American journalist and writer Thomas John Brokaw was born on 6 February 1940, in Webster, South Dakota, of Huguenot descent through his father, and Irish through his mother. Tom is widely known as a host of such programs as NBC’s “Nightly News”, “The Today Show” and “Meet the Press”, and also as the author of “The Greatest Generation”. During his career now spanning well over 50 years, Tom has won many awards, including Peabody, Emmy and American Legion awards among others, and has been inducted into the Television Hall of Fame.
So just how rich is Tom Brokaw? It has been estimated by authoritative sources that Tom’s net worth is over $70 million as of early 2017, from his career encompassing journalism and writing, broadcasting and hosting TV programs.
Tom Brokaw Net Worth $70 Million
Tom matriculated from Yankton Senior High School, then, in his words “attending the University of Iowa for a year before actually studying at the University of South Dakota”, graduating with a degree in political science in 1964. Tom’s career as a journalist began in such televisions stations as KTIV in Sioux City, WSB-TV in Omaha and KMTV in Atlanta, but his career and net worth really took off when he joined NBC in California in 1966. Later Brokaw worked at NBC News as a White House correspondent and as an anchor of “Nightly News” from 1973, and his success meant that in 1976 he started work as a host of “The Today Show”.
In 1983 Brokaw became a host of the NBC “Nightly News with Tom Brokaw”, but still had an opportunity to interview the likes of Vladimir Putin and Mikhail Gorbachev, and cover such events as Hurricane Andrew, the fall of the Berlin Wall, the Loma Prieta earthquake and many other happenings, which gained Tom popularity with audiences and acclaimed among other journalists. In 2004 Tom decided to close this program, but by that time he was already one of the most respected journalists.
To the present day, Tom still works with NBC News, mainly producing documentary programs, but also still works as an anchor and analyst as required. This work of course still has a significant impact on Tom Brokaw’s net worth.
In addition, Tom is a member of the board of directors in such organizations as Committee to Protect Journalists, International Rescue Committee, and Council on Foreign Relations.
Tom is not only a well-known journalist but he is also a successful writer, having published seven books, the best known of which in “The Greatest Generation” – stories of World War Two veterans – and “The Greatest Generation Speaks”, but all adding to his reputation as well as his bank account.
In his personal life, Tom Brokaw has been married to Meredith Lynn Auld since 1962, and they have three daughters. In 2012 he was diagnosed with cancer, but is now believed to be in full remission. He and his wife are based on their ranch near Livingston, Montana.
