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An American author and broadcast journalist Katy Tur is working as a correspondent for NBC News. As an anchor of MSNBC Live she has reported for the NBC news platforms Early Today, Today, NBC Nightly News, Meet the Press, WNBC-TV, MSNBC, and The Weather Channel. She was born Katharine Bear Tur on October 26, 1983.
Height / Weight / Age
Date Of Birth | October 26, 1983 |
Age | 40 Years |
Height | In Centimeters – 163 cm
In Feet and Inches – 5’4” |
Weight | In Kilograms – 60 kg
In Pounds – 132 lbs |
Eye Color | Black |
Hair Color | Blonde |
Figure Measurements | 34-26-35 |
Bra Size | 33B |
Dress Size | 5 (US) |
Shoe Size | 8 (US) |
Net Worth
According to the sources, Katy Tur’s estimated net worth is $23 million USD approximately. Her annual earnings are $400,000 approximately.
Education / Family
Katy Tur was born in Los Angeles, California to journalist parents Zoey Tur and Marika Gerrard. In 2001, she completed her schooling at Brentwood School. For further studies, she attended the University of California, Santa Barbara (2005), and earned a degree in Bachelor of Arts in philosophy. On her father’s side, she belongs to Jewish ancestry. Katy has a brother named James Tur.
Name |
Katy Tur |
Real name | Katharine Bear Tur |
Birth Place | Los Angeles, California, USA |
Profession | Broadcast journalist and author |
Zodiac sign | Scorpio |
School | Brentwood School |
College | University of California |
Religion | Christianity |
Nationality | American |
Home Town | Los Angeles, USA |
Debut | Not known |
Fathers Name | Zoey Tur (journalist)
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Mothers Name | Marika Gerrard |
Brothers | James Tur
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Sister | Name not known |
Career / Fashion And Style
In 2009, Katy Tur started her career as a journalist and joined NBC’s local station in New York City, WNBC-TV. Later, she rose to the flagship NBC News at the national network level. The same year, she was honored with the AP’s Best Spot News Award for coverage of the March 2008 crane collapse on the Upper East Side of Manhattan.
While being the part of NBC News, she covered the death of Cory Monteith, a motorcycle attack on an SUV, and the search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370. As the embedded reporter of NBC News and MSNBC’s, she covered the Donald Trump presidential campaign.[11] As a reporter, she was assigned the task of informing the Trump campaign about the Access Hollywood tape.
In 2017, she published a book “Unbelievable: My Front-Row Seat to the Craziest Campaign in American History” which is a record of her experience covering the 2016 presidential campaign of Donald Trump.
Boyfriends, Affairs, Husband and More
Boyfriends | Keith Olbermann (political commentator)
Tony Dokoupil |
Marital Status | Married |
Husband | Tony Dokoupil
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Children | Theodore ”Teddy” Dokoupil (2013)
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Favorite Things
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Favorite Actors | Robert Downey Jr |
Favorite Actress | Jennifer Aniston |
Favorite Food | Burger |
Favorite Destinations | Finland |
Favorite Color(s) | Black |
Some Interesting Facts About Katy Tur
- From 2006-2009, Katy was in a relationship with the then-MSNBC political commentator and sportscaster Keith Olbermann.
- On October 27, 2017, she got married to Tony Dokoupil, a correspondent for CBS News in Utah.
- From Dokoupil’s first marriage, she has two stepchildren.
- Her father Zoey Tur turned out to be transgender.
- In 2017, she was honored with the Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism.