Lesley Stahl Biography
Lesley Stahl is an American journalist who has spent most of her career with CBS News where she began working in 1971. Since 1991, Stahl has reported for CBS’s 60 Minutes. Most notably, she is famous for her news and television investigations, and award-winning foreign reporting. With all this and determination, she has earned various journalism awards including a Lifetime Achievement News and Documentary Emmy Award in 2003.
Lesley Stahl Education
Born in Lynn, Massachusetts, she attended and graduated from Wheaton College in Massachusetts, where she was an honors graduate, majoring in history. After graduating, she began her television broadcasting career at Boston’s original Channel 5, WHDH-TV, as a producer and on-air reporter.
Lesley Stahl Career
She went on to join CBS in 1971 and became a correspondent in 1974. Before she could join 60 Minutes, she served as a CBS News White House correspondent during the Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan presidencies. Her reports appeared frequently on the CBS Evening News.
During much of that time, Lesley served as moderator of Face the Nation. As a moderator, she interviewed various world leaders such as Margaret Thatcher, Boris Yeltsin, and Yasser Arafat. She was a co-host of American Tonight beside Charles Kuralt. Throughout her 50-year career in journalism, she has covered some of the most iconic moments in the United States.
Throughout the 21st century, she has investigated the enhanced interrogation methods against Al Qaeda during the Iraq War. In 2020, she gained much media attention for her interview with President Donald Trump. In the interview, Trump stopped the interview short and walked out due to his objections to her warning him about “tough questions” which Trump believed were “inappropriate.”
While diversifying her career, Lesley Stahl has also appeared in various films like:
- Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa as Newscaster (voice)
- Frasier: “Desperately Seeking Closure” (S5, E8) as herself
- Marcel the Shell with Shoes On as Herself
- Transformers: Rise of the Beasts as Herself
Lesley Stahl Age
How old is Stahl? Lesley Renee Stahl is 82 years old as of 2023. She was born on December 16, 1941, in Lynn, Massachusetts, the United States of America. In addition, she celebrates her birthday on December 16 every year and her zodiac sign is Sagittarius.
Lesley Stahl Height | Weight
How tall is Lesley Stahl? Stahl stands at an average height of 5 feet 6 inches (1.68 m) and weighs around 60 kg (32 lbs.) She has a smooth, short, blonde hair colour with sparkling wide blue eyes. Her body measurements are 32-23-30 inches with her shoe size being NO 7.
Lesley Stahl Family | Parents
Stahl is the proud daughter of Louis E. Stahl (father) and Dorothy J (mother). Her father was a food company executive. In addition, she has a brother, Jeffrey Stahl.
Lesley Stahl Husband | Spouse
Is Lesley Stahl married? Renee Stahl is happily married to her supportive and loving husband, Aaron Latham. Latham is a longtime 60-minute correspondent. author and screenwriter. Unfortunately, Aaron Latham died when he was 78 years old. They got married in 1997 and have been together for more than 40 years. Before her marriage to Aaron, Stahl was married to Jeffery Gordon. They got married in 1964 but divorced in 1977.
The Urban Cowboy writer, Latham who was married to CBS News’ Lesley Stahl since 1977, died Saturday at Bryn Mawr Hospital in Pennsylvania, according to The Hollywood Reporter. He had Parkinson’s Disease and his health worsened after he contracted COVID-19 in 2020. Together, they shared a daughter named Taylor Stahl Latham who is now 44 years old.
Born October 3, 1943, in Spur, Texas, Latham graduated from Amherst College in 1966, where he was the editor of the school’s newspaper. He later received his Ph.D. from Princeton. Moreover, he also contributed to The New York Times, The Washington Post, Rolling Stone and Esquire as a journalist. He also co-wrote the films Urban Cowboy (1980) and Perfect (1985) with director James Bridges, both starring John Travolta based on articles by Latham.
Lesley Stahl’s Net Worth
Stahl has an estimated net worth of $40 Million. Her primary source of income is her successful career as a journalist.
Lesley Stahl Salary
Stahl receives an estimated annual salary of $8 Million. She acquires this ransom amount from her professional career as a journalist.
Lesley Stahl Awards and Recognition
Currently, as a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, Stahl is also on the Board of Selectors of Jefferson Awards for Public Service. Moreover, Stahl has won 13 News & Documentary Emmy Awards including one for Lifetime Achievement. In 1990, she bagged The Dennis Kauff Journalism Award for lifetime achievement in the news profession. Four years later she received The Golden Plate Award of the American Academy of Achievement.
Additionally, Stahl has also bagged the 1996 Fred Friendly First Amendment Award from Quinnipiac College. Moreover in the same, she also won the Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Silver Baton for the Punishing Saddam segment, which exposed the plight of Iraqi citizens, mostly children, suffering the effects of the United Nations sanctions against Iraq.
Stahl received the 2004 Gerald Loeb Award for Television Long Form Business Journalism for “The Jobless Recovery. In 2008 she received A Doctorate of Humane Letters honoris causa from Colgate University and A Doctorate of Humane Letters honoris causa from Loyola College in Maryland. Working through her career life, Lesley Renee also won the 2012 Overseas Press Club award.
A year later, she received The Edward R. Murrow Award for Overall Excellence in Television. Furthermore, she also received The International Center For Journalists Founders Award for Journalistic Excellence in 2014. In 2015, she won The Radio Television Digital News Association’s Paul White Award for Lifetime Achievement. then jumping to 2021, Stahl received a Poynter Medal for Lifetime Achievement in Journalism.