Tom Foreman Biography / Wiki
Tom Foreman is an Emmy award-winning broadcast journalist for CNN whose reporting experience spans more than three decades. Beginning as a local television reporter in Montgomery, Alabama, at WSFA, he continued on to work for WWL-TV, the CBS affiliate in New Orleans, Louisiana. Anderson Cooper 360º to The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer. Foreman has pioneered much of CNN’s work in new media by being a key player in the development of an immersive 3-D Virtual Studio that has taken viewers into space to study satellites, traveled to distant battlefields to improve understanding of dangerous conflicts, and conducted a thorough analysis of the 2016 election cycle.
Foreman also hosts CNN’s year-in-review program on New Year’s Eve, writes a weekly newspaper column, and has written over 1400 open letters to President Obama on CNN.com. While still in high school, Foreman started working as a reporter for a tiny radio station in Alabama. Following graduation, he was employed by WSFA in Montgomery, Alabama, and subsequently by WWL-TV in New Orleans, Louisiana. He was an ABC News roaming reporter from its Denver office for ten years. In 2000, Foreman relocated to Washington to work as a managing editor for Inside Base Camp and a senior anchor for National Geographic, for which he received his second Emmy Award for best interviewer.
Tom Foreman Age
How old is Tom? He is 68 years old as of 2026. Tom was born on December 6, 1959, in the United States. He celebrates his birthday on 6th December every year.
Tom Foreman Education
Foreman graduated Magna Cum Laude from Troy State University in Troy, Ala., and holds an honorary doctorate from Quinnipiac University. ALSO READ: Jamie Gangel
Tom Foreman Height / Measurements
How tall is Tom? He stands at an average height of 5 feet 6 inches (1.68m).
Tom Foreman Nationality / Ethnicity
Foreman holds American nationality and citizenship by birth. He was born in the United States. He is of White ethnicity/heritage.
Tom Foreman Parents / Family
Tom was born and raised by his parents in the United States. However, information about his parents and siblings is currently not available.
Tom Foreman Wife / Married
Is Foreman married? Yes, he is happily married to Linda Foreman, who is a pharmacist in New Jersey. The couple is proud to have two children, Allison and Ronnie.
Tom Foreman Salary
Foreman is an Emmy award-winning broadcast journalist earning an annual salary ranging from $60,000 to $110,000.
Tom Foreman Net Worth
Foreman is a broadcast journalist for CNN whose reporting experience spans and has an estimated net worth between $3 million and $7 million.
Tom Foreman CNN News
Foreman has been a broadcast journalist for CNN whose reporting experience spans more than three decades. Beginning as a local television reporter in Montgomery, Alabama, at WSFA, he continued on to work for WWL-TV, the CBS affiliate in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Anderson Cooper 360º to The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer. Foreman has pioneered much of CNN’s work in new media by being a key player in the development of an immersive 3-D Virtual Studio that has taken viewers into space to study satellites, traveled to distant battlefields to improve understanding of dangerous conflicts, and conducted a thorough analysis of the 2016 election cycle.
Foreman also hosts CNN’s year-in-review program on New Year’s Eve, writes a weekly newspaper column, and has written over 1400 open letters to President Obama on CNN.com.
While still in high school, Foreman started working as a reporter for a tiny radio station in Alabama. Following graduation, he was employed by WSFA in Montgomery, Alabama, and subsequently by WWL-TV in New Orleans, Louisiana. He was an ABC News roaming reporter based in its Denver office for 10 years. In 2000, Foreman relocated to Washington to work as a managing editor for Inside Base Camp and a senior anchor for National Geographic, for which he received his second Emmy Award for best interviewer.
