Tom Hamburger Biography | Wiki
Tom Hamburger is a retired American journalist who recently worked as an investigative reporter for The Washington Post covering the intersection of money and politics. He joined the post in 2012 and left in 2022. He became also a 2018 Pulitzer Prize and George Polk Award recipient and a political analyst at MSNBC.
Before, Tom worked as a reporter at Arkansas Gazette in 1976 prior to joining the Minneapolis Star-Tribune in 1983. Following his fellowship at Stanford, Hamburger became Washington Bureau Chief for the Star-Tribune in 1995 and later remained in the post when the paper was acquired by McClatchey in 1998. He joined Dow Jones as a money and politics reporter in 2004. He went to the Los Angeles Times to become a Washington correspondent in 2003 until he was appointed a reporter on the national desk at The Washington Post in 2012.
Tom Hamburger Age
Tom was born in 1953, in Rochester, New York, in the United States. He is 70 years old.
Tom Hamburger Height
He is a man of average stature. Tom stands at a height of 5 ft 7 in ( Approx1.7 m).
Tom Hamburger Family
He was born and raised in Rochester, New York by his father and mother. Tom’s mum called Ruth Kraft Hamburger died on October 3, 2010. Tom was raised along with his two brothers namely John Hamburger of Palo Alto and Michael Hamburger.
Tom Hamburger Wife
He happily married his lovely wife named Ellie Hamburger after dating for some time. Tom has not mentioned any details concerning if he has children or not.
Tom Hamburger Education
He is a graduate of Brighton High School based in Rochester, New York in the incorporated Town of Brighton, New York in 1970, and in 2019 Tom was inducted into the school’s Hall of Fame. Tom earned a B.A. in both Government and History from Oberlin College in 1974. Later on, Tom completed the one-year John S. Knight Fellowship at Stanford Campus.
Tom Hamburger Washington Post
He was an investigative reporter on the national desk of The Washington Post. He began his career in 1976 as a reporter at Arkansas Gazette before coming to the Minneapolis Star-Tribune in 1983. Tom became Washington Bureau Chief for the Star-Tribune in 1995 after his fellowship at Stanford. He remained in the post in 1998 when the paper became acquired by McClatchey.
Tom joined Dow Jones in 2004 as a money and politics reporter. Later Tom moved to the Los Angeles Times in 2003 to be a Washington correspondent until he was appointed a reporter in 2012 on the national desk at The Washington Post.
Tom won the National Press Club Consumer Journalism Prize in 2000. He also won the Golden Typewriter Award awarded by the New York Press Club in 2002. Tom won Columbia University’s John B. Oakes Award due to Distinguished Environmental Journalism in 2006.
Due to his work on President Donald Trump’s ties to Russia, Tom alongside other Post reporters, in 2018 won the Pulitzer Prize and the George Polk Award
Tom’s colleagues at the Washington Post Include:
George Will -political commentator
David Waigel – political contributor
Thomas Boswell – political commentator
Dorothy Butler Gilliam -reporter
Dana Priest -reporter
Tom Hamburger Salary
He earns a satisfying amount from his work as a retired American journalist who recently worked as an investigative reporter for The Washington Post covering the intersection of money and politics. Tom’s average salary is $68,137 per year.
Tom Hamburger Net Worth
Tom gets his wealth from his work as a retired American journalist who recently worked as an investigative reporter for The Washington Post covering the intersection of money and politics. Therefore, Tom has accumulated a decent fortune over the years he has served. Tom’s estimated net worth is $721,310.
Who Is Tom Hamburger
Tom Hamburger is a retired American journalist who recently worked as an investigative reporter for The Washington Post covering the intersection of money and politics. He became also a 2018 Pulitzer Prize and George Polk Award recipient and a political analyst at MSNBC.
Is Tom Hamburger Married
Yes. He happily married his lovely wife named Ellie Hamburger.