Barbara Fedida Biography
Barbara Fedida is an American News executive who worked for ABC News. On July 20, 2020, ABC fired Fedida for allegedly making racially insensitive comments in the workplace. Before joining ABC in 2011, Fedida worked at CBS News for Four Years as the vice president of talent and development.
Barbara Fedida Age
How old is Barbara Fedida? Fedida was born and raised in Queens, New York, United States by her parents. However, Barbara’s information regarding her parents and siblings is still under research and we will update this information as soon as possible.
Barbara Fedida Height | Weight
Fedida stands at an approximated height of 5 feet 5 inches (1.65 m). Information regarding her other body measurements is currently under research.
Barbara Fedida Family
Fedida’s information regarding her parents and siblings is currently not available. It will be updated as soon as possible as it will be available.
Barbara Fedida Husband
Barbara is married to her long-term boyfriend named Andrew Brill. Their union has been blessed with three children namely, Max, Sam, and Alexandra. The family lives blissfully with their children and family in New York City.
Andrew Brill is an Emmy nominated American reporter and sports anchor. He is currently working at WFSB-TV in Hartford, CT., since October 2018. Andrew Brill previously hosted and reported at ESPN NY 98.7 FM, where he was employed in June 2013. He was first appointed as the SportsCenter update anchor on The Michael Kay Show.
Barbara Fedida CBS
Fedida had worked at CBS News for four years prior to joining ABC in 2011, where she was vice president of talent and production. She worked at ABC News as a producer prior to that job and had roles in talent and standards and practices.
As a producer, She recorded and created reports and specials on topics ranging from the Timothy McVeigh execution to Pope John Paul’s visit to Cuba, and has been involved in broadcasts that won Emmy and Peabody Awards. She won a DuPont Award in 2002.
Barbara Fedida Salary
Fedida receives an annual salary of $87,153. This is s is according to ABC anchors/reporters’ salaries.
Barbara Fedida Net Worth
Fedida has an estimated net worth of between $1 million and $5 million. Barbara being a successful journalist, surely earns a good amount of money. She might have other sources of income too. However, she has not given any information regarding her salary, net worth, and other earnings.
Barbara Fedida ABC News
Barbara Fedida, an American News executive working for ABC News. He joined ABC News for a second stint when Ben Sherwood. Before joining ABC in 2011, Fedida worked at CBS News for Four Years as the vice president of talent and development.
Barbara Fedida Leave
Fedida was placed on administrative leave after a Huffington Post report detailed alleged complaints about her behavior lodged by staffers to the human resources department on June 13th, 2020.
The Huffington Post report cited interviews with 34 sources over the course of six months, including current and former ABC News staff and talent, as well as other people familiar with “the inner workings of ABC News.” The report raises allegations of a series of insensitive comments, often with racial remarks, made by Fedida in front of staffers during her tenure.
There are reports raised in the story that made Fedida was involved in negotiations with “Good Morning America” anchor Robin Robert’s contract. When Fedida and her colleagues were discussing how Roberts wanted more money as a part of her contract renewal, the report alleges Fedida said it wasn’t as if ABC was asking her to “pick cotton.”
In another incident, Fedida reportedly asked attendees at a company lunch held following mass shooting incidents in the U.S. which ABC News employee would be most likely to be an active shooter. Some employees filed complaints with human resources following that incident, the report stated.