Gary Tuchman

Gary Tuchman (born October 2, 1960) is a retired American television reporter who worked for cable news channel CNN.^[2]

Gary Tuchman
Born	(1960-10-02) October 2, 1960 (age 64)
Education	Pascack Valley High School,[1] New Jersey
Alma mater	Boston University
Occupation	Reporter
Employer	CNN (formerly)
Spouse	Katherine M. Stark
Parent	Ronald E. Tuchman

Early life and education

Tuchman's father, Ronald E. Tuchman, was CEO of Child World, which was the 2nd largest toy store in the US at the time.^[3][4]

Tuchman was educated at Pascack Valley High School, a public high school in the borough of Hillsdale, New Jersey, from which he graduated in 1978,^[1] followed by Boston University, from which he gained a Bachelor of Science degree in broadcast journalism.^[5]

Career

Before joining CNN in 1990, Tuchman worked for five years as an anchor and reporter at WPEC, a television station in West Palm Beach, Florida, where he specialized in political reporting.^[2][6]

He was a staff correspondent for CNN's primetime show Anderson Cooper 360°.^[2] Tuchman has also made regular appearances as a correspondent during CNN's New Year's Eve Live (which is co-hosted by Cooper), usually being assigned to smaller and more offbeat events alongside his daughter Lindsay. On April 24, 2025 Tuchman announced on a social media post on Instagram he was departing the network, retiring after 35 years with CNN and moved on.^[7][8][9]

Personal life

In 1990, Tuchman married Katherine M. Stark in a Jewish ceremony at the Waldorf-Astoria in Manhattan, New York City, New York.^[3]

His daughter Lindsay is also a journalist. She began her career at WBOC-TV in Salisbury, Maryland, the same station where her father started.