David Nakamura Wikipedia, Age, Career【Washington Post】Married, Bio

Name David Nakamura

Age / How old / Birthday / Date of Birth / DOB Born in 1971. As of 2025, he is around 54 years old.

Wikipedia Biography / Profile Background

Introduction :

David Nakamura is an American journalist for The Washington Post and a prime reporter in Presidential campaigns.
He appears across various national networks as a commentator and has reported from Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Japan.

Personal Life, Parents and Family Details :

David was born in 1971 and is of Japanese and Jewish descent and raised in North Virginia.
His grandfather lost a successful dry-cleaning business in California and the whole family was sent to Japanese-American relocation camps.
His father spent 20 years in the US Army where he completed two tours of Vietnam, retiring as a Lieutenant Colonel before embarking on a short career as a Mathematics teacher at McClean High School, Fairfax County.
His mother was also a teacher.
David has one sister.
David is married to Kris Schenck who is a graduate of the School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University. They live in Washington D.C and they have three children.

Early Life and Education :

Listening to some of his father’s stories about his heritage and life history has helped to shape some of David’s own principles.
So appalled at the treatment his family had suffered since living in America he joined the Asian American activism association.
While at high school, David contributed sports stories to the weekly local Vienna Times, located in North Virginia.
David graduated from the University of Missouri with a BA in Journalism degree.

Career, Income, Salary and Net Worth :

In 1992, David took a summer internship with The Washington Post, such was his success this led to a full-time position as a sports reporter for them.
A few years later, he was accepted onto the Japanese Exchange and Teaching program where he spent a year teaching English in Japan throughout 2001. This opportunity gave him the experience of living in the same country as his paternal grandfather.
On returning to America, David worked for local news teams focusing on education and city government in Washington, Virginia and Maryland.
In 2005, David headed a team looking into contaminated tap water in Washington D.C and won the Seldon Ring Award for investigative journalism.
David’s appears on many programs such as Face the Nation, MSN and has publications in many periodicals such as LA Times, Chicago Tribune, Huff Post and the Independent UK.
His current position at The Washington Post is that of a staff writer.

Interesting Facts, Height and Trivia :

David’s first memory is of his father tucking him up in bed doing mathematics.
He was the first foreign journalist to ask Kim John Un a question.
While teaching English in Japan, a student once threw a metal stool at David.
David has accompanied President Obama on his overseas trip and more recently former President Trump for the summit with North-Korean President Kim Jong Un.
His ideals about Japanese Education were severely tested while teaching there. These are portrayed in an article called ‘Fast Times at Asakita High.’
David likes American Football and photography.