Robert Scheer Bio | Wiki
Robert Scheer is an American journalist who is known for his work, Ramparts, the Los Angeles Times, Playboy, Truthdig, Scheerpost, and other publications. Robert’s column for Truthdig was nationally syndicated by Creators Syndicate in publications such as The Huffington Post and The Nation.
Additionally, he serves as a clinical professor of communications at the Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism at the University of Southern California. Previously, Robert served as editor-in-chief for the Webby Award-winning online magazine Truthdig.
He also co-hosted the nationally syndicated political analysis radio program Left, Right & Center on National Public Radio, produced at public radio station KCRW in Santa Monica. He was awarded the 2011 Sigma Delta Chi Award for his column by The Society of Professional Journalists.
Robert Scheerer Age
Robert was born on April 4, 1936, in Bronx, New York, United States. He is 86 years old.
Robert Scheerer Height
He is a man of average stature and stands at a height of 5 ft 7 in (Approx. 1.72 m).
Robert Scheerer Family
He was born and raised in the Bronx, New York City by his parents Ida Kuran and Frederick Scheer. Robert’s mother was a Russian Jew while his father was a Protestant native of Germany and both worked in the garment industry. He holds an American nationality and belongs to mixed ethnicity.
Robert Scheerer Wife
Robert has been married thrice in his life. He was first married to Serena Turan who served on the editorial staff of Root and Branch and was a reporter for the Oakland Tribune. In 1965 he married Anne Butterfield Weills with who he had a son Christopher Weills Scheer born September 8, 1968. However, the two became divorced and he married Narda Catharine Zacchino. Narda is the co-author of three books and is a senior fellow at USC’s Annenberg Center on Communication Leadership and Policy.
Robert Scheerer Education
He graduated from Christopher Columbus High School in the Bronx. Later, Robert graduated from City College of New York with a degree in economics. He also studied as a fellow at the Maxwell School of Syracuse University and then did further economics graduate work at the Center for Chinese Studies at UC Berkeley. Additionally, Robert has also been a Poynter fellow at Yale University, and in arms control at Stanford University.
Robert Scheer Podcast
Robert co-hosted the political radio program Left, Right, and Center on KCRW. Currently, he serves as the host of Scheer Intelligence, a half-hour KCRW podcast with people who, through a lifetime of engagement with political issues, offer unique and often surprising perspectives on the day’s most important issues.
Robert Scheer USC
In 1998 Robert became honored with the Shelter Partnership, an organization of Los Angeles downtown businesses. He received the James Aronson Award for Social Justice Journalism for his writing in the Los Angeles Times and The Nation about the case of nuclear scientist Wen Ho Lee. Additionally, Robert also received awards and citations from Stanford University, the University of California, the Russian Academy of Sciences, San Diego, and Yale University.
Robert Scheer Above The Fold
Above the Fold is a feature-length documentary film on its six-decades-long career of Robert. The film underscores his unrelenting quest for the truth in any story he reports. It also charts the shifts in journalistic practice and platforms and explores journalism history such as how Ramparts Magazine influenced Martin Luther King Jr.’s opposition to the Vietnam War.
Robert Scheer Books
They Know Everything About You: How Data-Collecting Corporations and Snooping Government Agencies Are Destroying Democracy. (2015)
The Great American Stickup: How Reagan Republicans and Clinton Democrats Enriched Wall Street While Mugging Main Street (2010)
The Five Biggest Lies Bush Told Us About Iraq (2004)
Playing President: My Close Encounters with Nixon, Carter, Bush I, Reagan and Clinton – and How They Did Not Prepare Me for George W. Bush (2006)
The Pornography of Power: How Defense Hawks Hijacked 9/11 and Weakened America (2008)
Robert Scheer Net Worth
He earns his wealth through his career. Therefore, he has amassed a fortune over the years. Rober’s estimated net worth is $1.5 million.
Is Robert Scheer Married
Yes. Robert married his third wife Narda Catharine Zacchino. She is the co-author of three books and is a senior fellow at USC’s Annenberg Center on Communication Leadership and Policy.