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Randall Pinkston - Net Worth, Age, Height, Birthday, Bio, Wiki!

Explore Randall Pinkston net worth, age, height, bio, birthday, wiki, and salary! American broadcast journalist, best known for his work at Al-Jazeera America and CBS News. He was also a contributor to CBS’ documentary Legacy of Shame. In this article, we will discover how old is Randall Pinkston? Who is Randall Pinkston dating now & how much money does Randall Pinkston have?

NameRandall Pinkston
First NameRandall
Last NamePinkston
OccupationJournalist
BirthdayMarch 3
Birth Year1950
Place of BirthYazoo County
Home TownMississippi
Birth CountryUnited States
Birth SignPisces
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Randall Pinkston Biography

Randall Pinkston is one of the most popular and richest Journalist who was born on March 3, 1950 in Yazoo County, Mississippi, United States. He was a co-worker with He worked with Dan Rather on the CBS Documentary Legacy of Shame. at CBS Documentary Legacy of Shame.

Born in Yazoo County, Mississippi, he attended Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut, originally intending to pursue a career in law. However, after his father died, he moved back to Mississippi and earned a bachelor’s degree in 1973 from Millsaps College in Jackson, Mississippi. He also earned a law degree from University of Connecticut in 1980.

From 1980 until 1990, Pinkston worked for WCBS-TV in New York, where he served as a reporter and as the station’s New Jersey correspondent from 1989 until 1990.

In 1982, he married Patricia MacLain and had three children.

In 1996, 1997 and 1998, he won three consecutive Emmy Awards.

Pinkston began his career at WLBT-TV in Jackson, Mississippi, where he worked as an anchor and reported from 1971 until 1974. He then worked for WJXT-TV from 1974 until 1976, as urban affairs director, a general assignment reporter and the producer of a daily public affairs program. From 1976 until 1980, Pinkston worked for WFSB-TV in Hartford, where he served as a reporter, an anchor and the producer of several public affairs programs and specials.

Randall Pinkston Net Worth

Randall is one of the richest Journalist from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Randall Pinkston's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: January 13, 2024)

Millsaps College was his graduation and he worked in Mississippi as an anchor from 1971 to 1974. He then went on to Yale for his law degree, and he started working at CBS as a White House correspondent.

Net Worth$5 Million
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Source of IncomeJournalist
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HouseLiving in own house.

Pinkston has won 4 national Emmy awards (1996, 1997, 1998), and one RTNDA Edward R. Murrow Award (1996), a Society of Professional Journalists Community Service Award (2009), and a Silver Em Award from the University of Mississippi Meek School of Journalism (2013).

In November 2000, Pinkston was a candidate for an job anchoring at WBBM-TV in Chicago. He taped an audition in November 2000 with longtime WBBM news anchor Linda MacLennan, according to an article in the November 15, 2000, edition of the Chicago Sun-Times. Ultimately, however, the station gave the job to insider David Kerley.

Ethnicity, religion & political views

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In 1994, Pinkston was moved to CBS’s New York bureau. He reported for the CBS Evening News and also for other CBS news broadcasts. He has covered the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as the U.S. intervention in Haiti, the Unabomber story, the standoff involving the Montana Freemen and the trial of Susan Smith.

Who is Randall Pinkston Dating?

According to our records, Randall Pinkston is possibily single & has not been previously engaged. As of January 13, 2024, Randall Pinkston’s is not dating anyone.

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On May 19, 2013 it was announced that Pinkston was leaving CBS after 33 years with the company. In August 2013 he joined Al Jazeera America as a freelance journalist. On January 14, 2016, the Al Jazeera Media Network announced that it would be shutting down Al Jazeera America’s cable TV and digital operations on April 30, 2016.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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In 1990, Pinkston joined CBS News as its White House correspondent. He spent two years covering President George H. W. Bush, including breaking the news in January 1992 of the president falling ill while dining with Japan’s prime minister, Kiichi Miyazawa. From 1992 until 1994, Pinkston remained in CBS’s Washington bureau.

Facts & Trivia

Randall Ranked on the list of most popular Journalist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Randall Pinkston celebrates birthday on March 3 of every year.

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