Martha Raddatz is an American journalist and News Reporter who now serves as ABC’s Chief Global Affairs Correspondent. Besides, she reports for World News Tonight with David Muir and Nightline and also is the main fill-in anchor for This Week with George Stephanopoulos.
Raddatz has worked on the reporting of terrorism in Iraq as well as covered the Pentagon for National Public Radio (NPR). See More About Her Below!!!
Know About Martha Raddatz's Net Worth
Martha Raddatz, as a journalist and news reporter, makes a substantial net worth. However, the exact value of her fortune is still to get off the board in public. Herald Weekly mentioned that Martha Raddatz is one of the highest-earning journalists of the time. She cashes out the average salary of $2.5 million, the source cited.
Martha Raddatz was a college drop out, but it never affected her career anyway. She had a good start with her journalism career. She first worked at a local in Utah before becoming the chief correspondent at the ABC News Boston affiliate station, WCVB-TV. One of her notable works during her tenure was the covering of Pentagon for National Public Radio.
Later in 1999, she joined ABC News as the State Department correspondent. She became a senior national security correspondent in 2003. During the time, she reported from Iraq and Raddatz, and ABC News was the first to break the news of terrorist Abu Musab al-Zarqawi’s death and location.
As of now, Raddatz serves as ABC’s Chief Global Affairs Correspondent.
Is Martha Raddatz Married?
Martha Raddatz, age 67, is married three-time throughout her lifetime, and she is happily living with her third husband, Tom Gjelten. Gjelten is also a journalist who serves as the Religion and Belief Correspondent for National Public Radio (NPR News). However, the romantic details of the lovebirds are not up to date.
Previously, she was married to her second husband named Julius Genachowski, who was the chairman of the US Federal Communications Commission under the Presidency of Barack Obama. Raddatz and Genachowski tied their nuptial knot back in 1991, and Barack Obama attended the ceremony. Genachowski and Obama were friends during their academic years at Harvard University.
Martha Raddatz and Julius Genachowski have a son named Jake Genachowski. Later, they had a divorce in 1997.
Martha Raddatz and her son, Jake Genachowski (©: CelebsPodium)
Raddatz's first husband's name is Ben Bradlee Jr., with whom she shares a daughter named Greta Bradlee. Ben is the son of former Washington Post executive editor Benjamin C. Bradlee, and he is known as the Pulitzer prize-winning editor for The Boston Globe.