Katy Tur Biography
Katy Tur is an American journalist serving as a broadcaster and an author. Tur currently works as a correspondent for NBC News and also an anchor for MSNBC Live. Moreover, she has reported for The Weather Channel, MSNBC, NBC Nightly News, Early Today, WNBC-TV, Today and Meet the Press, the NBC news platforms. Further, she is a jam band Phish fan, always incorporating their lyrics and making references during her reporting.
Katy Tur Age / Birthday
Tur is 38 years old (2021), born October 26, 1983, in Los Angeles County, California, the United States of America. She is of Jewish descent and belongs to American nationality by birth. Nonetheless, Katy celebrates her birthday every 26th October of the year.
Katy Tur Height | Measurements
She is a tall beautiful woman in stature. Katy has a height of 5 feet 2 inches (1.57 m) and has maintained an average body weight of 65 kg (144 lbs). Her other body measurements are 37-2637 which relates to her Breast, Waist, and Hips size respectively. Her beauty is in a perfect combination of hazel eyes with blond hair color.
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Katy Tur Parents and Siblings | Family (Father and Brother)
Tur was born to her loving and supportive parents Marika Gerrard (father) and Zoey Tur (mother), who is also a journalist. Tur has a sibling brother called James Tur who was born on Nov 19, 1985, in Los Angeles County. However, Tur has had a fall out with Zoey that saw them not speak with one another for many years.
Katy Tur Husband / Spouse and Children
Tur married her husband Tony Dokoupil in 2017, 27 October in Utah. Dokoupil is also a journalist serving as a CBS News correspondent. Further, Katy has since gotten two children with her husband Tony. She gave birth to her first son; Teddy Dokoupil in on April 13, 2019, after announcing her pregnancy on December 13, 2018, and a daughter; Eloise Judy Bear Dokoupil born May 13, 2021. However, she is also a mother to Tony’s two children from his previous marriage.
Nevertheless, Tur and her husband and children now live in NYC. However, she was once was in an open relationship with Keith Olbermann, then-MSNBC political commentator, and sportscaster from 2006 – 2009.
Katy Tur New Baby | Baby
She has two children; Teddy Dokoupil and Eloise Judy Bear Dokoupil with her husband Tony. Karty gave birth to her new baby daughter named Eloise Judy Bear Dokoupil on May 13, 2021, after announcing her pregnancy on January 2021.
Katy Tur Education
Tur studied at Brentwood School (2001) and University of California Santa Barbara, where she graduated in 2005 with a Bachelor’s degree of Arts in philosophy. Nonetheless, Tur is a fluent Spanish speaker.
Katy Tur Salary
She earns a salary as an NBC News anchor and a correspondent of “MSNBC Live” (2 PM ET hour). Katy’s estimated salary is about $1 Million per year.
Katy Tur Net Worth
She has built a significant amount of money since the beginning of her active career as a columnist. Katy’s estimated net worth is $4 Million.
Katy Tur MSNBC
Tur is an NBC News anchor and a correspondent of “MSNBC Live” (2 PM ET hour). Katy, a determined columnist, came out as a breakout broadcaster (2016) at the time she was covering the entirety of former US president-elect Donald Trump’s campaign all over NBC News and MSNBC platforms.
Tur is recognized for her resolute coverage style as well as for her focus to chase the facts. Moreover, she has also received respect for having held a government official’s post responsible for their actions, accusations, and statements. Furthermore, in her hour of “MSNBC Live,” Katy’s focus is providing viewers with immediate analysis as well as reaction to the daily White House press briefing and to diving much into the news stories of the day.
During the 18 months coverage of the 2016 presidential election, Tur performed several in-depth interviews with Donald Trump, the then-presidential candidate from his campaign headquarters. Nevertheless, in that state, Katy visited more than 40 states, logging nearly 4,000 live television shows up.
Further, in 2017, Tur was awarded the Excellence in Television Political Journalism “Walter Cronkite Award” for her coverage of the election. However, before joining the 2016 political team, Katy worked for NBC News as a foreign reporter stationed in London. Moreover, she started working at the network in 2012, based in New York at the time. Nonetheless, Tur reported for News12 Brooklyn, WPIX, WNBC, and The Weather Channel before that.
In September 2017, Katy published a book that appeared in the New York Times bestseller list titled “Unbelievable: My Front-Row Seat to the Craziest Campaign in American History”.
Katy Tur leaving MSNBC
Tur still serves as an NBC News anchor and a correspondent of “MSNBC Live” (2 PM ET hour). She has not disclosed her departure from the network.
When will Katy Tur return from maternity leave in 2021?
Katy made it public through her Twitter that she’ll be coming back to her 2 PM show on Monday, Nov. 15, 2021. Tur went on maternity leave for her second baby in May that has kept her away from the network for some time. She received her baby Eloise Judy Bear Dokoupil on May 13, 2021.
Did Katy Tur have her baby?
Yes, Karty gave birth to her new baby daughter named Eloise Judy Bear Dokoupil on May 13, 2021, after announcing her pregnancy on January 2021.
Who is Katy Tur married to?
Tur married her husband Tony Dokoupil in 2017, 27 October in Utah. Dokoupil is also a journalist serving as a CBS News correspondent.
When is Katy Tur coming back?
Katy made it public through her Twitter that she’ll be coming back to her 2 PM show on Monday, Nov. 15, 2021. Tur went on maternity leave for her second baby in May that has kept her away from the network for some time. She received her baby Eloise Judy Bear Dokoupil on May 13, 2021.