Elisabeth Leamy Biography
Elisabeth Leamy is a journalist, novelist, and public speaker from the United States. She currently contributes to The Washington Post with a column. Leamy also broadcasts the “Easy Money” podcast. She worked as a consumer correspondent for Good Morning America and other ABC News programs from 2005 to 2013. From 2006 to 2015, Leamy wrote an ABC News Business column.
Elisabeth Leamy Age
Liz was born Elisabeth Ann Leamy on 10 September 1967, in St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America. She is 55 years old as of September 2022.
Elisabeth Leamy Education
She received her diploma from The Branson School in Ross, California. Leamy obtained her bachelor’s degree from the University of California, Berkeley, and her master’s degree from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University.
Elisabeth Leamy Family
Leamy is the daughter of Patrick MacLeamy, Chairman of HOK, an architectural firm, and Jeanne MacLeamy, city council member for Novato, California.
Elisabeth Leamy Married – Husband
Leamy is happily married to Kris Persinger, a financial planner, and they have a daughter, Kelsea Adair Leamy Persinger.
Elisabeth Leamy Author- Books
Save BIG: Cut Your Top 5 Costs and Save Thousands (2010) is Leamy’s second book. & The Savvy Consumer: Avoiding Scams and Rip-Offs That Waste Your Time and Money (2004).
Elisabeth Leamy Career
Leamy began her career in television news at KERO-TV 23 in Bakersfield, California. From 1994 until 1997, she worked at WFLA-TV in Tampa. From 1997 through 2005, Leamy worked as a consumer and investigative reporter for Fox 5 WTTG in Washington, DC. Since 2013, Leamy has served as The Dr. Oz Show’s investigative correspondent. She was the consumer correspondent for Good Morning America and other ABC News programs from 2005 through 2013. From 2006 to 2015, Leamy wrote an ABC News Business column. She hosted the YouTube show “Free For All” in 2014. Leamy also works as a professional speaker and is a member of the National Speakers Association. She provides presentations on financial literacy, job success, pitching tales to the media, and money saving.
Currently, Leamy writes a consumer column for the Washington Post on issues such as how to avoid robocalls. In June 2006, Leamy created the “Easy Money” podcast, which discussed how to make more money, save more money, and find unclaimed money. Leamy is still an investigative correspondent for The Dr. Oz Show. She is a frequent guest on Washington, D.C. radio and television stations to discuss her consumer and medical reports. She was the consumer correspondent for Good Morning America and other ABC News programs from 2005 through 2013. Leamy’s ABC News Business column is still active. She hosted the YouTube show “Free For All,” which featured free products and services for users.
Elisabeth Leamy’s Net Worth
Leamy has an estimated net worth of 10 million dollars.