Bill Weir Biography
Bill Weir is a New York-based television journalist working as a CNN correspondent and anchor, as well as the creator and host of “The Wonder List with Bill Weir,” a global documentary series. He co-anchored the weekend edition of Good Morning America from 2004 to 2010 and was a former co-anchor of Nightline on the ABC television network in the United States.
How old is Bill Weir? – Age
He is 53 years old as of 19 December 2020. He was born William Francis Weir in 1967 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States.
Bill Weir Family – Education
His parents divorced when he was young, and he attended 17 schools in six states while his devout Christian mother followed what she believed was God’s dreams. He attended Oral Roberts University for a year after graduating from Victory Christian High School in Tulsa, Oklahoma, before transferring to Pepperdine University in Malibu, California, where he earned a degree in journalism and creative writing.
When did Bill Weir get married? – Spouse
After a failed marriage with Jacki, with whom he had a nearly decade-long relationship, Weir proposed to Kelly Dowd in September 2019 at Pier 3 in Brooklyn Bridge Park, where they were engaged. In the year 2020, the couple tied the knot. He has a son William River Weir born on April 7, 2020.
Bill Weir Net Worth
He has an estimated net worth of $3 million.
Does Bill Weir work for CNN?
Based on his experience creating and hosting the CNN Original Series “The Wonder List with Bill Weir,” he was named the network’s first Chief Climate Correspondent in 2019. Weir shot three seasons of his show across 26 countries, highlighting wondrous people, places, cultures, and creatures on the verge of seismic change, with his distinctive storytelling style, lush photography, and a focus on our connected planet. His 2020 CNN Special Report, The Road to Change, was called “one of the very best pieces of climate journalism ever run by a mainstream US news organization” by the Columbia Journalism Review, and his first book, Dear River: A Guide to Growing Up at the End, will be released in 2020.
His 2020 CNN Special Report, The Road to Change, was called “one of the best pieces of climate journalism ever run by a mainstream US news organization” by the Columbia Journalism Review, and his first book, Dear River: A Guide to Growing Up at the End, will be published by Chronicle Prism in 2022.
Weir reported from 49 states and over 100 countries during his network career, covering breaking news and uncovering global trends. He was one of the first reporters into the floodwaters of New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina, as well as the tsunami zone in Japan during the 2011 nuclear crisis. In Afghanistan, he avoided Taliban bullets, led network coverage from Iraq, and was the first American to broadcast live from Tibet. Weir produced several special hours for CNN and ABC prime time on topics ranging from religion, brain science, and Woodstock to the mail-order bride industry and the rise and fall of General Motors as a writer and anchor.
His live shots have come from atop the Golden Gate Bridge and beneath the waters of the Great Barrier Reef, while his adventure reporting has included hot air balloon jumps, Amazon hikes, and one wild night clinging to the side of Yosemite’s El Capitan. Weir worked as an anchor/reporter in Los Angeles, Chicago, Green Bay, and Austin, MN before joining ABC News. He wrote and hosted projects for the FX and USA Networks and was an anchor/reporter in Los Angeles, Chicago, Green Bay, and Austin, MN.