Connie Chung

Connie Chung is a popular American journalist of Chinese origin famously known for being an anchor and reporter for the US television news networks such as NBC, CBS, ABC, CNN and MSNBC too. Additionally, she is also famous for interviewing Claus von Bulow and US Representative Gary Condit. Connie is among the few people who have proven themselves in the media industry and reaped huge popularity.

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Biography and Early Life

The youngest of ten children, Connie Chung, known as Constance Yu-Hwa Chung was born on August 20^th, 1946 in Washington DC, US. Her father, William Ling Chung, was a Chinese diplomat in the US. Her mother’s name is Margret Ma Chung. Her family emigrated to DC from China just before she was born. Sadly, five of her siblings and her father died during wartime.

One of her sisters is called Josephine Chen. Connie holds an American nationality and is of Chinese ethnicity.

Age, Height, Weight & Body Measurement

So, how old is Connie Chung in 2021 and what is her height and weight? Well, Connie Chung’s age is 74 years old as of today’s date 2nd August 2021 having been born on 20 August 1946. Though, she is 5′ 1″ in feet and inches and 155 cm in Centimetres tall, she weighs about 112lbs in Pound and 51 kg in Kilograms. Her eye color is Brown and hair color is Black.

Education

Journalist Connie Chung attended Blair High school in Silver Spring, Maryland for her high school education. She, later on, enrolled at the University of Maryland where she received her degree in journalism in the year 1969.

Personal Life: Dating, Boyfriends, Husband, Kids

Moving to her personal life, Connie got married to a popular American TV talk show host, Maurice Richard Povich also known as Maury Povich on December 2^nd 1984. The duo had dated for almost 7 years before taking the next big step. Maury had previously been married for 17 years to Phyllis Minkoff and together they had sired two kids, namely, Susan and Amy.

Connie announced that she wanted to reduce her workload and focus on getting children in 1991, however, that was not possible and the couple ended up adopting a son, Matthew Povich in the year 1995.

In their almost 33 years of marriage, Connie opened up to Closer Weekly that her secret to a long-term marriage includes giving rights and not forcing on each other and also doing nothing together. It might sound ridiculous but it’s true as the two are happily married and none of the two partners has been involved in extra-marital affairs.

Is Connie Chung Lesbian?

Connie Chung is a straight and decent woman as far as her sexual orientation is concerned. She has been happily married to Maurice Richard Povich since 1984. She has never showed any interest in women and holds no grudge for those who do.

Professional Career

After her graduation at the University of Maryland, Connie started working as a reporter at Washington’s WTTG-TV. She worked there for a period of two years and then moved to CBS News where she served as a correspondent. Whilst there, she gained a bit of popularity for having interviewed president Richard Nixon and also made a debut from her program, ‘CBS Evening News’. She later on got an offer at CBS affiliate KNTX, she left her previous job and worked there as the lead anchor.

She remained with CBS affiliate KNTX for about seven years before moving to NBC in 1983 where she rose to popularity and become one of the most popular and acclaimed TV journalists. With the six years that he remained at NBC, he managed to reach the topmost heights of journalism in her career. She again went back to CBS in 1989 after signing a three-year contract

Whilst there, she officially launched her program, ‘Eye to Eye with Connie Chung’ which took her to another level of success. However, it received some negative reviews and was shut down. In 1992 her name hit the headlines again as she was the first person to interview Earvin Johnson Jr after he made his HIV status positive.

Throughout her career, Connie has worked for various media networks and is majorly known for her interviews with high-profile persons.

Awards

Throughout her career, Connie has received numerous awards for her great contributions in journalism and the media industry in general. She received a certificate of achievement by the US Humane Society in 1969 for a series of broadcasts that helped enhance public awareness of the cruelty in seal hunting.

In her career, she has also interviewed very high-profile personalities in her shows. She was the winner of an Emmy Award for her exceptional work. Connie was also named in the New Jersey Hall of Fame for her work.

Net Worth, Salary & Earnings of Connie Chung in 2021

As of 2021, Famous journalist Connie has accumulated a net worth of $90 million in her primary career as a journalist, newscaster, actor, and television producer. She earned $2 million per year while hosting her own show, ‘Connie Chung Tonight’ on CNN. Given the fact that she started her career back in the days, her wealth entirely comes from her journalism career which was quite successful. Connie leads an admirable life despite her age right now thanks to her wealth.

Connie has a good and friendly character and has captured several hearts throughout her journalism career. She has achieved many accolades to her name over the years and her dedication and consistency has seen her rise to the highest levels of journalism to become the very second woman to anchor CBS Evening News. She is undoubtedly a great inspiration to the younger generation.