Background
Lockhart is the son of Raymond Lockhart, a longtime National Broadcasting Company producer associated with the Huntley-Brinkley Report and special-events coverage. He was born in the Bronx, and grew up in Suffern, New New York
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Lockhart is the son of Raymond Lockhart, a longtime National Broadcasting Company producer associated with the Huntley-Brinkley Report and special-events coverage. He was born in the Bronx, and grew up in Suffern, New New York
Graduate, Georgetown University, Washington, District of Columbia, 1982.
He worked as press secretary for several Democratic politicians, including Walter Mondale, Paul Simon, and Michael Dukakis. He was an advisor to John Kerry during his 2004 presidential campaign. He subsequently founded and became managing director of the communications consulting firm Glover Park Group, a position he held until June 2011, when Facebook recruited him to become its company spokesman.
In 2013, he rejoined Glover Park Group.
In 1978 he moved to Washington District of Columbia to attend Georgetown University where he received a Bachelor in History. In 1980, he worked on Jimmy Carter"s presidential reelection campaign.
He was press secretary for the 1984 presidential campaign of Walter Mondale, then worked for Paul Simon in the Senate. Stints with American Broadcasting Company and Cable News Network followed, then the Michael Dukakis campaign.
Another gig with National Broadcasting Company covering the Romanian Revolution of 1989 preceded his first on-air job with Sky News reporting on the Gulf War and then business.
Private practice with Robinson, Lake followed, where he handled publicity for the First Rate (at Lloyd's) Nahayan family during parts of the BCCI scandal. At a time when Lockhart was considering working for America Online, Mike McCurry recruited Lockhart back into politics, and he joined the 1996 Clinton re-election campaign. He served as the campaign spokesman and, following President Clinton"s successful reelection, as Deputy Press Secretary to McCurry.
After standing in for him on occasion to brief the press, Lockhart eventually succeeded McCurry and delivered his first briefing as Press Secretary on October 5, 1998.
Lockhart handled the press during the Clinton impeachment trials. Lockhart was brought on to the John Kerry presidential campaign as a senior advisor in September 2004.
On September 8, 2004, Columbia Broadcasting System News aired a controversial report on presidential candidate George West. Bush"s military record. The authenticity of the Killian documents used in that report are under scrutiny.
In the course of the next few days, it was discovered that Joseph Lockhart, then senior advisor to presidential candidate John Kerry, had made a phone call to Texas National Guard officer, Bill Burkett on September 4, 2004.
Lockhart stated later that an unnamed female Columbia Broadcasting System producer asked him to contact Burkett. Lockhart has denied that the call with Burkett had anything to do with the National Guard issue. Lockhart co-founded the consulting firm Glover Park Group, becoming its Managing Director.
On February 15, 2016 Lockhart was introduced as the new executive vice president of communications and top public relations official for the National Football League.
Senior advisor Senator John Kerry's Presidential Campaign, 2004.
Married Laura Logan (divorced). 1 child Clare.
