Richard Engel Biography
Richard Engel is an American Anchor, Reporter, Meteorologist, and Multimedia Journalist who serves as a chief foreign correspondent for NBC News. He has been working for the station since May 2003 after working for ABC News as a freelance journalist in Baghdad.
Richard Engel Age
Engel was born in the United States in New York City on September 16, 1973. Richard is 49 years old as of 2024. He therefore celebrates his birthday on the 16th of September each year.
Richard Engel Height
Engel stands at an approximate height of 5 feet and 7 inches.
Richard Engel Family
Engel was born to his parents and raised on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, New York City. Richard is the son of Peter, a former Goldman Sachs financier, and Nina, an antique store owner. He also has an older brother, David, a cardiologist at New York-Presbyterian Hospital.
Richard Engel Wife
Engel married his gorgeous wife, Mary Forrest, in May 2015. The couple has two children: Theodore, born in 2015, and Henry Thomas, who was born in August 2019 and sadly passed away on August 18, 2022. Richard was previously married to a fellow Stanford student, but they separated in 2005.
Richard Engel Son
Engel’s son Henry was diagnosed with Rett Syndrome, a devastating condition that limited his interactions with the world to sight, sound, and touch. On August 18, 2022, he tweeted, “Our beloved son Henry passed away. He had the softest blue eyes, an easy smile, and a contagious giggle. We always surrounded him with love and he returned it, and so much more.” The tweet included a link to a page on the Texas Children’s Hospital website detailing Henry’s medical journey and his diagnosis. Henry passed away at the age of six.
Richard Engel’s Net Worth
Engel has an estimated net worth of between $1 Million-$5 Million which he has earned through his successful career as a chief foreign correspondent.
Richard Engel Salary
Engel earns an annual salary ranging from $ 45,000 – $ 110,500.
Richard Engel Education
Engel attended the college-prep Riverdale Country School in New York, where he struggled with schoolwork due to dyslexia. At the age of 13, he attended a wilderness survival camp where he learned leadership skills and gained independence. He later enrolled at Stanford University, graduating with a bachelor’s degree in international relations. While at Stanford, he occasionally wrote for The Stanford Daily and completed an unpaid internship at CNN Business one summer.
Richard Engel Career
Engel’s journalism career began after graduating and moving to Cairo, where he learned Egyptian Arabic and worked as a freelance reporter for four years. Richard then joined The World as a Middle East correspondent, a program produced by BBC World Service, Public Radio International (PRI), and WGBH. From 2001 to 2003, he worked there before moving to USA Today, and later to Reuters, AFP, and Jane’s Defence Weekly.
Richard eventually joined ABC News as a freelance journalist, covering the initial invasion of Iraq by U.S. forces. He then moved to NBC, serving as the primary Iraq correspondent. In 2006, he covered the war between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon as a senior Middle East correspondent and Beirut bureau chief. In 2008, he was named Chief Foreign Correspondent of NBC News, and in May of that year, he interviewed U.S. President George W. Bush following his speech to the Israeli Knesset.
In 2009, Richard covered the August presidential election in Kabul, Afghanistan, and reported on the Egyptian revolution in 2011. While covering the Libyan Civil War, he narrowly escaped being shot. That same year, he toured and reported from Mogadishu, Somalia, earning a News and Documentary Emmy Award nomination for his segment. Additionally, he occasionally hosts MSNBC’s special series On Assignment with Richard Engel, which received a Peabody Award in 2019.
On Assignment Richard Engel
He occasionally hosts the MSNBC special series On Assignment with Richard Engel, which received a Peabody Award in 2019. With over 20 years of experience reporting breaking news and original stories from conflict zones such as Ukraine and Syria, his expertise is well-established. The seventh series of On Assignment aired on March 24, 2023.
Richard Engel NBC
Engel is working at NBC alongside other famous NBC meteorologists, anchors, and reporters including;
- Frank Thorp
- Erika Edwards
- Meagan Fitzgerald
- Krystal Klei
- Tom Brokaw
- John Torres
- Liz McLaughlin
- Deborah Norville
- Kathy Park
- Joe Fryer
Richard Engel Social Media Platforms
He is active on his social media accounts and often posts on his Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.
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