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Dave Karger
Born (1973-04-04) April 4, 1973 (age 51)[1]
Yorktown, New York, U.S.
EducationDuke University (BA)
Occupations
Years active1995–present
Employer(s)Entertainment Weekly (1995–2012)
Fandango Media (2012–2016)
Warner Bros. Discovery (2018–present)

Dave Karger (born April 4, 1973) is an American author, entertainment journalist, and television host for Turner Classic Movies.

Biography

Karger was born on April 4, 1973 in Yorktown, New York, within Westchester County. Karger's father was employed with the Fresh Air Fund, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization helping underprivileged children in New York. His mother worked as a public school social worker.[2] At eleven years old, in 1985, Karger watched his first Academy Awards ceremony. He remembered the documentary The Times of Harvey Milk (1984) winning the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.[3] In 1998, Karger graduated cum laude with dual degrees in English and psychology from Duke University.[2][4]

In 1994, he was hired by Entertainment Weekly as a intern.[5] He was eventually promoted to senior writer, publishing over 50 cover stories for the magazine. He also co-hosted the Live from the Red Carpet pre-show in 2011 and 2012, serving as the Academy's official red-carpet greeter on Oscar night, becoming the third person ever to hold the position.[6] The 2011 online broadcast, known as the Oscars Digital Experience, was awarded the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Creative Achievement in Interactive Media.[7] In September 2012, Karger left Entertainment Weekly and joined Fandango Media as a chief correspondent, appearing on Today, Access Hollywood, and E! Entertainment.[8][9] He also hosted the online web series The Frontrunner and Weekend Ticket. The entertainment website TheWrap called him "this generation's mass-media cinematic ambassador".[10]

In 2010, Karger moved to Los Angeles; there, his Entertainment Weekly colleague Sean Smith left his position as host for the Santa Barbara International Film Festival's (SBIFF) Virtuosos ceremony to join the Peace Corps in Africa. Smith suggested Karger as his replacement.[11] In 2015, Karger was the recipient of the Publicists Guilds Press Award honoring the year's outstanding entertainment journalist.[12] A year later, Karger left Fandango Media. Karger told The Hollywood Reporter: "After a fantastic three and a half years launching original video content at Fandango, the time was right to try something new."[13]

In 2007, Karger made his first appearance on Turner Classic Movies, co-hosting a marathon of Best Picture-winning films with Robert Osborne.[2][14] In 2016, he began guest hosting for the network,[15][16] first introducing a marathon block of Olivia de Havilland's films on her centennial birthday.[17] In 2018, Karger and Alicia Malone were jointly announced as full-time hosts for the network,[7] in which he made his first official hosting appearance on March 5.[18] In 2022, Karger began hosting the programming block Musical Matinee on Saturday afternoons ET, with its first installment airing Singin' in the Rain (1952).[16] As of 2024, he hosts the primetime lineup on Mondays and the afternoon lineup on Saturdays.

In 2024, Karger published his first book 50 Oscar Nights. In an interview with The Desert Sun, he explained, "I came up with this concept of '50 Oscar Nights' because I thought it would be a different type of Academy Awards book, and also because I thought it would be fun to do." For the book, he interviewed 50 past Academy Award winners from the past 60 years, detailing how they prepared, how they were feeling throughout the ceremony and what they did to celebrate their wins.[19]

Personal life

Karger is openly gay; in 2014, he was named as one of Out magazine's "Out100".[20][21] He has multiple residencies in Palm Springs, Los Angeles, and New York.[6]

References

  1. ^ Karger, Dave (April 4, 2023). ""Soon you'll be a 50-year-old kid." —Cat on a Hot Tin Roof". Archived from the original on April 9, 2024. Retrieved April 9, 2024 – via Facebook.
  2. ^ a b c Grifiths, John (2020). "Class Acts". Emmy Magazine. No. 3. Archived from the original on April 24, 2024. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
  3. ^ Ring, Trudy (March 9, 2024). "Out TCM host Dave Karger dives into 50 Oscar winners' big nights in new book". The Advocate. Archived from the original on March 9, 2024. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
  4. ^ "Dave Karger". Duke University. Archived from the original on August 14, 2021. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
  5. ^ Dobin, Marenah (January 11, 2015). "Who's Dave Karger? Learn More About the E! Host". Bustle. Archived from the original on August 5, 2020. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
  6. ^ a b "Member Profile: Dave Karger". Critics Choice Association. Archived from the original on August 22, 2022. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
  7. ^ a b Gardner, Chris (March 2, 2018). "Alicia Malone, Dave Karger Join TCM as Full-Time Hosts". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on August 9, 2022. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
  8. ^ Fleming Jr., Michael (September 27, 2012). "Fandango Lures EW's Oscar Guru Dave Karger". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on August 30, 2014. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
  9. ^ "Fandango Appoints Dave Karger, 17-Year Entertainment Weekly Veteran & Oscars Expert, As Its Chief Correspondent" (Press release). Fandango. September 27, 2012. Archived from the original on April 9, 2024. Retrieved April 9, 2024 – via PR Newswire.
  10. ^ Glazer, Mikey (February 26, 2017). "Oscars: Guide to Hollywood's Top Viewing Parties". TheWrap. Archived from the original on February 21, 2017. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
  11. ^ Drown, Michelle (January 14, 2020). "Dave Karger Talks to the Virtuosos". Santa Barbara Independent (Interview). Archived from the original on January 16, 2020. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
  12. ^ "Publicist Guild Awards Winners Announced". Deadline Hollywood. February 20, 2015. Archived from the original on February 21, 2015. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
  13. ^ Feinberg, Scott (April 28, 2016). "Dave Karger, Awards Expert and On-Air Personality, Exits Fandango (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on April 9, 2024. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
  14. ^ Turner Classic Movies (April 14, 2024). "Before he was a TCM host, Dave Karger appeared on the network with Robert Osborne in 2007. He presented a night of Best Picture Academy Award winning films". Retrieved April 24, 2024 – via Facebook.
  15. ^ "Dave Karger". Turner Classic Movies. Archived from the original on April 9, 2024. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
  16. ^ a b "TCM To Launch New Franchise Musical Matinee Hosted by Dave Karger" (Press release). Warner Bros. Discovery. October 20, 2022. Archived from the original on April 9, 2024. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
  17. ^ @davekarger (July 26, 2020). "My very first @TCM hosting assignment was our Star of the Month tribute to Olivia de Havilland for her 100th birthday in 2016. The Snake Pit. The Heiress. To Each His Own. In This Our Life. I was then and will forever be mesmerized by her beautifully expressive face" (Tweet). Archived from the original on July 26, 2020. Retrieved April 9, 2024 – via Twitter.
  18. ^ Littleton, Cynthia (April 9, 2019). "TCM at 25: Ben Mankiewicz on How to Make the Perfect Introduction". Variety. Archived from the original on April 9, 2019. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
  19. ^ Sasic, Ema (January 24, 2024). "Ahead of Rancho Mirage Writers Festival, Dave Karger talks writing '50 Oscar Nights'". Desert Sun. Archived from the original on January 25, 2024. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
  20. ^ "OUT100: Dave Karger". Out Magazine. November 10, 2014. Archived from the original on November 14, 2014. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
  21. ^ Bromberger, Brian (March 22, 2022). "And the Oscar goes to... TCM host Dave Karger on film faves and Academy Award best bets". Bay Area Reporter. Archived from the original on July 6, 2022. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
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