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GMA’s Ron Claiborne Bio, Lifestyle, Age, Height, ABC, GMA, Salary, Wife, Lyme Disease, Illness, Spouse, Retirement & Net Worth
RON CLAIBORNE BIOGRAPHY AND Lifestyle
Born in San Francisco, California, Ron Claiborne is a retired American journalist and reporter for ABC News. Ron was the ‘More News Reporter’ for the weekend edition of ‘Good Morning America’.
RON CLAIBORNE AGE AND BIRTHDAY
Ron was born on August 20, 1953 in San Francisco, California, he is currently 66 years old in 2019. Ron celebrates his birthday on August 20.
RON CLAIBORNE HEIGHT AND WEIGHT
He has short gray hair and brown eyes, is 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in) tall and weighs approximately 159 lb (72 kg). He looks quite large in size if his photos, relative to his surroundings, are anything to behold.
RON CLAIBORNE’S FAMILY AND UPBRINGING
Ron was born and raised in San Fransisco, by his mother, a housewife, and his father who was a high school teacher. Ron’s father, from Alabama, died in September 1995, and Ron is very close to his mother and sometimes uploads pictures with her to his Instagram account.
Coming to his training, Ron attended and graduated from Yale University with a BA in Psychology and a Masters from Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.
RON CLAIBORNE WIFE: RON CLAIBORNE MARRIED AND SPOUSE
Ron likes to keep his personal life private, so information about his love life is being sought. It is not known if he is married, dating or has children. However, this information will be updated as it becomes available.
RON CLAIBORNE ABC: RON CLAIBORNE GOOD MORNING AMERICA
Claiborne was the news anchor for ABC News’ weekend edition of “Good Morning America.” Claiborne joined ABC News in 1986. In addition to his duties as a news anchor, he is a general assignment correspondent based in New York, where he works for “World News with Diane Sawyer” and “Good Morning America.”
Claiborne has previously worked in ABC News bureaus in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Miami and Boston. He has also covered international stories in Iraq, Afghanistan, the Persian Gulf, China, South America, Africa and Europe. In 2007 and 2008, Claiborne covered Senator John McCain’s presidential campaign.
He has also covered stories such as the Catholic Church sex abuse scandal in 2002 and 2003, the Elian Gonzalez detention case in Miami from 1999 to 2000, the Yugoslavia conflict in Belgrade in 1999, the Bush presidential campaign of 2000, the Clinton presidential campaign of 1992, and the Persian Gulf War of 1991.
During the 2003 Iraq War, he reported from the Persian Gulf region and was “embedded” on the USS Abraham Lincoln. Claiborne was part of the ABC News team that won a 2000 Emmy Award for its coverage of the seizure of Elian Gonzalez in Miami. In 2003, he was an Ochberg Fellow of the Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma, affiliated with the University of Washington.
Prior to joining ABC News, he was a general correspondent for WNYW-TV, New York from 1982 to 1986. He was a reporter for the New York Daily News from 1980 to 1982 and a reporter and national editor for United Press International in New York, from 1977 to 1980. Claiborne retired from ABC News and Good Morning America in September 2018.
RON CLAIBORNE LYME DISEASE: RON CLAIBORNE DISEASE
As Ron was retiring there was a lot of speculation that he was sick and had cancer but it was just speculation and Ron was fine and still healthy. He was part of a Lyme disease awareness movement.
RON CLAIBORNE SALARY: RON CLAIBORNE ANNUAL SALARY
According to our average salary estimates for a journalist in the United States, Ron receives an annual salary of between $24,292 and $72,507, which translates to an average hourly salary of between $10.15 and $31.32.
NET WORTH OF RON CLAIBORNE
Ron has enjoyed a long career in the journalism industry spanning almost three decades. Thanks to the proceeds of his work as a journalist on ABC, he was able to accumulate a modest fortune. It is estimated that Ron has a net worth of around $600,000.
MEASUREMENTS AND FACTS FROM RON CLAIBORNE
Here are some interesting facts and body measurements you should know about Ron.
Ron Claiborne Bio and Lifestyle
- Full Names: Ronald Eldridge “Ron” Claiborne
- Gender: Ron Claiborne
- Profession / profession : Journalist
- Nationality : American
- Race/Ethnicity : African American
- Religion : Christian
- Sexual Orientation: Straight
Ron Claiborne’s birthday
- Age / How old? : 66 years old
- Date of birth : August 20, 1953
- Place of birth : San Francisco, California
- Birthday date : August 20
Ron Claiborne Body Measurements
- Height / what height? : 5 feet 11 inches (1.8 m)
- Weight : 159 lbs (72 kg)
- Eye color : Dark brown
- Hair color : Gray
- Size : Not available
Family and relationship of Ron Claiborne
- Father dad) : Not known
- Mother : Not known
- Siblings (siblings) : Not known
- Marital status: Alone
- Spouse/Spouse : Not available
Ron Claiborne Networth and Salary
- Net worth : $600,000
- Salary : $24,292 – $72,507 (annually)
- Source of income : Journalism
WHO IS RON CLAIBORNE?
Born in San Francisco, California, Ron Claiborne is a retired American journalist and reporter for ABC News. Ron was the ‘More News Reporter’ for the weekend edition of ‘Good Morning America’.
HOW OLD IS RON CLAIBORNE?
Ron was born on August 20, 1953 in San Francisco, California, he is currently 66 years old in 2019. Ron celebrates his birthday on August 20.
HOW TALL IS RON CLAIBORNE?
He has short gray hair and brown eyes, is 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in) tall and weighs approximately 159 lb (72 kg). He looks quite large in size if his photos, relative to his surroundings, are anything to behold.
IS RON CLAIBORNE MARRIED?
Ron likes to keep his personal life private, so information about his love life is being sought. It is not known if he is married, dating or has children. However, this information will be updated as it becomes available.
WHAT IS RON CLAIBORNE NET WORTH?
Ron has enjoyed a long career in the journalism industry spanning nearly three decades. Thanks to the proceeds of his work as an ABC journalist, he was able to accumulate a modest fortune. It is estimated that Ron has a net worth of around $600,000.
HOW MUCH DOES RON CLAIBORNE EARN?
According to our average salary estimates for a journalist in the United States, Ron receives an annual salary of between $24,292 and $72,507, which translates to an average hourly salary of between $10.15 and $31.32.
DOES RON CLAIBORNE HAVE CANCER?
As Ron was retiring there was a lot of speculation that he was sick and had cancer but it was just speculation and Ron was fine and still healthy. He was part of a Lyme disease awareness movement.
WHAT HAPPENED TO RON CLAIBORNE?
Claiborne retired from ABC News and Good Morning America in September 2018.
WHY DID RON CLAIBORNE RETIRE?
Ron revealed his intention to volunteer in Tanzania and Uganda after his retirement.