Greg Palkot Biography
Greg Palkot is an American journalist working for FOX News serving as a correspondent. He has been working for the station since 1998 as a correspondent.
Greg Palkot Date of Birth / Birthday
Palkot was born on 28th March 1954 in New York, United States. He is therefore 67 years old as of 2021.
Greg Palkot Measurements/Height
Palkot stands at a height of 5 feet 9 inches tall.
Greg Palkot Partner/ Wife
Palkot is married and has children, however, Palkot prefers to keep information about his marital status away from the public.
Greg Palkot Kids/Children
Palkot has children, however, he prefers to keep his information about his children away from the public.
Greg Palkot Relatives/ Family
Palkot was born and raised by his father John Palkot who is 108 years old as of 2021.
Greg Palkot Schooling/Education
Palkot attended Garden City High School (New York), and upon matriculation enrolled into Wesleyan University, a private liberal arts college based in Middletown, Connecticut.
Greg Palkot FOX News
Palkot serves as a London-based senior foreign affairs correspondent for FOX News Channel (FNC). He reports full-time from FOX’s London bureau, where he extensively encloses international terrorism with a focus on the victims, the emergency response, and investigations. He recently reported on the news surrounding Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Palkot also rendered wall-to-wall reporting from Germany on the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan. Additionally, he also presented live coverage of the ISIS attacks in London, Manchester, Paris, Brussels, Berlin, and Nice, France.
Palkot has also managed to report on many issues that hit the headlines ever since he started working for FOX News. For instance, he reported on the grown tensions over North Korea’s banned nuclear and missile programs. He also went all the way to North Korea so as to extensively cover the U.S. and South Korean military efforts to deal with the threat. Palkot also went through the Middle East enclosing militants in their bases, the “Arab Spring”, as well as riots in Cairo and Egypt. He also covered the war in both Afghanistan and Iraq following the 9/11 attacks. While reporting, he has embedded extensively with U.S. troops on the front lines, with the lead Marine Company in the Fallujah, Iraq battle.
Additionally, he was the first reporter to cover the “spider hole” where Saddam Hussein hid. He was also at the Pakistan villa where U.S. Seals captured Osama Bin Laden and were at the scene where Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi was killed by rebels. In 2013, Palkot presented a rare one-on-one interview with Syrian leader Bashar al- Assad on his use of chemical weapons. He has also managed to report on natural disasters and calamities like the tsunami in Japan, earthquakes in Pakistan and Turkey as well as the deadly tsunami in Indonesia. He also enclosed the immigrant crisis across southern Europe, United Kingdom’s Brexit from the European Union, and the Russian-backed separatist wars in Ukraine.
Greg Palkot Profession
Palkot had also worked for other stations prior to joining FOX News. For instance, he previously served as a reporter, anchor, and producer both nationally and internationally as well as in the U.S. for programs airing on PBS, Financial News Network (now CNBC), WABC, and CBS.
He has also managed to win several awards including three Emmy Awards for reporting, news coverage, and feature stories. He also won other awards from the Associated Press and United Press International.
Greg Palkot Income
Palkot receives an annual income ranging between $30,000 and $90,000.
Greg Palkot Net Worth
Through Palkot’s career as a correspondent, he has been able to accumulate a net worth that ranges between $1million and $1.5 million.
Greg Palkot Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram
Palkot is active on his social media accounts. He is not very active on his Facebook Page and has about 4,915 followers on his Twitter account, and around 4,820 followers on his Instagram account.