Curtis Houck

NewsBusters Managing Editor

CurtisHouck

Curtis Houck currently serves as the Managing Editor of NewsBusters after almost two years as a news analyst in the Media Research Center’s News Analysis Division. During that time, he served as the sole evening news analyst, chronicling the best and worst of the network evening newscasts, primetime cable shows, and late-night comedy programs. From January 2016 to April 2016, he also acted as the Sunday news analyst for NewsBusters.

In the eight years that he's been with NewsBusters, his work has been featured on various Fox News Channel programs and outlets such as The Blaze, Breitbart, The Daily Caller, The Daily Wire, Drudge Report, The Federalist, FoxNews.com, Los Angeles Times, The Mark Levin Show, Mediaite, New York Times, Red State, The Rush Limbaugh Show, The Resurgent, Townhall, Washington Examiner, Washington Free Beacon, The Washington Post, The Washington Times, and The Wrap. He’s also made over 200 television appearances on the Fox News Channel, Newsmax, One America News Network, America's Voice, Cheddar, Fox 5 D.C., NRA-TV, and over 700 radio appearances from coast to coast on both local and syndicated programs. His articles and tweets have been shared by conservative leaders such as Dan Bongino, Erick Erickson, Greg Gutfeld, Mark Levin, Kayleigh McEnany, Stephen Miller, Dave Rubin, Ryan Saavedra, and Ben Shapiro.

He returned full-time to the MRC after serving in summer 2013 as an intern with CNS News. Curtis is a 2014 graduate of Penn State University with Bachelor of Arts degrees in History and Political Science. He also had the pleasure of interning with The Heritage Foundation in fall 2013. A proud native of Lancaster County in Pennsylvania, Curtis is also an Eagle Scout and lives in Vienna, Virginia.

CNN’s Jones, Nutter: Hillary Was ‘Listening’ to Voters in Concession Speech

Curtis Houck | February 9, 2016

See more in the cross-post on the NewsBusters blog. Commenting on Hillary Clinton’s concession speech to Bernie Sanders Tuesday night as the New Hampshire primary results came in, CNN panelists Van Jones and former Democratic Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter ruled that Clinton was “learning,” “listening” and putting out a “very important” “message” despite her loss and narrow Iowa win. Host…

Exasperated Stephanopoulos, Todd Hail ‘Political Earthquake’ in N.H.; ‘Shot Across the Bow’

Curtis Houck | February 9, 2016

See more in the cross-post on the NewsBusters blog. In dual network special reports at the top of the 8:00 p.m. Eastern hour, ABC’s George Stephanopoulos and NBC’s Chuck Todd expressed their amazement at the “political earthquake” by the New Hampshire primary victories from Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump that will serve as “a shot across the bow at both political parties” despite the polls long…

Tom Brokaw: Bill Clinton Lost New Hampshire in 1992 ‘Amid Rumors of Womanizing’

Curtis Houck | February 9, 2016

See more in the cross-post on the NewsBusters blog. Former NBC Nightly News anchor Tom Brokaw provided a history lesson on the New Hampshire primary during the 4:00 p.m. Eastern hour of MSNBC’s political coverage and when describing the situation on the Democratic side in 1992, he claimed that then-Arkansas Governor Bill Clinton lost the Granite State “amid rumors of womanizing” despite the fact…

Bee: Rubio’s Pro-Life Stance Is ‘Stupidest Thing I've Ever Heard’ Backed by ‘Cabal of Fetus Fanatics’

Curtis Houck | February 9, 2016

See more in the cross-post on the NewsBusters blog. After tying a large noose while calling Senator Ted Cruz a “fish-faced, horseshit salesman,” new TBS host Samantha Bee proclaimed fellow GOP presidential candidate Marco Rubio’s pro-life stance in Saturday’s debate was “literally the stupidest thing I've ever heard” and backed by a “cabal of fetus fanatics.” Bee also urged Rubio to continue…

Samantha Bee’s TBS Show Debuts with Vile Slam of ‘Fish-Faced, Horses*** Salesman’ Cruz

Curtis Houck | February 9, 2016

See more in the cross-post on the NewsBusters blog. The premier of former Daily Show correspondent Samantha Bee’s TBS program Full Frontal arrived on Monday night and for liberals seeking more anti-conservative rants disguised as humor, Bee provided just that as she berated Iowa caucus winner Ted Cruz as a “fish-faced, horeshit salesman” while playing with a noose. Welcoming viewers on the show…

CBS Evening News Heaps Praise on ‘Terrific Interview’ of Obamas by Personal Friend Gayle King

Curtis Houck | February 8, 2016

See more in the cross-post on the NewsBusters blog. Monday’s CBS Evening News continued to bask in the supposed glory of CBS This Morning co-host Gayle King’s pre-Super Bowl interview with President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama with additional excerpts and anchor Scott Pelley gushing over the “terrific interview.” Of course, CBS continued to make no mention of King’s connections…

Double Standard: NBC’s Holt Hits Rubio with ‘MaroRobot’ Attacks; ‘Winced’ at Criticism to Hillary

Curtis Houck | February 8, 2016

See more in the cross-post on the NewsBusters blog. In the latest example of double standards in the world of liberal media bias, NBC Nightly News anchor Lester Holt used his one-on-one interview on Monday with Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio to boast of the “broad criticism of that Saturday debate performance” and calls that he’s “MarcoRobot” despite expressing concern to Hillary…

Matthews to DNC Chair: Are Democrats ‘Better Human Beings Than Republicans?’

Curtis Houck | February 5, 2016

See more in the cross-post on the NewsBusters blog. In the middle of gathering Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz’s reaction to Thursday’s MSNBC Presidential Candidates Debate, Hardball host Chris Matthews inquired which political party has “better people” and specifically if Democrats are “better human beings than Republicans.” Matthews’s bizarre foray into…

Matthews, Mitchell Hail ‘Sterling’ Hillary in ‘Extraordinary’ Debate; ‘One of the Best I’ve Ever Seen’

Curtis Houck | February 5, 2016

See more in the cross-post on the NewsBusters blog. As they’ve done after every debate thus far, Hardball host Chris Matthews hosted MSNBC’s post-Democratic debate analysis on Thursday night and, with the help of NBC News Clinton correspondent Andrea Mitchell, uttered a litany of noteworthy points ranging from Hillary Clinton being “sterling” on “an extraordinary night in American politics” to…

Todd to Hillary on E-Mails: ‘Can You Reassure’ Dems It Won’t ‘Blow Up Your Candidacy?’

Curtis Houck | February 4, 2016

See more in the cross-post on the NewsBusters blog. Just as he did on January 24's Meet the Press, MSNBC Presidential Candidates Debate co-moderator Chuck Todd chose to ask Hillary Clinton about her e-mail scandal not in terms of substance or reporting concerning new details about this but instead through a lazy, political lense as if he’s speaking on behalf of Democratic voters. In the first…