Martha Raddatz is an American reporter with ABC News. Martha Raddatz is ABC News chief global affairs correspondent and co-anchor of This Week with George Stephanopoulos. As well as, she is a writer and actress, known for Homeland (2011), House of Cards (2013), and ABC World News (1953).

Early Life

Maratha Raddatz was born on 14 February 1953. She is from Idaho Falls Idaho, the U.S. Her family later moved to Salt Lake City. She attended the University of Utah but dropped out to work at a local station.

Personal Life

Martha Raddatz With Her Son, Daughter, And Her Two Grandchildren
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Martha was born as Martha Jean Raddatz. She married three guys. Firstly, he married Julius Genachowski in 1991 and have one child. Secondly, she married Ben Bradlee JR. in 1797 and have one child. Finally, now she is with her third husband Tom Gjelten.

Career

ABC News coverage from Times Square Studios in New York City.
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Raddatz became the Pentagon correspondent for National Public Radio (NPR) from 1993-1998. Prior to joining NPR in 1993, she was the chief correspondent at the ABC News Boston affiliate WCVB-TV.

In 1999, she showed up the system State Department journalist at ABC News, and later in May 2003, she turned into ABC senior national security reporter.

She also received the 2007 International Urbino Press Award, the 2005 Daniel Pearl Award from the Chicago Journalists Association.

In October 2012, Raddatz moderated the only Vice Presidential debate between Congressman Paul Ryan and Vice President Joe Biden, which covered both domestic and foreign topics.

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Raddatz received the First Amendment Award from the Radio Television Digital News Foundation (RTDNF) for excellence in journalism as well as the prestigious Fred Friendly First Amendment Award in 2012.

She received four Emmy Awards, including an Emmy for being on the team covering the inauguration of Barack Obama. 

In 2007 the White House Correspondents’ Association awarded her the Merriman Smith Memorial Award for excellence in Presidential news coverage under deadline pressure.

In 2018, she received the George Catlett Marshall Medal for sustained commitment to the men and women of America’s armed forces.

Goldsmith Awards Ceremony 2018 with Martha Raddatz of ABC News
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She also reported from the Capitol grounds during the January 6, 2021 insurrection, when supporters of President Trump attempted to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.

Net Worth

Martha is ABC’s Chief Global Affairs Correspondent and has an annual salary of $2.5 million. The ABC anchor purchased a renovated and remodeled home for $2.13 million. In conclusion, her net worth is approximately $15 million.

Social Media

Martha Raddatz has a big fan following in social media. She has 129.2k followers on Twitter. As well as she has 28.5k followers on Instagram. In addition, she is also active in LinkedIn.

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