Chris Wallace Biography

Chris Wallace is an American television anchor working for CNN as a host of a show called Who’s Talking to Chris Wallace? which airs at 10 am. He has been an anchor, moderator, and correspondent on CNN, ABC, CBS, Foz News, and NBC News for more than 50 years.

Chris Wallace Age

Wallace was born on October 12, 1947, in Chicago, Illinois, United States. He is 76 years old as of 2024 and he celebrates his birthday on October 12 every year. His zodiac sign is Scorpio.

Chris Wallace Height and Weight

Wallace stands at an approximate height of 6 feet and 0 inches and weighs 109 kg.

Chris Wallace Parents and Siblings

Wallace is the son of Norma Kaphan and Mike Wallace, a reporter at CBS 60 Minutes. Both of his parents were Jewish and he grew up in Chicago, Illinois along with his elder brother, Peter Wallace who died in an accident climbing the mountain at the age of 19. As a child, his parents parted ways when he was one year old, and therefore he was raised by his mother. His mother Norman later remarried to Bill Leonard a president at CBS News.

Chris Wallace Wife

Wallace has been married twice and currently, he is married to Lorraine Smothers, the former wife of Dick Smothers. The pair exchanged vows in 1997 and have been together for over 27 years. His wife Lorraine has two children from his former relationship namely Remick Smothers and Sarah Smothers. Before marrying Smothers, Chris was married to Elizabeth Farrell at a lavish wedding in 1973. The two were blessed with four children namely Catherine, Andrew, Peter, and Megan.

Chris Wallace Education

Wallace attended and graduated from Hotchkiss School and then enrolled at Harvard College where he attained a degree in Journalism. While there, he intervened at WHRB News where he reported the story of the Cambridge police who detained student occupation University Hall in 1969.

Chris Wallace Career

Wallace serves as an anchor at CNN where he hosts a show called Who’s Talking to Chris Wallace? which airs every Saturday at 10 am.  He also appears as a moderator, correspondent, and anchor on national channels like Fox News, CBS, NBC, AND ABC News. Chris joined the station in January 2022, after working as an anchor at FOX News. During his time there, he covered major political news such as five presidential elections, and foreign leaders, and conducted several interviews with candidates and leaders. In 2016, Wallace was chosen to moderate the first GOP presidential debate of the 2016 election cycle and the first presidential debate of the 2020 election season.

Prior to moving to Fox News, Wallace spent 14 years working as a chief correspondent at ABC News. He also worked for Nightline as a substitute host and chief correspondent for PrimeTime. Earlier, Chris served as a moderate and chief White House correspondent at NBC News. There, Chris moderated a show called Meet the Press and anchored the show called the Sunday edition of NBC Nightly News. He began his career at The Boston Globe where he served as a reporter.

Throughout his career, Chris has been awarded numerous awards such as the Sol Taishoff Award for Broadcast Journalism, the Peabody Award, the DuPont-Columbia Silver Baton, and three Emmy Awards. On top of this, he was also awarded the ICFJ Founders Award, the Panetta Institute’s 2021 Jefferson-Lincoln Award, and was nominated by several associations. In addition to working as a journalist, Wallace is also an author and the owner of various books such as Countdown 1945: The Extraordinary Story of the Atomic Bomb, countdown bin Laden: The Untold Story of the 247-Day Hunt to Bring the Mastermind of 9/11 to Justice, and the 116 Days That Changed the World.

Chris Wallace Salary

Wallace earned an estimated salary of between $ 75, 000 to $ 150, 000.

Chris Wallace Net Worth

Wallace has an estimated net worth of between $ 1 million-$ 5 million which he has accumulated from his career as an anchor.

Chris Wallace Honors and Awards

• 1993: The  Alfred I. duPont–Columbia Silver Baton Award for Excellence in Television Journalism
• 2013: The Paul White Lifetime Achievement Award by the Radio Television Digital News Association
• 2017: The Founders Award for Excellence in Journalism, International Center for Journalists (ICFJ).
• 2018: “The Freedom of Speech Award” from the Culture and Media Institute.
• Wallace sits on the Board of Selectors of Jefferson Awards for Public Service.