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'''Tal Kopan''' (born 1986) is Washington correspondent for the [San Francisco Chronicle]]<ref>https://www.sfchronicle.com/author/tal-kopan/</ref>and previously was an American political reporter for [[CNN]], where she focused on immigration and cybersecurity.<ref name=CNNBio>{{Cite web|last= |first= |authorlink= [ |title=CNN Bios - Tal Kopan CNN Politics Reporter |publisher=[[CNN]]|date= |url=https://www.cnn.com/profiles/tal-kopan#about |accessdate=April 30, 2018}}</ref> |
'''Tal Kopan''' (born 1986) is Washington correspondent for the [[San Francisco Chronicle]]<ref>https://www.sfchronicle.com/author/tal-kopan/</ref>and previously was an American political reporter for [[CNN]], where she focused on immigration and cybersecurity.<ref name=CNNBio>{{Cite web|last= |first= |authorlink= [ |title=CNN Bios - Tal Kopan CNN Politics Reporter |publisher=[[CNN]]|date= |url=https://www.cnn.com/profiles/tal-kopan#about |accessdate=April 30, 2018}}</ref> |
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==Biography== |
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Tal Kopan | |
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| Born | Tal Teva Kopan 1986 (age 38–39) |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | A.B. University of Chicago |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Spouse | Bryan McMahon |
| Parent(s) | Esther and Raphael Kopan |
Tal Kopan (born 1986) is Washington correspondent for the San Francisco Chronicle[1]and previously was an American political reporter for CNN, where she focused on immigration and cybersecurity.[2]
Biography
Kal Teva Kopan was born in 1987 to a Jewish family in Chicago, Illinois,[3] the daughter of Esther (née Shidlovsky) and Raphael Kopan.[4] Her father was born in Petah Tikva, Israel and served as a infantry lieutenant in the Israel Defense Forces before immigrating to the United States to obtain a PhD at the University of Chicago (where he worked under Elaine Fuchs); he currently works as a professor of developmental biology at Washington University in St. Louis.[4] Kopan was raised in metropolitan Saint Louis, Missouri and graduated with honors with an A.B. from the University of Chicago.[4] She has one sister, Gili Kopan.[4]
During school, Kopan interned as a web producer at WFLD in Chicago and then as a freelance web producer at ABC 7 Chicago where she covered the trial of former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich and the election of Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel.[2] She then went to work for Politico in Washington D.C. as a breaking news reporter and then cybersecurity reporter.[2] She currently works for CNN as a political reporter where she specializes on immigration and cybersecurity.[2]
Kopan was selected as a 2014-2015 National Press Foundation Paul Miller Fellow, was a member of the 2015 class of Journalist Law School at Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, and was a recipient of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, Midwest Chapter's 2008 Ephraim Family Scholarship.[2]
Personal life
She is married to her high school sweetheart, Bryan McMahon.[5]
References
- ^ https://www.sfchronicle.com/author/tal-kopan/
- ^ a b c d e "CNN Bios - Tal Kopan CNN Politics Reporter". CNN. Retrieved April 30, 2018.
- ^ Kopan, Tal (November 19, 2013). "Police: Katherine Harris husband kills self". Truth Frequency Radio.
Tal Kopan is a breaking news reporter for POLITICO. Most recently, Kopan was a Web producer for POLITICO Pro. Prior to joining POLITICO, Kopan worked as a Web producer at Fox Chicago News and as a freelance Web producer at ABC 7 Chicago, where she spent time covering such stories as the trial(s) of former Gov. Rod Blagojevich. Kopan graduated with honors from the University of Chicago with a bachelor's in law, letters and society. On campus, she was editor-in-chief of a features magazine and played four years on the women's ultimate Frisbee team. Also a triathlete, Kopan completed her first half Ironman-distance race in 2013. Born in Chicago but raised in St. Louis, Kopan is a die-hard Bears, Bulls and Cardinals fan but will try to find room in her heart for Washington sports teams.
- ^ a b c d Strait, Julia Evangelou (February 24, 2011). "Washington People: Raphael Kopan - Kopan seeks to discover how cells communicate". Washington University in Saint Louis The Source.
- ^ Mike, Allen (March 31, 2015). "ENGAGED! Tal Kopan to Bryan McMahon". Politico. Retrieved April 30, 2018.
: Bryan, a project manager at Lockheed Martin's Global Vision Center, proposed to Tal, a reporter covering cybsecurity at Politico, on the three-year anniversary of their move to D.C., near the spot on the Tidal Basin where they stopped to process after signing a lease and making the big move three years prior. The high-school sweethearts have been together more than 12 years.