Biography of John Stossel
John Stossel is a renowned American journalist, commentator, and author. He is best known for his role on the ABC news magazine 20/20. Previously, John worked for Fox News Channel and Fox Business Network. Born and raised in Chicago Height, Illinois, United States.
Stossel attended high school at New Trier High School, where he graduated before going on to Princeton University, where he received a degree in psychology in 1969. Soon after graduation, he worked at KGW in Portland, Oregon, where he served as a researcher for the team. After some time, he left the station to join WCBS in New York City, where he worked as a consumer reporter. In addition, John also worked as an editor for ABC’s Good Morning America before becoming a correspondent for 20/20 in 1981.
Additionally, Stossel was named a co-anchor of 20/20 in May 2003, while writing his first book, Give Me a Break: How I Exposed Hucksters, Cheats, and Scam Artists and Became the Scourge of the Liberal Media, which was published in 2004. In 2009, John left ABC News to join News Corp’s Fox News Channel and Fox Business Network. There he was in charge of hosting a weekly newscast entitled Stossel, on Fox Business that premiered on December 10, 2009, airing in prime time every Thursday, repeating on Saturdays and Sundays. John also appears frequently on Fox News programs on a weekly show on The O’Reilly Factor, as well as writing for the Fox News Blog, “John Stossel’s Take” and also providing subscription analysis.
In the same years, Stossel launched his own television channel called “Stossel TV” which aired on the social media platform and provided weekly videos. The channel was to help people understand the importance of government regulations and programs that help them live a better life and teach the principles and benefits of a free society.
Before that, he was also an author who wrote many books such as Myths, Lies, and Downright Stupidity: Get Out the Shovel – Why Everything You Know Is Wrong questions the validity of many conventional pearls of wisdom and argues that the belief he is conservative it’s fake. His first book, Give Me a Break: How I Exposed Hucksters, Cheats, and Scam Artists was a New York Times bestseller.
John Stossel Award
John has received numerous awards, including:
- Peabody Award
- He received the George Polk Award for Outstanding Local Reporting.
- He is a five-time recipient of the National Press Club Award for Excellence in Consumer Reporting.
- An honorary doctorate from Universidad Francisco Marroquín
- He also has an award given by the current president, James Doti, and the chancellor, Danielle Struppa.
John Stossel age
John is 76 years old in 2023. He was born on March 6, 1947, in Chicago Height, Illinois, United States. Furthermore, he celebrates his birthday on March 6 every year.
Wife of John Stossel
Stossel is happily married to his loving and supportive wife, Ellen Abrams. The couple are parents to two children, Lauren and Max. The family lives in New York City. Furthermore, he owns a house in Massachusetts.
John Stossel family
Stossel was born and raised in Chicago Heights, Illinois, the younger of two children, to Jewish parents who left Germany before Hitler came to power. His brother, Thomas P. Stossel, was a professor at Harvard Medical School and co-director of the Division of Hematology at Brigham Boston. He has also served on the advisory boards of pharmaceutical companies such as Merck and Pfizer. Furthermore, he also has a nephew who works as a journalist and magazine editor Scott Stossel. However, more information about his parents is not available at the moment.
John Stossel net worth
John has an estimated net worth of around $4 million. He accumulated his wealth from his successful career as a commentator, television and author. His hard work has enabled him to live a luxurious lifestyle.