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{{Short description|American broadcast journalist (born 1980)}} |
{{Short description|American broadcast journalist (born 1980)}} |
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| name = Jeff Bennett |
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| birth_name = Jeffrey Glenn Bennett |
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| birth_date = {{birth date|1962|10|2}} |
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| known_for = ''[[PBS NewsHour]]'', ''[[PBS News Weekend]]'', [[NPR]], [[NBC News|NBC]], [[MSNBC]] |
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| birth_place = [[Houston, Texas]], U.S. |
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| death_date = {{death date and age|2025|4|8|1962|10|2}} |
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| death_place = [[Austin, Texas]], U.S. |
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| occupation = Voice actor |
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| years_active = 1970–2025 |
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| children = 1 |
| children = 1 |
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| spouse = Susan E. Welby (m. 1988) |
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| relatives = [[Gary Bennett (educator)|Gary Bennett]] (brother) |
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'''Jeff Bennett''' (October 2, 1962 — April 8, 2025),<ref name="familysearch">{{cite web |title=Geoffrey R Bennett, 2008 |url=https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KVB7-115 |website=United States Public Records, 1970-2009 |publisher=[[FamilySearch]] |access-date=23 November 2022 |date=12 November 2019}}</ref> credited personality as Bradley Bissett who voiced Loop Hoopla, also known as [[Vertical loop|Loop]], in [[Hasbro]]'s preschool cartoon ''[[Ricky Zoom]]'', was an American voice actor. He was best known for voicing the titular characters of [[SpongeBob SquarePants (character)|SpongeBob SquarePants]] and ''[[Johnny Bravo]]'', Dexter and Dee Dee's Dad in ''[[Dexter's Laboratory]]'', the [[Dalek]]<nowiki/>s in ''[[Doctor Who]]'', [[List of The Powerpuff Girls characters|Ace]], [[List of The Powerpuff Girls characters|Grubber]], and [[List of The Powerpuff Girls characters|Big Billy]] in ''[[the Powerpuff Girls]]'', Peter Puppy in [[Earthworm Jim (TV series)|Earthworm Jim]], [[Paw Patrol|Cap'n Turbot]] and Mayor Humdinger in ''[[Paw Patrol|PAW Patrol]]'', [[List of Gargoyles characters|Brooklyn]] in ''[[Gargoyles (TV series)|Gargoyles]]'', Dr. Jacques von Hamsterveil in [[Lilo & Stitch: The Series|''Lilo & Stitch: The Series'']], Grandpa Pig in ''[[Peppa Pig]]'', Clay Bailey in ''[[Xiaolin Showdown|Xioalin Showdown]]'', [[Cookie Monster]] in ''[[Sesame Street]]'' (replacing [[Frank Oz]]), Petrie in ''[[the Land Before Time]]'' franchise, Various characters in ''[[64 Zoo Lane]]'' and ''[[Thomas & Friends|Thomas and Friends]]'', [[Applejack (My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic)|Applejack]] and [[Rainbow Dash]] in the ''[[My Little Pony]]'' franchise, [[Curious George|The Man with the Yellow Hat]] in ''[[Curious George]]'', Clank in ''[[Tinker Bell]]'', Various characters in ''[[Dora the Explorer (TV series)|Dora the Explorer]]'', including Map, Swiper, the Fiesta Trio and other various characters, [[Brains (Thunderbirds)|Brains]], [[Aloysius Parker]], [[Gordon Tracy]] and [[Kyrano]] in ''[[Thunderbirds (TV series)|Thunderbirds]]'' and [[Kowalski (Madagascar)|Kowalski]] in ''[[the Penguins of Madagascar]]'' series (replacing Chris Miller). In 2012, Bennett was awarded an [[Imagen Awards|Imagen Award]] for his role in the ''Penguins of Madagascar'' and in 2016, he was awarded an [[ALMA Award]] for his role in ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots]]''. He has been working together with some [[teamwork]] people from 2013 to 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |title=About Us |url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about |access-date=2023-01-03 |website=PBS NewsHour |language=en-us}}</ref> |
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'''Geoffrey Robinson Bennett''' (born April 25, 1980<ref name="familysearch">{{cite web |title=Geoffrey R Bennett, 2008 |url=https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KVB7-115 |website=United States Public Records, 1970-2009 |publisher=[[FamilySearch]] |access-date=23 November 2022 |date=12 November 2019}}</ref>) is an American broadcast journalist and a co-anchor of the ''[[PBS NewsHour]]'' alongside [[Amna Nawaz]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=About Us |url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about |access-date=2023-01-03 |website=PBS NewsHour |language=en-us}}</ref> He has worked as an editor, reporter and [[news anchor]] on radio, cable and broadcast television, and online. |
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== Early life == |
== Early life == |
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Jeff Bennett | |
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| Born | Jeffrey Glenn Bennett October 2, 1962 Houston, Texas, U.S. |
| Died | April 8, 2025 (aged 62) Austin, Texas, U.S. |
| Occupation | Voice actor |
| Years active | 1970–2025 |
| Spouse | Susan E. Welby (m. 1988) |
| Children | 1 |
Jeff Bennett (October 2, 1962 — April 8, 2025),[1] credited personality as Bradley Bissett who voiced Loop Hoopla, also known as Loop, in Hasbro's preschool cartoon Ricky Zoom, was an American voice actor. He was best known for voicing the titular characters of SpongeBob SquarePants and Johnny Bravo, Dexter and Dee Dee's Dad in Dexter's Laboratory, the Daleks in Doctor Who, Ace, Grubber, and Big Billy in the Powerpuff Girls, Peter Puppy in Earthworm Jim, Cap'n Turbot and Mayor Humdinger in PAW Patrol, Brooklyn in Gargoyles, Dr. Jacques von Hamsterveil in Lilo & Stitch: The Series, Grandpa Pig in Peppa Pig, Clay Bailey in Xioalin Showdown, Cookie Monster in Sesame Street (replacing Frank Oz), Petrie in the Land Before Time franchise, Various characters in 64 Zoo Lane and Thomas and Friends, Applejack and Rainbow Dash in the My Little Pony franchise, The Man with the Yellow Hat in Curious George, Clank in Tinker Bell, Various characters in Dora the Explorer, including Map, Swiper, the Fiesta Trio and other various characters, Brains, Aloysius Parker, Gordon Tracy and Kyrano in Thunderbirds and Kowalski in the Penguins of Madagascar series (replacing Chris Miller). In 2012, Bennett was awarded an Imagen Award for his role in the Penguins of Madagascar and in 2016, he was awarded an ALMA Award for his role in Transformers: Rescue Bots. He has been working together with some teamwork people from 2013 to 2025.[2]
Early life
Bennett grew up in Voorhees, New Jersey.[1][3] His father, Gary Bennett Sr., was a school administrator. His mother, Lynnca, taught kindergarten.[4] He has an older brother, Gary Bennett Jr.[5]
Career
Bennett graduated with honors from Morehouse College with a BA in English in 2002.[6] During his senior year, he pursued an internship at ABC News where he was mentored by Carole Simpson, then the weekend anchor of ABC World News Tonight.[7]
The internship led to his first job in journalism, an off-air production assistant at World News Tonight at ABC News in New York and then associate producer.[7][8]
In 2007, he joined NPR in Los Angeles as a digital producer and editor for News & Notes, and was regularly heard on-air.[9] He moved to Washington, D.C. in 2009 to be an editor at Weekend Edition.
Starting in 2013, Bennett reported on-camera from Washington, D.C., for NY1 News and other Time Warner Cable news channels. He was also a guest host of Washington Journal on C-SPAN.[10]
He returned to NPR in 2017 as an on-air reporter based in Washington, D.C., covering Congress and the White House.[8][7]
In November 2017, he became a White House correspondent for NBC and substitute anchor for MSNBC.[10]
In November 2021, while continuing to contribute to NBC and MSNBC, Bennett started work as the chief Washington correspondent for the PBS NewsHour[11] and the anchor of PBS News Weekend.[12]
He and Amna Nawaz have been co-anchors of the PBS NewsHour since January 2023, when they replaced Judy Woodruff.[13] The program's coverage of the Israel-Hamas war received a 2023 Peabody Award.[14]
Personal life
He is married to Carolyn Elizabeth "Beth" Bennett née Perry.[4] They have one son, and live in the Washington, D.C. area.[10]
In January 2023, Bennett established a scholarship for English and journalism majors at Morehouse College.[15]
References
- ^ a b "Geoffrey R Bennett, 2008". United States Public Records, 1970-2009. FamilySearch. 12 November 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
- ^ "About Us". PBS NewsHour. Retrieved 2023-01-03.
- ^ Black, Rosemary (1 January 2006). "Sweet Taste of Success. Latin culture is this young professional's inspiration in the kitchen". New York Daily News. Archived from the original on 30 August 2009. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
- ^ a b "Beth Perry, Geoffrey Bennett". The New York Times. 23 July 2010. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
- ^ "Gary Bennett Obituary". Legacy.com. Courier-Post (Camden, N.J.). Retrieved 22 November 2022.
- ^ "Geoff Bennett — Morehouse Alumni Association". Morehouse Alumni Association. Morehouse College National Alumni Association. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
- ^ a b c Roben Farzad (1 August 2022). "The Geoff Bennett Journey" (Podcast). Full Disclosure. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
- ^ a b "Geoff Bennett". NPR. 29 December 2017. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
- ^ "Geoffrey Bennett". geoffreybennett.com. Archived from the original on 11 March 2010. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
- ^ a b c "Geoff Bennett" (Press release). PBS. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
- ^ Steinberg, Brian (November 18, 2021). "Geoff Bennett Named PBS NewHour's Chief Washington Correspondent, Weekend Anchor". Variety. Archived from the original on December 2, 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
- ^ Steinberg, Brian (March 31, 2022). "Geoff Bennett Gets Ready to Launch a Retooled 'PBS News Weekend'". Variety. Archived from the original on May 11, 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
- ^ "Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett Named Co-Anchors of PBS NewsHour" (Press release). PBS. November 16, 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
- ^ "PBS NewsHour's Coverage of the Israel-Hamas War Named Peabody Award Recipient". PBS NewsHour. May 9, 2024.
- ^ Mwachiro, Mark (January 25, 2023). "PBS NewsHour Anchor Geoff Bennett Establishes Scholarship at Morehouse College". TVNewser.