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Jeff Glor
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About Jeff Glor
Jeff Glor is an American journalist who is best known for being the anchor/editor of the CBS Evening News. He joined CBS as a co-anchor and later became a newsreader for Saturday Early Show. He also works as a newsreader for The Early Show. He is one of the most renowned journalists in the United States of America.
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| Full Name | Jeffrey Todd Glor |
| Date of Birth | July 12, 1975 |
| Birth place | Buffalo, New York, U.S. |
| Education | Kenmore East High School, Syracuse University |
| Occupation | Journalist, correspondent, news ancho |
| Spouse(s) | Nicole Glab (m. 2003) |
| Net Worth | US $3 Million |
Early Life
Jeff Glor’s full name is Jeffery Todd Glor. Glor’s birth took place in Buffalo, New York on the day of July 12, 1975. He was raised in a place called Tonawanda in New York.
He completed his high school education from a public high school called Kenmore East High School. He has two degrees in two subjects namely journalism and economics. He got this degree from Syracuse University in 1997. During his time in the university, he was awarded the Henry J. Wolff prize due to his excellent performance in journalism.
Nationality: Jeff Glor is a citizen of the US and is of American nationality.
Ethnicity: Jeff’s ethnicity is white.
Career
Jeff Glor set his foot into a career in journalism in 1997. He was a news writer at the station when he was going to college. When he worked for Central New York, he was entitled to the “Best Male News Anchor” by the Syracuse New Times. He was considered one of the 40 best professionals under the age of 40.
From 2000 to 20003, Glor was the co-anchor of WSTM-TV. He worked as Syracuse’s newscast at 5 PM and a reporter at 11 PM. Before this, he was also the morning news anchor from 1997 to 2000.
He covered much national news for MSTM. Some of the news he covered include the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, and Flight 587’s crash in Queens, New York. In 2002, he reported the visit of Pope John Paul to live from Toronto.
He then worked as a researcher and writer for “The Legal Handbook for N.Y. State Journalists.”
From 2003 to 2007, Glor worked as a weekend news anchor/reporter for WHDH-TV Boston.
He has covered many national stories like the 2004 Summer Olympics, the demise of Pope John Paul II in 2005, and he also reported the court hearings on steroid usage in MLB.
Jeff Glor got affiliated with CBS News in 2007. He was a correspondent and traveled a lot. He has reported several big news stories for them including the Newtown Shootings, Boston Marathon bombings, and about the Superstorm Sandy.
He was a correspondent for “CBS This Morning” and filed reports from many places including Alaska, Africa, Greenland, and Ireland.
For the CBS Evening News, he traveled across the United States to find survivors and information about the recall crisis that occurred in General Motors and Takata.
The reports were however kept a secret from the audience for years.
In 2010, he was one of the first reporters who reported from Haiti after the country was hit by a devastating earthquake. He reported from Iraq in 2007 and 2008.
In the sports sector, Jeff covered the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games and the 2010 Winter Games that took place in Vancouver.
Glor also led a CBS News team that covered Pope Benedict XVI’s visits to Washington, D.C. and NYC in 2008. During the 2008 presidential elections, he was also the main campaign correspondent for the CBSN’s morning show.
He was the lead anchor for CBS News’ 24/7 news streaming service when it was launched. As CBSN manages to grow bigger, Glor is an integral part of the digital streaming channel.
He worked as an anchor during the weekend editions of CBS Evening News. He worked on the Saturday program from 2009 to 2010 and on Sundays from 1012 to 2016.
Personal Life
Jeff Glor married Nicole (née Glab) in 2013. They have two beautiful children together who are named Jack Thatcher Glor and Victoria Channing Glor.
Height, Weight, and Age
His height and weight are unknown as of now.
As of September 2020, he is 45 years old.
Social Media
Although he has a busy schedule, he finds time for his family and children. He flaunts his awesome relationship with his family on social media platforms. On Instagram, he has 16.2k followers, on Facebook he has 43.5k, and on Twitter, he has 48k followers.
Net Worth
As of September 2020, Jeff Glor has amassed an impressive estimated net worth of US$ 3 million. This hardworking journalist is the first few to respond to a situation and react quickly to report. He makes most of his money from anchoring and reporting various news materials. He has an estimated salary of around US$ 70,932 to US$ 176,166k yearly.
