Brit Hume Net Worth

What Is Brit Hume's Net Worth and Salary?

Brit Hume is an American news anchor and author who has a net worth of $14 million. At his peak, Brit Hume's salary was $5 million per year. Hume began his professional career immediately after college, working for such publications as "The Hartford Times" and the "Baltimore Evening Sun." He also worked for United Press International. In the early '70s, Brit worked for columnists Jack Anderson and Richard Pollack. Some of his reporting led to his family being put under surveillance by the Nixon administration. The surveillance footage and accompanying documents were later revealed.

Hume was hired by ABC News in 1973 and became a correspondent three years later. He became ABC's White House correspondent in 1989 and the managing editor of Washington news for Fox News in 1996. He was one of the first reporters to cover the Monica Lewinsky scandal when Fox decided to push the launch of his news program, "Special Report with Brit Hume," up in order to cover the debacle. He retired from "Special Report with Brit Hume" in 2008, then he served as a political analyst on "Fox News Sunday," hosted "On the Record," and participated in the network's election night coverage of the 2020 Presidential election. Brit has also published the books "Death and the Mines – Rebellion and Murder in the United Mine Workers" (1971) and "Inside Story" (1974).

Early Life

Brit Hume was born Alexander Britton Hume on June 22, 1943, in Washington, D.C. He is the son of Virginia Powell Minnigerode and George Graham Hume. On his father's side, Brit is a descendant of George Home, who was a son of the 10th Baron of Wedderburn, Scotland. Hume studied at St. Albans School, where Al Gore was one of his classmates, then he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from the University of Virginia in 1965.

Early Journalism and Print Reporting

After beginning his career at "The Hartford Times," Brit Hume went on to work for United Press International and the "Baltimore Evening Sun." In the early 1970s, he joined the staff of syndicated columnist Jack Anderson, contributing to the influential "Washington Merry-Go-Round" column. During this period, Hume reported extensively on government corruption and abuse of power, including a major story involving the Department of Justice's settlement of an antitrust case against ITT Corporation following large donations to the 1972 Republican National Convention.

In 1971, Hume published his first book, "Death and the Mines – Rebellion and Murder in the United Mine Workers," followed by "Inside Story" in 1974. His investigative reporting during this era drew significant attention from the Nixon administration. After Anderson published classified documents revealing U.S. favoritism toward Pakistan during the 1971 Indo-Pakistani War, both Anderson and Hume were briefly placed under CIA surveillance, a fact that was later confirmed through declassified records.

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Transition to Television and ABC News

In 1973, Hume became Washington editor of "MORE" magazine while also working as a consultant for ABC News. He officially joined ABC News as a correspondent in 1976 and spent the next decade covering Congress, reporting extensively on the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives.

Hume also covered major presidential campaigns, including Walter Mondale's run in 1984 and George H. W. Bush's campaign in 1988. In 1989, he was named ABC News' chief White House correspondent, a role he held while covering the administrations of President George H. W. Bush and President Bill Clinton. His reporting during this period established him as one of the network's most authoritative political journalists.

Fox News and "Special Report with Brit Hume"

In 1996, Hume joined Fox News as managing editor of Washington news. Two years later, he launched "Special Report with Brit Hume," which became the network's flagship early-evening news program. The show rose to become the highest-rated 6:00 p.m. cable news broadcast in the Eastern time slot for many years.

Hume was among the first journalists to aggressively cover the Monica Lewinsky scandal, prompting Fox News to accelerate the launch and prominence of "Special Report." His measured, report-driven style helped define Fox's news division during its formative years and positioned him as one of the most recognizable anchors in cable news

Later Roles at Fox News

Hume retired as anchor of "Special Report" in 2008 but remained with Fox News as a senior political analyst. He became a regular panelist on "Fox News Sunday" and continued to play a prominent role in the network's political coverage.

In 2016, following Greta Van Susteren's departure, Hume briefly hosted "On the Record." He also participated in Fox News' election night coverage during the 2020 presidential election, maintaining a visible presence well after stepping away from daily anchoring duties.

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Personal Life

Brit married Clare Jacobs Stoner on February 10, 1965, and they welcomed two children together before divorcing. Their son, Sandy, worked as a reporter for "The Hill" newspaper and broke the story of the failed attempt by Rep. Bill Paxon, a Republican representative from New York, to replace Newt Gingrich as Speaker of the House. In February 2008, Sandy was arrested for DUI and subsequently attempted to hang himself with a shoelace in a holding cell. After being evaluated at the D.C. Commission on Mental Health's Emergency Psychiatric Response Division, Sandy was deemed to be no longer suicidal and was released. After returning home later that day, Sandy died of a self-inflicted gunshot to the head. The National Press Club created the Sandy Hume Memorial Award for Excellence in Political Journalism in his honor. Brit has said that in the aftermath of Sandy's suicide, "I came to Christ in a way that was very meaningful to me." Hume's daughter, Virginia, contributed to "The Weekly Standard" and spent 25 years working in public relations, marketing, and political communications. In 1996, she worked for the Republican National Committee as a deputy press secretary. Brit has been married to Kim Schiller since July 1993. Schiller served as Washington bureau chief and vice president of Fox News before her 2006 retirement.

Awards and Honors

In 1980, the documentary "The Killing Ground," which Hume co-wrote and narrated, earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Documentary Feature. In 1991, he won an Emmy for his Gulf War coverage, and in 2003, he received the Sol Taishoff Award for Excellence in Broadcast Journalism. Brit has won the "American Journalism Review" Best in the Business award twice for his White House coverage. In 2023, he was honored with the Media Research Center's MRC Bulldog Award for Lifetime Achievement.

Real Estate

In 2012, Hume paid $1.7 million for a 2,100-square-foot condo in Arlington, Virginia. He sold the three-bedroom, three-bathroom home for the same price in 2021. The home features a terrace overlooking the Potomac River. In 2014, Brit put his home near Hume, Virginia, on the market for $1.9 million. He later took it off the market, then relisted it in August 2018 with an asking price of $1.49 million, and it sold for $1.35 million two months later. Built in 2001, the four-bedroom home sits on 72 acres, and the property includes two ponds.

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