A specialist in American public opinion, voting behavior and city politics, Doug Muzzio has had extensive political, governmental, and media experience. He is a member (and founder and former director) of the Baruch College Survey Research Unit at Baruch College’s School of Public Affairs
He hosted public affairs program, “City Talk,” on CUNY-TV for sixteen years (2001-2017), which was nominated for an Emmy award in February 2005. Muzzio has been the political analyst and on-air commentator for WABC-TV and has done polling and political analysis for ABC News, Reuters, the Associated Press, the New York Daily News, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, NY1 and other news organizations for more than three decades. He is a frequent news source on local, state, and national issues.
His governmental experience includes: thrice-elected trustee of the Pequannock Township, New Jersey, Board of Education (1992-95, 1995-1998, 2013- 2017); chief-of-staff to New York City Councilmember At Large Antonio Olivieri; consultant to the New York City Charter Revision Commission (1988-1989); research director for the 1989 Dinkins mayoral campaign; consultant to City agencies and not-for-profit organizations. He has actively consulted with New York City and state agencies and city and national nonprofits. From 1998-2001, he developed and delivered cultural diversity training programs for the New York City Police Department. In 2010, he prepared reports and testified on the structure of New York City governmental structure for the New York City Charter revision commission. In 2017, he was a member of the New York City Bar Association task force on the New York State Constitution.
He is writing a book, Silent City: The Reel American City Before Movies Talked on the images of the U.S. city in silent movies.
