Mika Brzezinski
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She was on the scene broadcasting live when the South Tower of World Trade Centre came crashing down. Mika's later stints with CBS saw her working in various positions for different segments related to breaking news. She also made occasional contributions to CBS' Sunday Morning' and "60 Minutes".
Quick Facts
- Height
- 1.65m
- Date of Birth
- 02-05-1967
- Birth Place
- New York City, New York, United State
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- Nationality
- American
- Profession
- Television host
- Employer
- MSNBC
- Husband
- Jim Hoffer
- Marital Status
- Married
- Ethnicity
- White
- Net Worth
- $12 Million Dollars
- Children
- Emilie Hoffer, Carlie Hoffer
- T.V. Show(s)
- NBC Nightly News
- Marriage Date
- 1993
- Birth Sign
- Taurus
- Alma Mater
- Williams College
- Salary
- $2 million
- Birth Date
- 2 May, 1967
- Age
- 52 yrs
- Citizenship
- United States of America
- Birth Place
- New York City
- Education
- Williams College
- Gender
- Female
- Description
- American television host, author, and political commentator
- Twitter Id
- Morningmika
- Spouse
- Joe Scarborough [M. 2018]
- Net Worth 2021
- 20 million
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Mika came back to MSNBC once again on January 26, 2007. Her major break came when she was selected to co-host MSNBC's highly rated and popular morning "Morning Joe" program with Joe Scarborough. Interestingly Mika never fails to point out that her co-host is a Republican, whereas she is a Democrat.
Mika's high confidence level and her preference for news that makes a difference in people's lives have won her an immense fan following. A strong critic of trivial journalism, Mika raked up a storm with her refusal to read the news related to Paris Hilton's discharge from prison in 2007, instead of giving preference to Indiana's Republican Senator Richard Lugar's disagreement with President George Bush over the Iraq war.
Personal Life
Mika Brzezinski married James Patrick Hoffer, a TV News reporter, on October 23, 1993. They had met and fallen in love working at WTIC-TV. Mika has two charming daughters with the marriage-- Emilie and Carlie Hoffer. Emilie will attend John Hopkins in 2018 whereas Carlie will attend Dartmouth College Class of 2020. Mika, an avid pet lover, also has two beautiful pet dogs named Cajun and Albert, who make up a happy family. Mika Brzezinski and James Patrick Hoffer amicably divorced in 2016.
Mika Brzezinski, with a net worth of over $ 12 million constantly mentioned in the list of richest female news anchors brought out by various magazines, journals, and websites. The money ensures that she can live a quality life and give good education to her children.
Publications
Apart from being a highly respected and well-known journalist, Mika also has quite a few bestsellers to her credit. Her memoir 'All Things At Once' published by Weinstein Books was a New York Times bestseller in 2010. The book, a frank description of her career trajectory, describes her journey of professional setbacks, hardships, achievements, and struggles from the beginning of her career.
Her second book Knowing Your Value, the prequel to her new book Grow Your Value, talks about women's equality and career progression opportunities in the workplace. Mika interviewed a host of prominent women operating in various industry spectrums to gain and share an in-depth knowledge of the corporate world. Mika also writes a monthly column, "Getting What You Want" for Cosmopolitan, where she talks about important topics like women empowerment and women equality.
A strong proponent of equal wages, Mika reportedly draws over $2 million as her salary for MSNBC Morning Joe. This is in addition to her royalties from her best-selling books and her monthly column for Cosmopolitan.
