Bill Weir (Journalist), born on December 19, 1967 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. Bill Weir's age 54 years & Zodiac Sign Sagittarius, nationality American (by birth) & Race/Ethnicity is White. Let's check, How Tall is Bill Weir?
Bill Weir Bio
Bill Weir Height
5 Feet 10 Inches (177.8 cm/1.778 m)
| Height & Weight | |
|---|---|
| Height (in Feet-Inches) | 5 Feet 10 Inches |
| Height (in Centimeters) | 177.8 cm |
| Height (in Meters) | 1.778 m |
| Weight (in Kilograms) | 72 kg |
| Weight (in Pounds) | 158.73 lbs |
Bill Weir Body Measurements
Bill Weir's full body measurements are 44 inches (111.76 cm) - 14.5 inches (36.83 cm) - 32 inches (81.28 cm).
| Body Measurements | |
|---|---|
| Measurements | 44-32-14.5 inches/ 111.76-81.28-36.83 cm |
| Chest Size | 44 inches (111.76 cm) |
| Biceps Size | 14.5 inches (36.83 cm) |
| Waist Size (Male) | 32 inches (81.28 cm) |
Bill Weir FAQs
Where is Bill Weir now?
Before joining ABC News, Weir wrote and hosted projects for the FX and USA Networks and was an anchor/reporter in Los Angeles, Chicago, Green Bay and Austin, MN. He currently lives in New York.
Did Bill Weir leave ABC?
ABC News chief Ben Sherwood announced this morning Weir was leaving the operation for “another opportunity in the news business” and would be replaced on Nightline by Dan Harris, effective immediately.
Who is Bill Weir married to?
Weir married Kelly Dowd after proposing to her in September, 2019. They have a son named William River born in 2020.
Is Bill Weir still with CNN?
After a nearly five-year hiatus, CNN is bringing back climate change-focused travel series The Wonder List With Bill Weir. For its fourth season, however, The Wonder List will be a CNN+ original, joining the nascent streaming service’s library of exclusive series.
Bill Weir is one of the most famous and trending Journalist in the whole world right now. Bill Weir was born on December 19, 1967, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. He was born William Francis Weir, but is best known as Bill Weir.
Family, Childhood, and Education
Bill Weir father’s name is Under review and his mother name also unknown at this time. At an early age, his parents divorced and he attended 17 schools in six states as his devout Christian mother followed what she believed were dreams from God. After graduating from Victory Christian High School in Tulsa, Oklahoma he briefly attended Oral Roberts University before transferring to Pepperdine University in Malibu, California where he earned a degree in journalism and creative writing.
Career
Bill Weir began his career in 1991 as a general assignment reporter and weekend sportscaster at KAAL in Austin, Minnesota. He then became the sports anchor at WLUK in Green Bay, Wisconsin, and went on to anchor the WGN Morning News on WGN in Chicago from 1995 to 1998. Weir was sports anchor at KABC-TV in Los Angeles from 1998 to 2002, where he hosted the popular weekly Monday Night Live program which aired after Monday Night Football. Between 2002 and 2004, he developed, wrote and hosted three television pilots for the USA and FX Networks.
Weir joined ABC News in 2004 where he covered breaking news and global trends such as the economic rise of China and India, signature features on Good Morning America. World News devoted air time to his reports from Africa, the Middle East and the South Pacific. He went to New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina, as well as to Afghanistan in 2010 and led the network’s coverage of Iraq, Where Things Stand at the height of the American troop surge. Weir has anchored several launches and landings of the Space Shuttle, was the first American to broadcast live from Tibet and led off 2007’s Earth Day special with an unprecedented underwater live report from the Great Barrier Reef.
In June 2007, Weir was named anchor of the short-lived ABC News magazine “iCaught.” As a writer and anchor at ABC, he produced special hours for the network on topics ranging from religion to brain science to the rise and fall of General Motors. In July 2010, he was named co-anchor, joining Terry Moran and Cynthia McFadden on Nightline, replacing Martin Bashir. Bill Weir’s final story for Nightline, a piece about the popular photography blog Humans of New York, aired Friday, October 11, 2013 on ABC. In an interview with blog creator Brandon Stanton, Weir said, “I’m a jaded, cynical journalist… The things that tend to get me are the smaller moments of human connection. I remember one time in India, I saw a legless child being handed off between his father and mother. It was simple but that really moved me. Ever since I had a child of my own, I’ve been really vulnerable to displays of parental love.” CNN announced on October 12, 2013, that Bill was joining the network as an anchor and Chief Innovation Correspondent. In 2015, CNN began broadcasting The Wonder List with Bill Weir. On November 12, 2019, Weir hosted the annual Krause Lecture at New England boarding school, Choate Rosemary Hall. Bill Weir, his wife, and his daughter live in New York City.
Relationship/ Affairs And Girlfriend/ Wife
Bill Weir is engaged to Kelly Dowd. He proposed to Kelly in September 2019, in Pier 3 – Brooklyn Bridge Park. The couple is planning for a wedding in 2020.
Previously, Bill was married to Jacki and together they have two children: a daughter, Olivia Weir born on 21st December 2003 and a son River born in April 2020.
Bill Weir Net Worth And Salary
As of 2022, the estimated Bill Weir’s net worth is $62 million USD. His major source of income is his journalism career. Bill Weir salary as of 2022 is $4.1 million per year.
Social Media Profile
Bill Weir is active on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter accounts. He has more than 175k followers on Twitter, around 54k followers on Instagram and more than 149k followers on Facebook.
Trivia: Bill Weir Facts
* He was the co-anchor for Good Morning America’s weekend edition between 2004-2010.
* Bill Weir wife’s name is Jacki.
* He interviewed Brandon Stanton in his final piece for ABC’s Nightline.
Now he ranked in the list of the most popular American journalist.
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