Christopher Wallace, Wiki, Age, Height, Politics and Net worth

Christopher Wallace, Biography

Christopher Wallace is an American broadcast journalist. He is recognized for his tough and wide-ranging interviews and is often compared to his father, 60 Minutes journalist Mike Wallace. Over his 50-year career in journalism, he has been a moderator, correspondent, or anchor on CBS, ABC, NBC, Fox News, and now CNN. In 2018, he ranked as one of America’s most trusted TV news anchors. He has won three Emmy Awards, a Peabody Award, a George Polk Award, the DuPont-Columbia University Silver Baton Award, and the Paul White Lifetime Achievement Award.

Christopher Wallace, Age and Birthday

He was born on October 12, 1947, in Chicago, Illinois. His parents are Mike Wallace and Norma Kaphan. He is a jew. He has lived 76 years and will mark his 77th birthday in October 2024.

Christopher Wallace, Siblings, and Stepfather

He had an older brother, Peter, who passed away at the age of 19 after a mountain climbing accident. When he was one year old, his parents divorced. He was raised by his mother and stepfather, Bill Leonard who was the President of CBS News. The stepdad gave him early exposure to political journalism by hiring him as an assistant to Walter Cronkite at the 1964 Republican National Convention.

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Christopher Wallace, Education

Wallace was a student at the Hotchkiss School and Harvard College. His first reported news on-air was for WHRB, the student radio station at Harvard.

Christopher Wallace, Career

Though Wallace was accepted at Yale Law School, he decided to work for The Boston Globe. His boss described him as an “aggressive and ambitious reporter. For a time in the early 1970s, Christopher worked for the Chicago station WBBM-TV.

1975–1988: NBC News Nightly News, Meet the Press

Wallace started his network journalism career with NBC in 1975. He stayed for 14 years as a reporter with WNBC-TV in New York City. He transferred to NBC’s Washington bureau as a political correspondent for NBC News. Later, he served as Washington co-anchor and news reader for the Today alongside Bryant Gumbel and Jane Pauley in 1982.

1989–2003: ABC News
Primetime Live and Nightline

Wallace left NBC in late 1988 for ABC. Wallace was the senior correspondent for Primetime Live and occasionally hosted Nightline at ABC News.

2003–2021: Fox News
Fox News Sunday
Arrival

Wallace left ABC after 14 years in 2003 to join Fox News. Wallace began hosting Fox News Sunday alongside Chris Wallace in 2003, replacing Tony Snow.
Currently, Wallace works at CNN.

Christopher Wallace, Relationship

Wallace has married twice. He married Elizabeth Farrell in 1973. They have four children: Peter, Megan, Andrew, and Catherine. He married Lorraine Smothers in 1997. Lorraine was the former wife of Dick Smothers. She has two children from her previous marriage, namely Sarah Smothers and Remick Smothers.

Christopher Wallace, Politics

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Wallace was registered as a Democrat in Washington, D.C., in 2006.

Christopher Wallace’s net worth

Christopher’s estimated net worth is $25 million.

Christopher Wallace, Height

He stands about 1.78 meters tall. Details on his weight and other body measurements are still under review.