Raj Mathai biography
Raj Mathai is an Emmy-winning American-Indian TV journalist for the 12th time, currently working as a news anchor at NBC-owned KNTV, San Francisco, California (1998). He joined as the station’s sports director and eventually progressed to the station’s main news anchor in 2011.
Raj is a three-time Olympic torch bearer (1996, 2002, 2008). He has covered major events like the 2020 Super Bowl in Miami, the 2019 Gilroy mass shooting, and the inauguration of President Donald Trump in 2017. In 1995, Raj Mathai was the first American-Indian sportscaster. Previously, he worked as a public relations assistant for the San Diego Chargers for five seasons.
He attended Los Altos High School in Los Altos, California. Raj joined San Diego State University in 1990. In 1993, he majored in broadcast journalism and political science. Raj is also a frequent guest tutor at the Stanford Graduate School of Business.
He is on the San Francisco Symphony Board of Governors. Mathai is also a board member of the Asian Pacific Fund.
Raj Mathai age
He was born in March 28, 1971 in Trivandrum, Kerala, India. Your zodiac birth sign is Aries. Mathai is 51 years from now (2022).
Raj Mathai height
Raj Mathai’s stature and body measurements are not mentioned in the public domain. However, information and details about your stature and height will be helpful. There is no exact information about his measurements.
Raj Mathai weight
His exact/actual body mass and weight loss are not available in the public domain. However, he seems to carry a moderate weight towards his photos.
wife Raj Mathai
Raj is married to Sonia Ahuja Matha, who is the Director of Human Resources at Globality, Inc. San Francisco Bay Area. Not much is said about his wife Sonia.
Raj Mathai family
Raj’s father’s name is TJ Matthew who ran magazines in India in the 1970s and his mother’s identity is still unclear. His uncle TJS George founded AsianWeek. Raj is also a cousin of American author Abraham Verghese and Jeet Thayil. He is the nephew of Thomas Kailath, who is professor of engineering, emeritus, at Stanford University.
Mathai and his wife are parents to Marlo Mathai, born in 2018, and a son, Max, whose details are not shared in the public domain.
Raj Mathai Salary
Raj receives an annual salary that varies on average from $425,000 US Dollars per year according to 415 Media Source. However, the average annual salary of an NBC reporter is $87,691 in the San Francisco Bay Area. Mathai’s exact details about his salary may change in the coming months or years.
Raj Mathai net worth
Mathai’s net worth is estimated at an average of $1 million to $5 million US Dollars approximately as of 2021. Raj has acquired great fortune in his career as a broadcast journalist in the institutions where he currently works. Mathai also invested in several businesses.