Lee Zurik Biography and Wiki
Lee Zurik is a renowned American Broadcast Journalist, Anchor, and Reporter currently working as a Director Of Investigations at Gray Television and InvestigateTV at WVUE-TV FOX 8 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Lee Zurik Age and Birthday
Zurik was born on April 3, 1974, in New Orleans, United States of America. Lee is 49 years old as of 2023.
Lee Zurik Height
Zurik is quite a tall journalist. He stands at an average height of 6 feet 3 inches (Approx.1.91 m) tall.
Zurik’s Educational Background
After graduating from high school, Zurik attended Syracuse University and later graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Broadcast Journalism.
Lee Zurik Family/Family
Zurik was born and raised in New Orleans, United States of America. Unfortunately, details about the actual identities of his parents and siblings are currently under review and will soon be updated.
Lee Zurik Wife/Spouse and Children
Zurik is happily married to his lovely wife Jennifer Zurik. The couple is blessed with two children named Eleonore who was born on November 22, 2002, and Megan born on April 2012.
Lee Zurik WVUE-TV FOX 8
Lee has had quite an impressive career. He commenced his career in 2008 when he found out about corruption within New Orleans’s Affordable Homeownership (NOAH). The City enterprise was chargeable for remediating Katrina-damaged homes belonging to low-income and elderly citizens. The series found contractor fraud and questionable relationships between the contractors and the organization’s head. In addition to shuttering the corporation and five guilty pleas, the story brought clean accountability to the recuperation process. It also earned Zurik his first round of countrywide recognition a George Foster Peabody award, an Alfred I. DuPont Award from Columbia University, and the very best award judged by way of investigative peers the IRE Medal.
He pairs public records requests with proficient computer-assisted research to look where no one ever has. Series after series, Zurik’s hard-hitting investigations keep impacting trade and garnering respect. In total, Peabody Awards, three DuPont Silver Batons, five National Edward R. Murrow Awards, the IRE Medal, IRE Certificates, three Sigma Delta Chi Awards, a National Headliner, and the Gannett Award for Digital Innovation in Watchdog Journalism. Zurik’s investigative team includes photographer/editor Jon Turnipseed and manufacturer Tom Wright.
Lee Zurik Net Worth
Zurik has an estimated net worth of about $1 million as of May 2023. This amount is from his extensive career as a journalist among other investments.
Lee Zurik Salary
According to FOX estimates, Lee receives an annual salary ranging from $75,500 – $105,400. His contract with the exact figures is yet to be released
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