Brit Hume Personal Life, Career, Wife, Net Worth, Metrics

Brit Hume is an American journalist and political commentator. He had worked for several news companies like The Hartford Times, Baltimore Evening Sun and syndicated columnist. He published his first book Death and Mines: Rebellion and Murder in United Mine Workers in 1971.

In 1973 he joined ABC News as a consultant and worked as a network correspondent in 1976. He was a correspondent and also contributed to World News Tonight with Peter Jennings, Nightline and This Week. Then he left ABC to join Fox News in 1996 and worked for 12 years as an editor in Washington, DC, managing. There he served as the presenter of Special Report with Brit Hume. Scroll to find out more.

BRIT HUME: BIOGRAPHY, FAMILY, CAREER

The journalist was born on June 22, 1943 as Alexander Britton Hume in Washington, DC, United States. He was born as the son of George Graham Hume and Virginia Powell Hume. He has a British nationality and is partly of Scottish ancestry on his father’s side. Regarding his education, he completed his education at St. Albans School in Washington, D.C. He later earned a Bachelor of Arts in English in 1965 from the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia

Before appearing on television in 1973, he worked in several press companies. From 1970 to 1972, he worked as a syndicated columnist for Jack Anderson. He then became editor of MORE magazine in Washington in 1973. He also published author’s books, including his second book, Inside Story.

From 1973 to 1996, he had worked with ABC News as a consultant. He was then promoted to correspondent in 1976 covering the US House of Representatives and Senate. In 1996, he joined Fox News Network and later became Fox News’ Washington editor. From 1998 to 2008, he started a Washington-based television news program for the 6 p.m. timeslot. Additionally, he was named the presenter of “On the Record” in September 2016.

BRIT HUME: PERSONAL LIFE AND WIFE

The TV personality has been married twice and divorced once. He was first married to his ex-wife Clare Jacobs Stoner. There are not many details about their date of marriage or divorce. However, they had welcomed two children from their marriage. Her first child, Sandy Hume, was a reporter for The Hill newspaper. Sadly, Sandy passed away after his suicide in February 1998. Additionally, he has a second child, a daughter Virginia Hume, born in 1965. She is a former contributor to The Weekly Standard working for 25 years.BRIT HUME: NET WORTH AND SOCIAL MEDIA PROFILES

Regarding his income, he has earned a lot of money from his career as a journalist. Hence, he has an estimated net worth of around $14 million. He reported that he generates a salary of around $200,000 a year by appearing on television as a presenter and reporter.

BRIT HUME: BODY MEASUREMENTS

The handsome journalist has a fit and well-groomed body which stands at 6 feet 4 inches or 1.93 meters. No information on his body weight or chest, waist or bicep measurements. He has hazel eyes and light brown hair.