Is Matt Gutman married?  ABC Journalist’s personal life explored as he calls Tyler Robinson texts to Lance Twiggs “touching”

ABC journalist Matt Gutman has opened up about the text messages between Tyler Robinson, the suspect in Charlie Kirk shooting and his roommate Lance Twiggs, describing them as “touching.”

Gutman shared about the text messages during his commentary on ABC News Live. According to a report in the New York Post, he said:

“I don’t think I ever experienced a press conference in which we’ve read text messages that are A – so fulsome, so robust, so apparently allegedly self-incriminating and yet, on the other hand, so touching, right?”

The text messages were exchanged between Robinson and his partner, Twiggs, prior to the killing of Kirk on September 10, 2025, at a campus event in Utah Valley University. Matt Gutman has drawn huge criticism from the masses online, who accused him of romanticizing a confession to murder.

Gutman has been married to his wife Daphna Venyige since May 17, 2007. She reportedly worked as a desk assistant at the ABC News network. They share two kids – a daughter named Libby and a son named Benjamin, according to his IMDb profile.

Here are more details about his wife and kids.

Everything you need to know about Matt Gutman’s personal life

Matt Gutman was born on December 5, 1977, in Westfield, New Jersey, USA, to Jewish-American parents Paul J. Gutman and Sharon Gutman, as described on his IMDb profile. His father died in a small plane crash in Georgia. At the time he was only 12 years old. He has two siblings – Rachel Zipora Gutman and Jonathan David Gutman.

He attended the Newark Academy, where he was honored as a scholar-athlete football player. He later joined his father’s Alma Mater, Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts, graduating with a bachelor’s degree in 2000.

Soon after his graduation, Matt Gutman started off his career as a reporter in Argentina in the late 2000s. His first published article featured in now-defunct Buenos Aires Daily. His stint as a host in 2014, for the ABC Wildlife Program called Sea Rescue gained him recognition.

He has reported for 50 countries around the globe, and covered major conflicts in Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria and Lebanon. He currently works as the Chief National Correspondent for ABC News. He also contributes to World News Tonight with David Muir, 20/20, Good Morning America, and Nightline, as described by his profile on Penguin Random House.

Matt Gutman is currently living with his wife Daphna Venyige, and his two children in Los Angeles. In July 2016, he dedicated a post to his wife, sharing a note on Instagram, which read:

“Happy birthday to my beautiful, loving and intrepid wife @daphida who's given me love support, companionship and the two most precious gifts of all time.”

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She is an early childhood music educator and cantorial soloist, currently serving as a Music Coordinator for Valley Beth Shalom's Early Childhood Center and Young Families in Los Angeles, according to her LinkedIn profile.

She started her stint as a Desk Assistant in ABC News in 1999, and worked with the organization for eight years.

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