Jake Tapper is a well-known American journalist, author, and cartoonist who is the lead anchor for CNN in Washington. He hosts two shows: The Lead with Jake Tapper, a weekday TV news program, and State of the Union, a Sunday morning public affairs show. Before working for CNN, Tapper was a senior White House correspondent for ABC News, where he won three Merriman Smith Memorial Awards from the White House Correspondents’ Association. He was also part of the coverage team for President Obama’s inauguration, which won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Live Coverage of a Current News Story.
Tapper has written a book called The Outpost: An Untold Story of American Valor, which became a New York Times Best Seller. He also received the “Tex” McCrary Award for Excellence in Journalism from the Congressional Medal of Honor Society for his reporting on veterans and troops. Tapper moderated two Republican debates in 2015 and 2016, which were watched by millions of people. The first debate drew over 23 million viewers, making it the most-watched program in CNN’s history and the second-most watched primary debate ever. Variety praised the second debate for its substance.
Jake Tapper Wife
Jake Tapper, the American journalist, and the author is married to Jennifer Marie Brown, a former Planned Parenthood official. They tied the knot in 2006 and have two children together. Jennifer Marie Brown, originally from Minnesota and raised in St. Joseph, Missouri, worked as a regional field manager in Washington, D.C. for Planned Parenthood Federation of America when she married Tapper. Her father, Thomas H. Brown, is a former owner of US 1 Dollar, an independent general merchandise store in Lenexa, Kansas, while her mother, Linda M. Brown, was a customer service supervisor for Southwest Airlines.
In addition, Jake Tapper had a brief romantic relationship with Monica Lewinsky in December 1997, shortly before the Clinton-Lewinsky scandal made headlines.
Jake Tapper Children
Jake Tapper and his wife Jennifer Marie Brown have two children, a daughter named Alice who is already a published author in her pre-teens and a son named Jack. The family currently live in Washington, D.C.
Jake Tapper Net Worth
Jake Tapper, the American journalist and author, is estimated to have a net worth of around $16 million as of April 2023. He lives in a luxurious 8,400 square-foot house located in New York, which he bought for $10 million. The house features seven bedrooms, nine bathrooms, a large pool, and many other high-end amenities.
Aside from his impressive real estate portfolio, Jake Tapper also owns six cars, a luxury yacht, and has cash reserves exceeding $8 million. Furthermore, he has an investment portfolio worth $9 million, consisting of seven stocks.
Jake Tapper Salary
Jake Tapper, the American journalist and author, began his professional journey with ABC News as the Senior White House Correspondent. Later in 2012, he joined CNN, where he initially earned a salary of $2 million. Over the last decade, his salary has quadrupled. Tapper currently serves as the lead Washington anchor for CNN and hosts “The Lead with Jake Tapper,” a weekday television news show.
Jake Tapper Parents
Jake Tapper was born to Jewish parents, Theodore S. “Ted” and Helen Anne Tapper, with his mother hailing from Canada and his father from Chicago. While his mother worked as a psychiatric nurse at the Philadelphia Veterans Affairs Medical Center, his father graduated from Dartmouth College and Harvard Medical School, eventually becoming the president of South Philadelphia Pediatrics and an associate clinical professor of pediatrics at Jefferson Medical College.
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