Mark Phillips Profile
Mark Phillips is an Emmy award-winning Canadian television reporter/anchor working for CBS. He joined the station in the year 1993.
Mark Phillips Education
Phillips is a graduate of McGill University and holds a degree in social sciences and humanities. He graduated from the Boston University School of Public Communications.
Mark Phillips Career
Phillips serves at CBS as the CBS News senior foreign correspondent and has been based in the London Bureau. He has reported the big world story over the last thirty-five years, including the crises in the Middle East, Africa, and Europe. It also addressed a host of other social, economic, and environmental topics. He has periodically commented on major athletic affairs, including nine Olympic Games.
His career has been recognized over the years with several awards from Emmy, plus others, including the Edward R Murrow Award from the Radio-Television News Directors Association and a quotation from the Society of Environmental Journalists for his work on climate change.
Prior to his London appointment, Phillips had been working in the CBS News Washington Bureau (1988-93) where he reported strategy, the State Department, transport safety, and consumer relations. Prior to his assignment in Washington, Phillips was based in the CBS News Rome office (1986-88).
There, he worked on the Vatican and Pope John Paul II, the Iran-Iraq war, the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan, and several other reports in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia. From 1984 to 1986, he was transferred to the CBS News Moscow branch, which featured three Soviet leaders—Yuri Andropov, Konstantin Chernenko, and Mikhail Gorbachev.
In 1982, Phillips was employed by CBS News as a reporter based in London. Among several foreign assignments, he was the first non-British journalist to report back to the Falkland Islands after the British war with Argentina. Prior to joining CBS News, Phillips was an international correspondent based in London for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Before that, he was a reporter for the CBC Parliament, based in Ottawa.
Quick Facts About Mark Phillips
| Age | 73 years old as of 2021 |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse | Not Available |
| Net Worth | $1 Million – $5 Million |
Mark Phillips Age
Phillips was born in 1948 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He is 73 years old as of 2021.
Mark Phillips Height
Phillips stands at a height of approximately 5 feet 6 inches (1.68 m).
Mark Phillips Family
Phillips was born and raised in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Information regarding Phillips’ parents and siblings is currently under review. However, the information will be updated as soon as it’s available.
Mark Phillips Wife and children
Phillips is a married man. He is married to a woman whose identity is not revealed. The couple married many years back and together live in London, England, with their four children.
Mark Phillips Salary
Being one of the top reporters for CBS, Phillips earns an annual salary ranging from $ 20,000 – $ 100,000.
Mark Phillips’s Net Worth
Phillips has an estimated net worth of between $1 Million – $5 Million which he has earned through his successful career as a journalist.
Mark Phillips CBS News
At CBS News Phillips works alongside;
- Jeffrey Pegues
- Jamie Yuccas
- Susan Zirinsky
- Mireya Villarreal
- Bill Whitaker
- Holly Williams
- Omar Villafranca
- Peter Van Sant
- Imtiaz Tyab
- Jonathan Vigliotti
- Tracy Smith
- Susan Spencer
- Bob Schieffer
- Serena Altschul