Jim DeFede Show, CBS4, Bio, Wiki, Age, Height, Wife, Weight, Author, Salary, and Net Worth
Jim Defede Biography | Wiki
Jim Defede is an American veteran anchor, reporter, host, and author. He currently serves as an investigative reporter for CBS4. Also, Jim hosts the channel’s Sunday morning public affairs program called “Facing South Florida.” In 1986, Jim landed his first job in journalism where he worked as a night cops reporter for The Spokesman-Review in Spokane, Washington.
He then accepted an offer to become a staff writer with the weekly newspaper Miami New Times in 1991. While working for the paper, Jim won many awards during his eleven-year tenure. Jim served as a metro columnist for The Miami Herald between 2002 and 2005. Also, he has been a contributing writer for Tina Brown’s Talk magazine and his work has appeared in Loft, Key West Magazine Miami Monthly, The (London) Independent, Mother Jones, Newsday, The New Republic, and Radar.
Jim Defede Age
He was born on August 11, 1962, in Brooklyn, New York, United States of America. Jim is 60 years old.
Jim Defede Height
He is a man of below-average stature. Jim stands at a height of 5 ft 6 in ( Approx 1.68m).
Jim Defede Family
He was born to his father and mother on August 11, 1962, in Brooklyn, New York, United States of America. Although Jim’s family still remains in the same rent-controlled apartment building where he grew up, Jim left Brooklyn at the age of 19 years old to attend Colorado State University.
Jim Defede Wife
The Brooklyn, New York native likest to keep a low profile especially when it comes to sensitive matters such as his marital status. Although he is famous and has become a public figure mostly due to his body weight, Jim still manages to keep his personal life off the public domain. It is therefore not known whether Jim is single, dating, engaged, married, or divorced.
Jim Defede Education
After attaining his High School diploma, Jim left Brooklyn and went to Fort Collins where he enrolled in a degree course at the Colorado State University. However, Jim never completed his degree course up to graduation.
Jim Defede Show | CBS4
He became part of the CBS4 News team in January 2006. Currently, Jim serves as an investigative reporter for the channel and also hosts the channel’s Sunday morning public affairs program called “Facing South Florida.” Jim has the chance to cover the 2016 U.S.A presidential campaign and he traveled to New Hampshire, South Carolina, and Florida. He also secured one-on-one interviews with the USA’s former presidents Donald Trump, Jeb Bush, and Marco Rubio.
Jim has produced long-form reports for CBS4 News. Those reports included half-hour specials such as “Life and Death at Zoo Miami,” a look at the care as well as treatment of animals at Miami’s zoo, and “Last Chance Boot Camp,” which covered reports on Florida’s military-style corrections center for young offenders, as well as “The Versace Murder: A South Beach Story.”
In August 2017, CBS4 News aired a one-hour documentary on the 2016 environmental disaster called “The Everglades: Where Politics, Money and Race Collide,” which hit the Treasure Coast and its relation to Everglades restoration. Jim spent over a year working on the documentary. So far, Jim has won five regional Emmy Awards for his work on CBS4 News.
Jim’s colleagues at CBS include:
Rob Nucatola-Meteorologist
Corie Ventura-anchor
Makenzie Piatt-anchor
Alex Giles-anchor
Kristen Miranda-host
Demetrios Sanders-anchor
Stefany Valderrama-anchor
Stan Boney-anchor
Molly Naslund-meteorologist
Brian Karstens-meteorologist
Jim Defede Author | The Day The World Came To Town
Apart from being a journalist, Jim is also an author. In 2002, he published his first book titled “The Day The World Came To Town: 9/11 in Gander, Newfoundland,” The book was published by HarperCollins and in 2003, the book was recognized with the Christopher Award for its ability to “affirm the highest values of the human spirit.”
Jim Defede Books
He has so far published only one book titled The Day the World Came to Town: 9/11 in Gander, Newfoundland. The book was published on Jul 12, 2011
Jim Defede Weight Loss | Weight
About 14 years ago, Jim underwent emergency surgery to remove fluid from around his heart. The doctor told him to try and reduce his weight. So, The doctor ordered portion-controlled meals from chef Mario Bladimirsquy’s Diet which was advertised on Jim’s show. He also had to exercise and walk every night, about a mile and a quarter. His plan for the ”downtime” before returning to radio was that Jim would get a trainer and would likely have a morning or afternoon gig. Within a few months, Jim had lost 63 pounds. Also, since his hospital stay in 2008, Jim has dropped mega weight
Jim Justice Salary
He currently serves as an investigative reporter for CBS4 and this acts as his major source of income. Jim has an average salary of $69,835 per year.
Jim Justice Net Worth
The American veteran anchor, reporter, host, and author has amassed a lot of wealth from his profession. Jim has an estimated net worth of $1,846,524
Jim Defede Is He Married | Is Jim Defede Married
The Brooklyn, New York native likest to keep a low profile especially when it comes to sensitive matters such as his marital status. Although he is famous and has become a public figure mostly due to his body weight, Jim still manages to keep his personal life off the public domain. It is therefore not known whether Jim is single, dating, engaged, married, or divorced.
How Old Is Jim Defede
Jim is a 60-year-old American journalist who was born on August 11, 1962, in Brooklyn, New York, United States of America.
How Much Does Jim Justice Weigh
His plan for the ”downtime” before returning to radio was that Jim would get a trainer and would likely have a morning or afternoon gig. Within a few months, Jim had lost 63 pounds. Also, since his hospital stay in 2008, Jim has dropped mega weight
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