Sebastian Walker Bio | Wiki
Sebastian Walker is an American Emmy Award-winning broadcast and investigative journalist. Currently. He serves as a correspondent as well as Middle-East bureau chief for VICE News Tonight on HBO. From 2008 to 2016, Sebastian worked for Al Jazeera English in the United States He was first based at Al Jazeera English’s main US bureau, in Washington, D.C.
Later, Sebastian was transferred to Al Jazeera America’s San Francisco Fault Lines show hub. While there, the journalist served as a presenter on the channel’s flagship news magazine about the Americas called Fault Lines. He also reported from across the continent. Prior to becoming part of the Fault Lines team, Sebastian was a foreign correspondent who had a particular interest in Haiti.
Sebastian Walker Age
He was born in 1975, in South Africa. Sebastian is 47 years old.
Sebastian Walker Height
He is a man of average stature. Sebastian stands at a height of 5 ft 8 in ( Approx 1.73m).
Sebastian Walker Family
He was born to his father and mother in 1975, in South Africa. Information regarding Sebastian’s parents and siblings is currently not available.
Sebastian Walker Leana Wen | Wife
He married Leana Sheryle Wen. She is a 38-year-old American physician and op-ed columnist with The Washington Post. Also, Leana serves as a CNN medical analyst. She was born on January 27, 1983, in Shanghai, China. The wedding took place in Boston in February 2012. The wedding came after a blessing ceremony in Cape Town in November 2011. In 2017, the couple welcomed their son Eli and their daughter Isabelle joined the family in 2020.
Sebastian Walker Education
He joined The University of Manchester in 1997. in 2001, Sebastian graduated from the University earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in History and Franch.
Sebastian Walker Vice
Currently, he serves as a correspondent as well as Middle-East bureau chief for VICE News Tonight on HBO. Following the 2010 earthquake. Al Jazeera English remained as the only international TV news network to maintain a bureau in Haiti. Therefore, Sebastian was sent to Port-au-Prince and he arrived there in less than 24 hours after the earthquake hit to report on the damage.
He then remained there for one year six months as he documented the progress of the relief effort. During the 2010–13 Haiti cholera outbreak ( the largest such outbreak in recent history), Sebastian was instrumental in discovering as well as documenting the United Nations’ role. For his work in Haiti, the journalist won a DuPont-Columbia University Award in Broadcast Journalism. He went on to cover Haiti at Fault Lines.
On 30 September 2014, he was awarded a News & Documentary Emmy Award for “Outstanding Investigative Journalism in a News Magazine” for the episode “Haiti In A Time Of Cholera”. The same episode earned a Peabody Award. In addition, he repeatedly covered the Occupy movement in the US as well as the shooting of Michael Brown that occurred near St. Louis, Missouri. The shooting precipitated sustained protests.
Before Sebastian was based in the Americas, he worked in the Middle East where he served at the channel’s main broadcast center in Doha, Qatar. While there, the journalist helped to launch the channel. During his earlier career, Sebastian worked for the Baghdad Bulletin among other various international news organizations such as Reuters and AFP. Also, the journalist reported from different key countries around the Middle East region such as Iraq, Libya, and Afghanistan.
Sebastian Walker Salary
He earns his monthly income from his current role as a correspondent as well as Middle-East bureau chief for VICE News Tonight on HBO. Sebastian receives an average salary of $78,285 per year.
Sebastian Walker Net Worth
The American Emmy, Peabody, and DuPont award-winning correspondent has accumulated an estimated net worth of $1,385,167.
Who Is Sebastian Walker
Sebastian is an American Emmy Award-winning broadcast and investigative journalist. Currently. He serves as a correspondent as well as Middle-East bureau chief for VICE News Tonight on HBO.
How Old Is Sebastian Walker
Sebastian is a 47-year-old journalist who was born in 1975, in South Africa.
Is Sebastian Walker Married
He married Leana Sheryle Wen. The wedding took place in Boston in February 2012. The wedding came after a blessing ceremony in Cape Town in November 2011. In 2017, the couple welcomed their son Eli and their daughter Isabelle joined the family in 2020.