Robert Costa

Robert Costa: Biography in Details

Who is Robert Costa?

Robert Costa is an American journalist. Currently, he is working as a national political reporter for The Washington Post and a political analyst for NBC News and MSNBC.

Furthermore, he is also the moderator for Washington Week on PBS.

Moreover, Robert has also been on the board of trustees at Notre Dame from 2014 to 2017.

Robert Costa’s Early life, Childhood

Robert was born on October 14, 1985, in Richmond, Virginia, United States. He belongs to American nationality and his ethnicity is Spanish.

His father’s name is Thomas E. Costa and his mother’s name is Anne Dillon D. Costa. His father was a police officer by profession.

His sister’s name is Ellen and two brothers: James and Tim. He has a niece, Sloane Duncan.

Talking about his childhood, he visited a professional newspaper office when he was 16 years old. Journalist, Gwen Ifill became his inspiration.

Robert Costa grew up in Lower Makefield Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.

Education

Robert Costa joined Pennsbury High School. Later, he attended the University of Notre Dame and completed his graduation with a bachelor’s degree in American studies.

In addition, Robert obtained a master’s degree in politics from the University of Cambridge in 2009.

Moreover, he did M.Phil. in politics from the University of Cambridge.

Robert Costa’s Career, Awards

Robert Costa completed his internship at ABC’s This Week with George Stephanopoulos and in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom.

 Furthermore, Robert Costa has also launched a program named Office Hours in which he worked as a host.

Later, he began his professional career working at English Daily Newspaper, The Wall Street Journal. 

In addition, Robert started to serve as a reporter for the National Review.

During the United States federal government shutdown, his reporting on the Republican party in Congress got huge appreciation.

As a result, The New Republic named him “the most important reporter in the country over the past few weeks”. 

besides this, New York magazine titled him “the golden boy of the government shutdown.” Currently, he also holds the position of political analyst for both NBC and MSNBC.

So far, Robert Costa has also interviewed President Donald Trump several times.

Additionally, Robert Costa was appointed as the moderator of the long-running Washington Week on PBS.

So far, Robert Costa has not received any awards or honors. However, he has been praised and loved by his fans and critics from all around the world.

In order to join CBS News he left the Washington Post.

Robert Costa’s Net Worth

Being a famous and successful journalist, Robert earns a healthy amount of money from his profession.

Currently, Robert Costa has a net worth of millions of dollars.

However, his net worth is estimated to be between $1 Million – $5 Million as of 2023 according to the sources.

Hair, Eyes, Social Media Profile

Robert Costa has black eyes and light brown hair.

As a journalist, Robert is hugely active on social media.

Robert Costa regularly keeps posting on his social media accounts such as Twitter, and Instagram but he does not have a Facebook account.

Furthermore, she has more than 431k followers on Twitter and he has around 5k followers on Instagram.

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