Wolf Blitzer Wife, Divorce, Salary, Net Worth and Jeopardy
Date: 20 Mar, 2015 Report This
Quick Information
Date of Birth/Birthday | March 22, 1948 |
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Age | 76 Years 8 Month(s) |
Nationality | American, German |
Profession/Occupation | Journalist |
Working For/Engaged On | CNN |
Wife/Spouse | Lynn Greenfield |
Married | Yes (1973) |
Divorced | Not Yet |
Gay/Lesbian | No |
Ethnicity | White |
Net Worth | $16 Million Dollars and Salary $5 Million/Annual |
Height/Tall | 1.78 m |
Weight | N/A |
Children/Kids | Ilana Blitzer |
He is a very hard working person. Despite of his age, he is continually working as hard as any young man. He is a very energetic person. Not only that, he is the author of “Between Washington and Jerusalem: A Reporter’s Notebook”. It was published in 1985 and describes about the relationship between US and Israel.
Wolf Blitzer was born on 22nd of March, 1948 in Augsburg, Germany. He has already reached the age of 68. He is a journalist and a TV news anchor and is best known for anchoring the popular show “The Situation Room”. We’ll give you all you need to know about him. First, picture him as a tall guy with the height of 5 feet 10 inch.
He has an MA from the Johns Hopkins University. He also has a Bachelor of Arts in History. He did his schooling from the Kenmore West Senior High School. He also gained the knowledge of Hebrew as he got the chance to attend the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
He started his career from Tel Aviv in 1972. He has worked in various channels during his long career. He was one of the most popular hosts in the mid-1970s. Though he has changed jobs many times, he has always been loyal to the organization he was working for at the moment.
He is also the first journalist to interview Jonathan Pollard, who was charged for spying. He later used his interview in the book “Territory of Lies”. It was a controversial book, but it certainly made its point.
He gained massive popularity after he became the host of the show, “The Situation Room” in 1990. He worked as a host for another popular program “Wolf”.
Regarding his marital status, he is a happily married person. His wife is Lynn Greenfield, and the couple has one child. They both love their children very much. They have been married since 1973, and there has not been any major dispute between them till now.
The reason behind their successful marriage is said to be the fact that they know each other so well. They also love and respect each other a lot. Their relationship has already crossed the 40 years mark. There is microscopic chance of them getting a divorce. He is not gay as evidenced by his long and happy marriage.
Because of his hard work, he has won various prestigious awards. In 2004, he was awarded the Journalist Pillar of Justice Award as well as a Daniel Pearl Award. There are many awards in the past, which he won because of his investigative and enthusiastic reporting. He was also honored with the Doctorate of Humane Letters from the Niagara University and the Howard University.
He is a Jewish supporter and an atheist. He has always said that the CNN channel was crucial in his rise to fame.
He can get so funny at times!
To know more about his biography, you can visit his Wikipedia and IMDB page. He is very famous on Facebook as well as on Twitter. If you are a fan of his, you can follow him on Twitter. You can also view his hologram election coverage on YouTube. You can also see shirtless pictures of him on various sites.
He has a net worth of $16 million, and his annual salary is $5 million. Though he has placed his job in jeopardy many times due to his actions, he is still one of the most successful hosts in the US.
There have been concerns about President Trump’s tweets and that because his credibility could be damaged because of the false claim. And because of the false claims, people might start believing that Trump can’t be trusted. It was the speaker of MSNBC Paul Ryan who stated this thought of his.
Blitzer had his opinion out strongly. He asked Ryan and wanted to know if Trump should apologize about some news reporters and he suggested that he ought to consult with intelligent officials and stop going off about anything he observes or reads in the news. ‘You still personally trust President Trump?’ is the question he asked Ryan and the question is making sensation in the media.
Look at this video and listen to the ‘yes’ that Ryan gave for his question. Something about the credibility issues in regard to Trump.