Michael Smerconish Bio | Wiki
Michael Smerconish is an American television presenter, radio host, author, lawyer, and newspaper columnist. He broadcasts The Michael program on SiriusXM’s POTUS Channel (124) on weekdays at nine am. In addition, Michael is also the host of CNN and CNN International program, Smerconish at nine a.m on Saturdays. He is the Sunday newspaper columnist for The Philadelphia Inquirer.
In 2009, Michael was the first radio host to interview Former US President, Barack Obama at the White House. Prior to specializing in Broadcasting full time, he was practicing law with James E. Beasley, a legendary trial lawyer based in Philadelphia for a period of ten years.
Michael Smerconish Age
He was born on March 15, 1962, in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, in the United States. Michael is 60 years old.
Michael Smerconish Height
He is a man of above-average stature. Michael stands at a height of 5 ft 9 in (Approx. 1.75 m).
Michael Smerconish Family | Parents
He was born in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, in the United States. Michael is the son of Florence Smerconish, his mother, and Walter Smerconish, his father. Furthermore, he was raised in an Italian-Montenegrin family.
Michael Smerconish Wife | First Wife
He is married to his lovely wife Lavinia Smerconish, a veteran real estate agent working for Compass. Michael is the step-father to the daughter of his wife. Michael and his wife are proud parents of three sons and one daughter, Caitlin Chagan(Michael’s step-daughter). The couple resides in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, where they have brought up their four children. However, Michael has not been in a previous marriage, hence he has no first wife.
Michael Smerconish Children
He has been married to Lavinia Smerconish, a veteran of real estate for at least two decades. Michael is a proud father of three sons, Michael Smerconish Jr, Simon, and Wilson. Furthermore, he is the stepfather of Caitlin Chagan, his wife’s daughter from her previous marriage. The couple resides in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, where they have brought up their four children.
Michael Smerconish Daughter
Michael is the step-father to the daughter of his wife, Caitlin Chagan. Caitlan got married to a creative Pinterest strategist, Jason Wire at a Luke Backyard wedding in 2019. Jason proposed to Caitlan 14 months prior to the wedding at Overlook Mountain in upstate New York. The wedding took place at Caitlan’s Mother, Lavinia Smerconish, and Stepdad, Michael Smerconish’s weekend home
Michael Smerconish Education
He attended a public high school, Centrals Bucks High School West where he earned his high school diploma. Furthermore, Michael is also a graduate of Lehigh University where he received his bachelor’s degree. Moreover, he also holds a JD from the University of Pennsylvania Law School
Michael Smerconish CNN
He is the host of CNN and CNN International program, Smerconish at nine a.m on Saturdays. Before working for CNN, Michael used to be on the TalkBack Live program as a guest of Arthel Neville. In addition, CNN used to engage him as a legal analyst and also made use of his skills to fill in for Glenn Beck on CNN’s Headline News.
He was also featured in Attorneys at Law along with Jeffrey Toobin and Lisa Bloom a program that was aired briefly by CNN which was later shortlived after CNN started to cover the wall-to-wall Iraq Invasion and it never returned.
As a result, Micheal moved to MSNBC as a contributor after getting an invitation from Phil Griffin. In 2004, he moved back to CNN after the president of CNN, Jeff Zucker gave him an invitation of hosting his own program, Smerconish.
Some of Michael’s colleagues at CNN include:
Elizabeth Cohen – news journalist.
Nia-Malika Henderson – Senior Political reporter.
Dana Bash – Chief Political Correspondent.
Athena Jones – National Correspondent.
Scott McLean – International Correspondent.
Michael Smerconish TC
Michael’s executive producer at SiriusXM and the anchor producer at CNN for Michael Smerconish, Scornavacchi is referred to as TC. She is the host of the TC after dark podcast which ensures that conversations don’t come to a halt when the Radio Studio On-Air light goes off. It promotes the listener’s convenience since they can listen to the TC after dark any time of the day.
Michael Smerconish Radio Show | Podcast
He joined POTUS channel 124 on Sirius XM Radio, after his desire of being a non-partisan when he would freely air his political views without a label party. He was a Republican who later left the party in 2010. Michael made his first radio appearance as a guest co-host of Brian Tierney working as a substitute host for 96.5 FM WWDB in 1990. Since then, he has worked at various radio stations such as; WWDB, and WPHT CBS affiliate.
During his career as a radio host, Michael was the first radio host to interview former USA President, Barack Obama at the White House. In addition, he has also interviewed Presidents, George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and Jimmy Carter as well as vice presidents, Dick Cheney, Al Gore, and Joe Biden. Michael has also been featured in the song of the rapper Meek Mill, “Otherside of America” through the audio of a 2018 interview with Meek Mill.
Michael Smerconish Books
He is an author of seven books, six non-fiction, and one novel. Two of Michael’s books are among the New York Times’ best sellers. He made donations of all author’s precedes from five of the manuscripts for charity. Michael’s books include:
- Muzzled: From T-Ball to Terrorism, True Stories that Should Be Fiction.
- Murdered By Mumia: A Life Sentence of Loss, Pain, and Injustice.
- Morning Drive: Things I Wish I Knew Before I Started Talking.
- Flying Blind: How Political Correctness Continues to Compromise Airline Safety Post 9/11.
- Instinct: The Man Who Stopped the 20th Hijacker.
- Clowns to the Left of Me, Jokers to the Right: a compilation of 100 of his newspaper columns selected from more than 15 years of filing, and also TALK, a novel.
The precedes from Clowns are channeled to the Children’s Crisis Treatment Center which provides social services to traumatized children in Philadelphia.
Michael Smerconish Ethnicity
He was born in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, in the United States to an Italian-Montenegrin family. Michael is of Italian and Montenegrin descent.
Michael Smerconish Salary
He broadcasts The Michael program on SiriusXM. Furthermore, Michael also works for CNN and The Philadelphia Inquirer. Michael’s salary is $250,000 annually.
Michael Smerconish Net Worth
From his illustrious career as a radio host, author, lawyer, newspaper columnist, and television presenter, there is no doubt that Michael has accumulated a huge fortune. Michael’s net worth is $7 million.
Is Michael Smerconish Republican
He was a Republican who later left the party in 2010. Michael joined Sirius XM Radio following his desire to be a non-partisan.
What is Michael Smerconish net worth
Michael has a net worth of $7 million which he has accumulated over the years while working as a television presenter, author, lawyer, and journalist.
Where did Michael Smerconish go to college
He attended a public high school, Centrals Bucks High School West, and received his B. A. at Lehigh University. Michael has a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Pennsylvania Law School.
How old is smerconish
He is 60 years old. Michael was born on March 15, 1962, in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, in the United States.
Is Michael Smerconish married
Yes, he is married to his wife Lavinia Smerconish, a veteran of real estate working for Compass.