Broder was born in Syracuse, New York, and raised in the Boston suburbs. He graduated from Harvard University in 1983 with a degree in government. He worked for the Harvard Crimson while in college and interned for The Boston Globe.
After graduating, Broder worked for The Boston Globe for five years, covering the Massachusetts State House. He then moved to the Los Angeles Times, where he worked for twelve years, covering national politics and the White House.
In 1999, Broder was hired by The New York Times to be the Washington, D.C., bureau chief. He has covered the White House, Congress, and national politics for the Times for over two decades.
Broder has written two books, including _Into the Fire: Barack Obama and the Making of a President_ (2009), which was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Biography.
Broder is married to Margaret Shapiro, a former reporter for The Washington Post. They have two children.
Awards
* Pulitzer Prize finalist, 2009
* Gerald Loeb Award, 2007
* Edward R. Murrow Award, 2007
* Polk Award, 2006
* White House Correspondents' Association Merriman Smith Award, 2005
* National Press Foundation Everett McKinley Dirksen Award, 2004