Dean Baquet

Dean Baquet: Biography in Details

Who is Dean Baquet?

Dean Baquet is an American journalist. He currently serves The New York Times by being its executive editor.

Dean Baquet- Age, Parents, Ethnicity, Education

He was born on 21 Sep 1956 in New Orleans, Louisiana, US. Moreover, his father was Edward Baquet and his mother’s name was Myrtle Romano Baquet.

His descent is All-American and he has one older brother with three younger brothers.

Regarding his academics, he went to St. Augustine High School and graduated in 1984. Then he enrolled at Columbia University.

There he studied English from 1974 to 1978.

Dean Baquet– Professional Life, Career

Dean Baquet is one of the popular faces of the news world. He started his journey in 1978 and is now an Executive editor in a prestigious Newspaper. He was also associated with Los Angeles Times.

Work Timeline of Dean

• He worked for Times-Picayune for six years.
• Then he joined Chicago Tribune in the year 1984.
• In 1990, he started to work for The New York Times as an investigative reporter.
• He was promoted to national editor in 1996.
• But he left in 2000 and united with the Los Angeles Times as managing editor.
• He was fired in 2006 and re-joined The New York Times.
• Here he was first upgraded to managing editor in 2011 and then executive editor in May 2014.

Awards

This reporter won the Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting in 1988 and Chicago Tribune’s William H. Jones Award in 1987, 1988, and 1989.

In addition, he was the receiver of the Freedom of the Press Award (2018) and the Larry Foster Award (2019).

Dean Baquet- Net Worth, Salary

He holds an estimated net worth of $1 million as of 2022. The average salary of an editor is around $95k.

The net worth of three popular journalists are,

• George Stephanopoulos– $35 Million
• Robin Roberts– $35 Million
• Brian Williams– $40 Million

Rumors, Controversy

This media star is at present keeping himself away from rumors or any desperate scandals.

Body Features- Height, Weight

Regarding Dean Baquet’s body features, his height and his body weight are of average size. Moreover, the color of his eyes is dark brown and he has black hair.

Social Media

Dean is available on a social site like Twitter and has over 31k followers. He started to use this platform in Sep 2011.

He is not active on Instagram and Facebook.

Trivia/Facts

• He is 64 years old as of 2021.
• His zodiac sign is Virgo.
• His dad was a restaurateur.
• Dean’s mother passed away in 2010.
• One of his brothers’ names is Terry.
• He moved to Chicago after working in New Orleans.
• At present, he resides in Greenwich Village, Manhatten.

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