Major Garrett Biography
Major Garrett is the principal Washington correspondent for CBS News in the United States. Garrett is the presenter of The Takeout podcast and a former National Journal correspondent. Prior to joining National Journal, he worked for Fox News as a senior White House correspondent. He reported on the presidential election of 2004, the War on Terror, and the presidential election of 2008.
Major Garrett Age
He is 59 years old as of 24 August 2021. He was born in 1962 in San Diego, California, United States. His real name is Major Elliott Garrett.
Major Garrett Education
Garrett was a James Madison High School student. In 1984, he earned a Bachelor of Journalism and a Bachelor of Science in political science from the University of Missouri. He is a Phi Gamma Delta member.
Is Major Garrett of CBS News Married? – Wife
Garrett is married to Lara Brown and lives in Washington, D.C. with his family. His wife is a political scientist who has been the director of George Washington University’s Graduate School of Political Management (GSPM) since 2016.
How much does Major Garrett earn? – Salary
He earns an annual salary of $2 million.
Major Garrett Net Worth
He has an estimated net worth of $8 million.
Major Miscellaneous
Garrett made news in July 2015 when he asked President Barack Obama during a press conference why he was “happy” with the Iran Nuclear Deal, which kept four Americans in Iran: Amir Mirza Hekmati, Jason Rezaian, Saeed Abedini, and Robert Levinson. Garrett was reprimanded by the President, who said he’s got to give his credit, Major, for how he crafted those questions. While other Americans detained by Iran were later released, Robert Levinson died in captivity in Iran.
How Long Has Garrett been with CBS?
Garrett worked as a congressional reporter for The Washington Times and a senior editor and congressional correspondent for U.S. News & World Report in the 1990s before joining CNN’s White House team in early 2000 and Fox News in 2002 as a general assignment reporter. He was the network’s congressional correspondent and covered the 2004 election there. He has also worked for the Houston Post, the Las Vegas Review-Journal, and the Amarillo Globe-News as a White House correspondent for CNN and as an award-winning reporter for the Houston Post, the Las Vegas Review-Journal, and the Amarillo Globe-News. His work has appeared in The Weekly Standard, Washington Monthly, and Mother Jones, among other publications.
President Barack Obama’s presidential campaign was covered by Garrett. Garrett joined Fox News Channel as a senior White House correspondent on January 13, 2009. Garrett joined National Journal on September 3, 2010, after leaving Fox News. On America Live with Megyn Kelly, he made his final appearance on Fox News. He also appears frequently on MSNBC and CBS’s Face the Nation as a guest analyst.
Garrett joined CBS News as Chief White House Correspondent on November 18, 2012, as announced on Face the Nation. In December 2018, he was designated Chief Washington Correspondent for CBS News. Garrett is now the host of The Takeout, a weekly podcast discussing politics, government, and pop culture.