Christopher Charles Cuomo was born on 9 August 1970 in New York City, New York, USA. He is a television journalist probably best known for appearing in various shows for CNN. He’s also known for previously being a part of the ABC News team in shows such as “20/20”. All of his efforts have helped put his net worth to where it is now.
How rich is Chris Cuomo? As of mid-2016, sources estimate a net worth that is at $5 million, mostly earned through a successful career in journalism. He has worked for various news networks and has been seen in a lot of popular news shows internationally. He’s also received numerous awards for his achievements, and as he continues his career his wealth will likely rise.
Chris Cuomo Net Worth $5 Million
Chris was born into a political family, being the son of former governor of New York Mario Cuomo. He studied at and matriculated from The Albany Academy before attending Yale University. After graduating from Yale he went to Fordham University to get his Juris Doctor, and then an attorney’s license.
After school, he steadily worked on his career in journalism, appearing on various networks such as CNN, CNBC and MSNBC. He mostly appeared in news regarding political and social issues. He also became a correspondent for Fox News Channel. One of his earliest shows was called “Fox Files” for the Fox Broadcast Network, and he also served as a policy analyst for quite some time. He then went to the ABC, where he became an anchor of the show “20/20”. A few of his notable works in the show include coverage of the Haiti earthquake, heroin addiction, and homeless teens. He even went undercover to investigate for-profit school recruiters and was responsible for the recall of many faulty BMW car models. All added steadily to his net worth.
In 2006, he became part of “Good Morning America” and stayed there for three years, working on stories from various parts of the world, travelling to places such as Pakistan, Iraq and Afghanistan, covering the war on terrorism. He also covered the school shootings at Virginia Tech and Pennsylvania Amish School. Cuomo was also on hand during the major hurricanes of Rita and Katrina. In 2013, he became a part of CNN and started hosting the morning show. He also became a field anchor for “Piers Morgan Tonight”, as well as being seen in the show “New Day”.
Aside from his television appearances, Chris also has a website called “Cuomo on the Case”, which he updates and maintains. He had two digital programs on ABC and they were “ABC News Now”, and “The Real Deal and Focus on Faith”.
For his work, Chris has received numerous nominations for an Emmy related to his various news shows. He is one of the youngest news correspondents to receive an Emmy Award which was the result of his work in “Good Morning America”. He’s also been given a Polk and Peabody Award, as well as an Edward R. Murrow Award.
For his personal life, it is known that he married Cristina Greeven in 2001 and they have three children; they currently reside in Manhattan.
