Bill Weir

Bill Weir: Biography in Details

Who is Bill Weir?

Bill Weir is a television journalist from America currently serving as the Chief Climate Correspondent for CNN.

He won the News & Documentary Emmy Award for Outstanding Live Coverage of a Current News Story – Long Form.

Previously, he worked as a co-anchor of Nightline on the ABC television network.

Bill Weir: Age, Family, Ethnicity, Education

Bill Weir was born on  December 19, 1967, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. His mother was a devout Christian.

However, his parents divorced when he was young, hence he transferred from place to place for his education. He changed 17 schools in six different states.

He has attended Victory Christian High School and Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Later he joined Pepperdine University.

Bill Weir completed his graduation in journalism and creative writing from Pepperdine University in Malibu, California.

Bill Weir: Profession, Career

Bill Weir began his journalism career as a general assignment reporter and weekend sportscaster at KAAL in Austin, Minnesota. Later, he joined WLUK as a sports anchor. In 1998, he moved to KABC-TV in which he hosted the famous weekly Monday Night Live program.

Furthermore, Bill Weir switched to ABC News in 2004 where he used to cover breaking news and global trends which also include the economic rise of China and India. Additionally, the CNN veteran anchor has also hosted a few launches and landings of the Space Shuttle.

On May 25, 2011, the journalist turned into an expert on the popular game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire.

In 2012, Bill Weir covered ABC’s Summer Olympics held in London.

Besides this, he joined CNN as an anchor and Chief Innovation Correspondent. Furthermore, he also began to host The Wonder List with Bill Weir in 2015.

Awards, Achievements

Bill received News & Documentary Emmy Award for Outstanding Live Coverage of a Current News Story – Long Form.

Bill is the first reporter to cover the floodwaters of New Orleans post-Hurricane, Katrina, and Japan’s tsunami zone during the nuclear crisis of 2011.

Social Media: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter

Bill Weir is hugely active on social media such as Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. Bill Weir has more than 134.6k followers on Twitter and almost 100.1k followers on Facebook. Furthermore, Bill Weir has around 22.3k followers on Instagram.

How much does Bill Weir earn?

Being a veteran journalist, Bill Weir earns a handsome amount of money from his profession. Currently, he has a net worth of $3 million as of 2022.

Furthermore, his annual salary was recorded at $750,000.

Bill Weir: Rumors, Controversy/Scandal

Once, Bill Weir was stuck in a controversy as he Tweeted vulgarly mentioning Foxnation. Later, he apologized on Twitter stating,

“The glop of Midwestern guilt stuck in my chest prob won’t go away until I apologize to Foxnation for name-calling.

Dumb move. My bad.” Apart from that, there are not any drastic rumors regarding his personal and professional life.

What are the body measurements of Bill Weir?

The information regarding his weight is 68 kg and his height is about 5 ft 10 inches. Furthermore, Bill Weir has blond hair and beautiful brown eyes.

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