Tucker Carlson net worth
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What is Tucker Carlson’s Net Worth and Salary?
Tucker Carlson is an American political commentator, author and television personality. Tucker Carlson’s net worth is $30 million. Tucker was a CNN commentator from 2000 to 2005. From 2005 to 2008, he hosted a show on MSNBC. He moved to Fox News in 2009. In 2016, he started hosting a nightly talk show called “Tucker Carlson Tonight”. Outside of TV, Tucker is the co-founder of The Daily Caller website. He is also a published author and columnist.
early life
Tucker was born in San Francisco but grew up primarily in Southern California. His father, a Los Angeles news anchor and ambassador to the Seychelles, was named Richard Warner Carlson. When Tucker was six years old, his mother left the family. When Tucker was 10 years old, Richard married Patricia Caroline Swanson. Patricia is very wealthy, thanks to her grandfather Carl A. Swanson, who founded the Swanson frozen food empire.
He attended Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut, graduating in 1991 with a degree in history.
success
His work as a reporter began with publications such as Policy Review and the Arkansas Democratic Gazette. From there, he worked as a columnist for journals such as Reader’s Digest and New York Magazine. He has also appeared in newspapers and magazines such as Esquire, The Weekly Standard, The New Republic, The New York Times Magazine and The Daily Beast. Carlson began his television career as one of the hosts of the CNN panel discussion show Crossfire. On the show, Carlson has largely taken the seat of right-wing views.
During this period, he was best known for a controversial interview with comedian Jon Stewart, which many analysts believe led directly to the cancellation of “Cross Fire.” Since then, Carlson has found jobs at CNN’s main rival, MSNBC, and most recently, Fox News.
Over the years, Carlson has become known not only for his sometimes idiosyncratic conservative views, but also for his signature bow ties. Wearing a bow tie is often referred to as “Tucker Carlson.”
In 2017, Tucker took over the position that Bill O’Reilly vacated after being fired by Fox News. Soon after, Tucker reportedly signed a $10 million book deal. His show has been the most-watched cable news show in its time slot. With an average nightly viewership of 3.4 million, Tucker has more viewers than its CNN and MSNBC peers combined.
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salary
Tucker Carlson’s annual salary at Fox is $6 million. While that may seem like a lot, keep in mind that the man he replaces, Bill O’Reilly, makes $20 million a year from Fox, and at the time of writing, Carlson actually outperformed O’Reilly.
daily caller
In 2010, Tucker and Neil Patel co-founded DailyCaller.com, a right-wing news and opinion website. They positioned it as a conservative version of The Huffington Post. In June 2020, Tucker sold a third of his stake to Patel for an undisclosed sum.
personal life
Tucker has been married to Susan Andrews since 1991. They met (and later married) in the church at St. George School, a boarding high school in Middletown, Rhode Island. They have four children.
For nearly a decade, Tucker and his brother Barkley have been embroiled in a lawsuit related to their estranged mother’s estate. Their mother, Lisa Vaughn, is the beneficiary of a rural Central California oil and gas partnership that spans 70,000 acres. At one point, the brothers thought the royalties were worth nothing, perhaps as little as $125,000. They eventually learned the rights were worth at least $2.5 million. They sued for their late mother’s estate, expressly leaving each brother a nominal amount of $1. The lawsuit reportedly remains unresolved as of this writing.
real estate
In 2011, Tucker and Susan went from a $4 million home to a $2 million home near Kent, Washington, D.C. They sold the house in November 2017 for $2.04 million. In July 2017, they bought a new home on the same block for $3.895 million. They listed the home for $3.95 million in July 2020, up slightly. They sold the house within a month.
In early 2020, Tucker bought a home on Gasparilla Island, Florida, for $2.9 million.
