Charlie D’Agata Biography
Charlie D’Agata is an American journalist who works as a foreign correspondent for CBS News in London. He joined CBS in 2011 from APTN in London, but he began his career in 1992 as an Assignment editor for ABC News in London.
How old is Charlie D’Agata? – Age
He is 51 years old as of 2021. He was born in 1970 in Lawrence, Massachusetts, in the United States.
Charlie D’Agata Wife
Charlie is married and the father of three daughters, but he has not revealed their names because he prefers to keep his personal life private.
Charlie D’Agata Education
D’Agata earned a B.A. in journalism from Colorado State University. D’Agata began his career in 1992 in London as an Assignment Editor for ABC News.
Charlie D’Agata Career
Since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, he has reported from the front lines of every major conflict around the world, in addition to covering the world’s most important international stories. D’Agata and his team oversaw coverage of the migrant crisis, which helped CBS News win both the prestigious Alfred I. DuPont-Columbia University Award and the Sigma Delta Chi Award in 2017. In 2013, he received the Overseas Press Club Award for his dramatic account of the crackdown in Cairo following the Egyptian revolution. His work helped CBS News win a number of Edward R. Murrow awards, primarily for his coverage in Iraq and Syria.
D’Agata and his team were among the first Western journalists to reach eastern Mosul to report on the fight against ISIS. He previously covered the offensive to liberate Fallujah and was embedded with Kurdish Peshmerga in the battle for Sinjar. D’Agata was also the first American journalist to arrive in Baghdad ten months before the US-led invasion of Iraq in 2003.
D’Agata and his colleagues were among the first to report from Benghazi, Libya, after Islamic militants launched a coordinated attack on the US Consulate, killing Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three other Americans.
He has covered natural disasters ranging from the Asian tsunami to earthquakes in Italy and the earthquake and tsunami that triggered a nuclear crisis at the Fukushima power plant in Japan.D’Agata has also covered many other international events, including Pope John Paul II’s death and succession to Pope Benedict, the Royal Wedding of William and Catherine, Queen Elizabeth’s Golden Jubilee, the Arab Spring uprisings, and numerous terror attacks in Europe.
Previously, he served as the London correspondent for CBS Newspath, the CBS News affiliate news service; he was Newspath’s first international correspondent. Prior to that, he served as CBS Radio’s chief overseas correspondent (2002-05). He worked as a correspondent for APTN in London before joining CBS News. He began his international career in 1992 as an Assignment Editor for ABC News in London.
What is Charlie d Agata Salary?
He earns an annual salary of $75,000.
Charlie D’Agata Net Worth
He has an estimated net worth of $5 Million.
