Tom Foreman Profile
Tom Foreman is an American Emmy award-winning Correspondent and News Anchor and Reporter working for CNN in Atlanta, Georgia as a correspondent based in the Washington D.C. Bureau. He joined the network in June 2004. Before CNN, he worked for National Geographic Channel as an anchor and managing editor for 3 years.
Tom Foreman Wiki
Full Name: Tom Foreman
Profession: Correspondent, News Anchor and Reporter
Nationality: American
Education: Troy State University and Quinnipiac University
Gender: Male
Date of Birth: December 6, 1959
Age / How Old is Tom Foreman?: 64 years old as of 2023
Place of Birth: United States Of America
Height / How tall is Tom Foreman?: 5 feet 8 inches
Parents: Not Available
Wife: Linda Foreman
Children: Veronica (Ronnie) Foreman and Alison (Ali) Foreman
Salary: $ 20,000 – $ 100,000
Net Worth: $1 Million – $5 Million
Tom Foreman Education
Foreman is a proud alumnus of Troy State University in Troy, Alabama. He graduated Magna Cum Laude from the university in the year 1981 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Broadcast Journalism and Dramatic Arts. Foreman also holds an honorary doctorate from Quinnipiac University.
Tom Foreman Career
Foreman serves at CNN as a correspondent based in Washington D.C. Bureau. He covers everything from breaking international crises to political news. Also, he reports on a wide range of topics for CNN and reports for programs across the spectrum, from Anderson Cooper 360º to The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer. He is responsible for leading CNN’s fact-checking initiative in the year 2013.
He and the fact-checking team won the Walter Cronkite/Brooks Jackson Award. Foreman has over 30 years of experience in journalism. He has traveled to all 50 states in the U.S. and over twenty countries to cover CNN’s various topics such as the Paris terror attacks; America’s Choice presidential campaign cycle in 2016; the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina; and the passenger plane MH370’s disappearance.
He has pioneered much of the network’s work in new media, by taking a deep dive analysis of the 2016 election cycle, traveling onto distant battlefields in order to promote a better understanding of dangerous conflicts, and playing a vital and key role in developing an immersive, 3-D Virtual Studio, that has taken viewers into space to examine and research about satellites.
Foreman also works as a writer of a weekly newspaper column, composed of over 1400 open letters to President Barrack Obama on CNN.com. In addition, Foreman serves as an anchor of CNN’s year-in-review show on New Year’s Eve. Foreman started his career as a reporter at a small radio station in Alabama. At the time, he was still in high school.
Upon graduation from college, he went to work for WSFA in Montgomery, Alabama, then at WWL-TV in New Orleans, Louisiana. From there, he moved to ABC News where he worked as a roving reporter based in the Denver bureau for a decade. After that, Foreman went to work for National Geographic Channel as a senior anchor for 3 years. Also, he served as a managing editor for Inside Base Camp. While there, he earned his 2nd Emmy Award for ‘best interviewer.’
Tom Foreman Personal Life, Family, Parents, and Wife
Foreman is 64 years old as of 2023. He was born on December 6, 1959, in the United States. He celebrates his birthday on the 6th of December every year. Foreman stands at a height of approximately 5 feet 8 inches (1.73 m).
Foreman is married to his lovely spouse, Linda Foreman, a pharmacist from New Jersey. They tied the knot in the year 1986. The couple shares a birthday! Foreman likes spending his leisure time with his wife, as well as daughters.
Foreman and his wife Linda take great pride in being mom and dad to their 2 daughters, Alison (Ali) Foreman and Veronica (Ronnie) Foreman (firstborn). Veronica, a former scientific collaborator at NASA, is an alumnus of the Georgia Institute of Technology, where she earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering. Also, she holds a Master’s Degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She works as an aerospace manufacturer. Alison, an entertainment reporter at the digital media website, Mashable, is an alumnus of the Georgia Institute of Technology.
Tom Foreman Salary and Net Worth
Being one of the top journalists for CNN, he earns an annual salary ranging from $ 20,000 – $ 100,000. Foreman has an estimated net worth of between $1 Million – $5 Million which he has earned through his successful career as a Correspondent and News Anchor/Reporter.
Tom Foreman Books/My Year of Running Dangerously
Other than being a journalist, Foreman is also an avid ultra-marathoner and author. He often competes in races of 50 miles or more. Recently, Foreman has written a book, “My Year of Running Dangerously” where he talks about his journey through a 1-55-mile race, 4 half-marathons, and 3 marathons.