Marc Lamont

Marc Lamont: Biography in Details

Who is Marc Lamont?

Marc Lamont is an American journalist, author, activist, and television personality.

He is popularly known as an Award-winning host who has hosted the television show Our World with Black Enterprise, online Internet-based HuffPost Live, and VH1 Live! Also, he is also a professor of Media, Cities, and Solutions at Temple University.

Marc Lamont: Birth Facts, Family, and Childhood

Lamont was born to American parents on December 17, 1978, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the U.S.A. His nationality is American and his ethnicity is African-American.

His birth name is Marc Lamont Hill. His father’s name is unknown but his father was born on 24 January 2016, and he is very close to his daddy. There is no information on his mother and siblings. His parents used to encourage him in studying from an early age and he was also interested.

In which school did Marc Lamont attend?

Talking about his educational background, he graduated from a public school in Philadelphia, Carver High School, and later attended a private liberal arts college, Morehouse College.  Afterward, he finished his undergraduate studies at Temple University and finished a Ph.D. at the University of Pennsylvania.

Marc Lamont: Professional Life and Career

After five years of learning a Ph.D., he became a professor of urban education and American studies at Temple University. Afterward, he joined the faculty of Teachers College at Columbia University and also joined the faculty at Morehouse College as “Distinguished Professor of African American Studies” in 2014.

He started working for the Fox News Channel in 2000 as a political contributor and was fired in 2009. He was also a weekly contributor to the Star Jones talk show and was a commentator on CNN and MSNBC.

He also became the host of Our World with Black Enterprise, a television show. He is also a social justice activist and organizer and a founding board member of a non-profit organization, My5th, whose aim is to educate youth about their responsibilities and legal rights.

He also owns his own website called www.MarcLamontHill.com.  He is living a simple life and has a net worth of $1 Million.

Marc Lamont: Lifetime Achievement and Nominations

He has received different awards and prestige from the National Association of Black Journalists, GLAAD, and the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences.

Marc Lamont: Salary and Net Worth

He has a net worth of $1 Million as of 2022, but his salary is not revealed yet.

Marc Lamont: Rumors and Controversy

There is a rumor that Lamont has a 12 years old daughter. Some media claims that in a certain interview in 2012, he talked about co-operating with his daughter and didn’t reveal anything about his wife. This rumor can be true and as well can be false, but should be investigated to find out the truth.

Marc Lamont: Body Measurement

Marc has black hair color and his eye color is black. His height, weight, shoe size, etc.

Is Marc Lamont active on social media?

He is active on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. He has over 70k followers on Facebook, he has more than 261k followers on Instagram, and has more than 454.7k followers on Twitter.

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