Sharyn Alfonsi Profile

Sharyn Alfonsi is an Emmy award-winning News Anchor/Reporter working for 60 Minutes. She joined 60 Minutes on March 1, 2015.

Sharyn Alfonsi Career

Alfonsi works for 60 Minutes as an investigative reporter and correspondent. She has contributed 60 Minutes to the study since 2015. The season 2019-20 is its sixth broadcast season. Alfonsi’s study on the US-Mexican border migrant issue in April 2019 was remembered by Columbia University-du Pont Silver in January 2020. After that story, Alfonsi was interviewed for the first time by the Salvadoran woman who was the wife and mother of the drowned migrant father and daughter whose portrait in death captivated the world.

The year before, her article about the teenagers who had survived the Parkland, Florida, school shooting was awarded by Emmy. In 2017, Alfonsi’s investigation into the misuse of inmate informers in Orange County, California, brought public attention to the scandal of the criminal justice system. Another 2017 article about the success of the rural Mississippi school chess team was a popular stereo.

In the first 60 Minutes report, it reported that the Federal Emergency Management Agency was informed that the insurance providers had perpetrated fraud against the victims of Hurricane Sandy. Alfonsi has also written on climate change, cybersecurity, and chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) among war veterans.

Her reporting with the 60 Minutes Sporting Edition covers reports of injuries to children who play only one sport in the year and unexpected deaths among young people with undetected heart problems. She has made many sporting profiles, including golfer Bubba Watson and a touching portrait of Harry Parker, who led the Harvard Varsity Team to a final win before dying as one of the most famous college coaches in history.

Alfonsi came from ABC News where she had been a reporter for five years, based in New York, who worked daily on all the networks of the division. For “World News Tonight,” she announced the uniforms to be worn by the U.S. The Olympic athletes have been made in China. The “Nightline,” documentary exposed the sometimes barbaric world of the puppy mill industry, revealing factory-like breeding operations in the Amish nation of Pennsylvania.

Quick Facts About Sharyn Alfonsi

Alfonsi covered the school shooting at Virginia Tech and commented on all CBS News broadcasts. She reported on the return of U.S. troops from Iraq and the Catholic Church crisis. Alfonsi was an award-winning reporter and deputy anchor for WBZ-TV, the Boston-owned CBS channel. She started her career in broadcasting journalism at KHBS-TV in Ft. Smith, Arkansas, where she worked as a television reporter. She was also a general assignment correspondent for WVEC–TV Norfolk, Virginia, and KIRO-TV Seattle, Washington. She was a freelance correspondent for the weekend version of “CBS Evening News” “Up To The Minute” and CBS Newspath.

Sharyn Alfonsi Age

Alfonsi was born on June 3, 1971, in the United States of America (she is 50 years old as of 2021.) She celebrates her birthday on the 3rd of June every year.

Sharyn Alfonsi Height

Alfonsi stands at an approximate height of 5 feet 7 inches.

Sharyn Alfonsi Family

Information regarding Alfonsi’s parents and siblings is currently under review. However, the information will be updated as soon as it’s available.

Sharyn Alfonsi Husband and children

Sharyn is married to Matt Eby, a former Navy officer. The couple has been married since 1995 and together have two children.

Sharyn Alfonsi Salary

Being one of the top journalists for 60 Minutes, Alfonsi earns an annual salary ranging from $ 20,000 – $ 100,000.

Sharyn Alfonsi’s Net Worth

Alfonsi has an estimated net worth of between $1 Million – $5 Million which she has earned through her successful career as a journalist.