Gary Tuchman Profile
Gary Tuchman is an American Emmy Award-winning journalist working as a CNN national correspondent based in Atlanta. He previously worked at WPEC-TV in West Palm Beach, Florida where he served as an anchor and reporter.
Gary Tuchman Career
Tuchman serves as a staff correspondent for Anderson Cooper 360 at CNN. Tuchman has covered some of the most important stories of our time during his time at CNN. He arrived in Japan the morning after the devastating earthquake and tsunami and reported from the hardest-hit towns on the country’s northeast coast.
He also spent months in Haiti covering the earthquake, which killed over 300,000 people. His live reports from the rubble the morning after the earthquake astounded viewers all over the world, who had no way of knowing the magnitude of the devastation until then. Tuchman was in Copiapo, Chile, between the two quakes, covering the rescue of the 33 Chile miners who had become trapped underground.
He broadcast live from the rescue site as the miners were triumphantly rescued. Tuchman was one of the few international reporters who were able to travel to Iceland earlier in 2010 to report firsthand on the volcanic eruption that forced the cancellation of thousands of flights around the world.
Tuchman took a helicopter up to the erupting Eyjafjallajokull volcano. The video, shot from only a few hundred yards to the west (the winds were blowing east), gave viewers an incredible view of the eruption’s power. He also reported for the documentary What the Pope Knew for a portion of 2010.
Tuchman has covered every presidential election in the United States during his time with CNN. Tuchman was one of only a few journalists allowed into a coal mine during a search and rescue operation in 2007. He has also covered the FLDS, a polygamist cult, and child sexual abuse within the sect. He was nominated for two Emmy Awards in 2011 for his coverage of the Haiti earthquake.
Quick Facts About Gary Tuchman
| Age | 62 years old as of 2023 |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse | Katherine M. Stark |
| Net Worth | $1 Million – $5 Million |
Tuchman began reporting from Ground Zero in New York City the day after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, providing constant updates. The coverage of the Day After 9/11, the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster, the D.C.-area sniper case, and the anthrax scare.
Prior to working at CNN, Tuchman spent five years as an anchor and reporter at WPEC-TV in West Palm Beach, Florida, a CBS affiliate. Tuchman graduated from Boston University with a Bachelor of Science in broadcast journalism. He previously worked for WBOC-TV in Salisbury, Maryland, and WTVE in New York.
Gary Tuchman Age
Tuchman is 62 years old as of 2023. He was born in 1961 in the United States of America. It is therefore not known how old Tuchman is or when he celebrates his birthday.
Gary Tuchman Height
Tuchman stands at a height of 5 feet and 10 inches.
Gary Tuchman Family
Tuchman’s father Ronald E. Tuchman was the CEO of Child World, the second largest toy store in the United States at the time. Information regarding Tuchman’s mother and siblings is currently under review. However, the information will be updated as soon as it’s available.
Gary Tuchman’s Wife
Tuchman married Katherine M. Stark in a Jewish ceremony at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York in 1990. The couple is blessed with one daughter by the name of Lindsay Tuchman who is also a journalist.
Gary Tuchman and Lindsay Tuchman(Daughter)
Tuchman and his wife Katherine are blessed to be parents of Lindsay Tuchman who is also a journalist at Newsy, where she serves as an anchor. She started her career at WBOC-TV in Salisbury, Maryland. This is the same station where her father began his career.
Gary Tuchman Salary
Being one of the top journalists for CNN, Tuchman earns an annual salary ranging from $ 20,000 – $ 100,000.
Gary Tuchman’s Net Worth
Tuchman has an estimated net worth of between $1 Million – $5 Million which he has earned through his successful career as a CNN national correspondent.
Gary Tuchman CNN
At CNN Tuchman works alongside
- Anna Stewart
- Vedika Sud
- Jake Tapper
- Patrick Snell
- Isa Soares
- Lynn Smith
- Michael Smerconish
- Sara Sidner
- Dan Simon
- Sunlen Serfaty
- Clare Sebastian
- Jessica Schneider
- Andy Scholes