeared in the Buenos Aires Herald in 2000.
ABC News Career
Gutman joined ABC News in 2008, initially serving as a correspondent for ABC News Radio based in Miami. During his early years with the network, he covered major events such as the 2008 U.S. presidential election, the 2010 Haiti earthquake, and the 2008 Beijing Olympics. He also anchored ABC’s coverage of several space shuttle launches.
