Sebastian Neil Walker Biography
Sebastian Neil Walker is an American Emmy Award-winning broadcast journalist and investigative journalist. He is currently the correspondent and head of the Middle East office of VICE News Tonight on HBO.
Since 2008, Sebastian has been serving at Al Jazeera English in the United States. In the beginning, Walker was located at Al Jazeera English’s main US bureau, in Washington, D.C. He serves as a presenter on Fault Lines, at Al Jazeera America’s San Francisco Fault Line Hub. Neil played a major role in discovering and documenting the United Nation’s Role in the 2010-2013 Cholera outbreak. He was awarded a DuPont- Columbia University Award in Broadcast Journalism for his work in Haiti.
Sebastian Neil Walker Age
How old is Sebastian Neil Walker? Neil Walker is 48 years as of 2023. He was born in 1975 in London, United Kingdom. However, he has not disclosed his exact age and date of birth. It is therefore not clear when he celebrates his birthday.
Sebastian Neil Walker Family
Walker and born and raised in London by his parents, Veronica S. Walker (Mother) who served as a property manager in Johannesburg. His father, the late Neil P. Walker was a retired high school mathematics teacher in Johannesburg.
Sebastian Neil Walker Wife
Walker is married to Dr. Leana Sheryle Wen. Lean is a 3-year-old emergency resident at both Brigham & Women’s Hospital and the Boston Massachusetts General Hospital. The couple married on 7 February 2012 at Boston City Hall and their marriage was officiated by Boston City Clerk Maureen E. Feeney. The couple took part in a ceremony at the Webersburg Winery in Cape Town. The Methodist Ministry was led by Rev. Kevin Needham to celebrate traditional weddings in China and South Africa.
Sebastian Neil Walker Children
Walker and his wife are blessed with two children. A daughter named Isabelle and their elder son, Eli. There is not much information regarding their children known to the public.
Sebastian Neil Walker Height
Neil stands at a height of approximately 5 feet 8 inches.
Sebastian Neil Walker Net Worth
Walker and Leana have an estimated net worth of around $ 15 million.
Sebastian Neil Walker and Dr. Leana Sheryle Love Story
The couple met in August 2008 in London. At that time, wen was an Oxford student, a native of Shanghai. Her dissertation was in Cape Town, where she had never been. When she was browsing, she was approached by a man with a stack of Chinese books. She went to the London Bookstore travel area. Mr. Walker asked her if she had come from China and explained that he was planning to go there. Dr. Wen soon learned that Mr. Walker was from South Africa. They spent two more hours at the coffee shop in the bookstore. Mr. Walker asked Dr. Wen to have dinner during the conversation.
Dr. Wen traveled to South Africa a week later, and he and Mr. Walker kept in touch by e-mail. When she returned to Oxford that fall, but in June 2009 Dr. Wen went back to Boston to start her residency, she had a very serious relationship. Mr. Walker juggled his work schedule so that he could travel thousands of miles every month in Boston.
Sebastian Neil Walker Salary
Walker earns an approximate annual salary of between $40,000 – $110,000.
Sebastian Walker VICE News Tonight
Walker is a presenter on Fault Lines at the moment. He reports from across the continent, and the channel’s flagship news magazine about the Americas. Walker was first based at the Al Jazeera English main U.S. office in Washington, D.C.
It is also known that Sebastian was a foreign correspondent with an interest in Haiti as well. He arrived in Port-au-Prince to report the damage in less than 24 hours. This was because Al Jazeera English was the only international television network capable of maintaining Haiti’s office.
As a result, Walker remained there for 18 months in order to chart the success of the relief effort. He became a specialist in the discovery and recording of the United Nations’ position in citing the matter.
Sebastian helped to launch the main broadcasting center’s Middle East channel. Most noteworthy, Michael Brown’s shooting near St.Louis, near Missouri, and the Occupy Movement in the US have been covered repeatedly.