Jonathan Blakely Biography
Jonathan Blakely is an American journalist who was named executive producer of 60 Minutes+. He collaborates with 60 Minutes’ senior editors to create this new version of the Sunday classic for Paramount+’s new and growing online audience.
How old is Jonathan Blakely? – Age
He is 35 years old. He was born in 1987 in the United States.
Jonathan Blakely Education
Jonathan earned his bachelor’s degree in Mass Communication and Media Studies from the University of West Georgia in 2008. In addition, in 2011, she received a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from George Washington University.
Jonathan Blakely Career
The CBS News veteran was the senior producer of the 60 Minutes show “60 in 6,” which debuted on Quibi in 2020. He was in charge of overseeing the program’s production from story assignment to shooting and editing to delivering the finished segment for streaming.
Prior to that, he worked as a senior producer for “CBS This Morning,” where he was in charge of the crucial first hour of the morning newscast. Since joining CBS News in 2012, the newsman has excelled at every level, demonstrating abilities in the field and in the studio. In 2019, he launched and oversaw an investigation into more than 150 police departments across the United States for “CBS This Morning.”
The report sought outcomes from an increase in officer anti-bias training prompted by the 2014 police shooting of an unarmed black teenager in Ferguson, Missouri. Blakely worked as a producer for the “CBS Evening News” for two years, covering Ferguson and several other major domestic stories, including a series on the opioid crisis as seen through the eyes of addicts. Simultaneously, he field-produced stories for CBSN, the News Division’s 24-hour digital streaming news service, from Mumbai, India, and Lahore, Pakistan. Blakely began his career at CBS News as a researcher and writer for “CBS This Morning,” and was promoted to associate producer in 2013.
Jonathan Blakely Salary
He earns an annual salary of $100 thousand.
Jonathan Blakely Net Worth
He has an estimated net worth of $1 million.