Lou Dobbs Biography
Lou Dobbs (born September 24, 1945) is an American television commentator, author, conspiracy theorist, anti-immigration advocate, radio show host, and the anchor of Lou Dobbs Tonight on Fox Business Network.
Dobbs was an early promoter of the Barack Obama birtherism conspiracy theory, which posits that Obama is not a natural-born US citizen, a theory also widely promoted by candidate Donald Trump prior to his election in 2016. He is known for anti-immigration views, as well as for various deep state conspiracy theories, and opposition to NAFTA and other trade deals. A Trump confidant, his show is known for its pro-Trump coverage.
Dobbs started working with CNN at its inception in 1980, serving as a reporter and network vice president. On the air, he served as host and managing editor of the network’s business program, Moneyline, which premiered in 1980. The show was renamed Lou Dobbs Tonight in 2003.
Dobbs resigned from CNN for a short period of time in 1999 but rejoined the network in 2001. He resigned once again in November 2009. In 2011, he joined the Fox Business Network, resuming and anchoring his show, Lou Dobbs Tonight. He is the former talk radio host of Lou Dobbs Radio. Dobbs has authored several books since 2001.
Lou Dobbs Age
Born in Childress County, Texas, on 24th of September 1945, He is 73 years old as of 2018.
Lou Dobbs Family
Lou Dobbs was born the son of Frank Dobbs (father), a co-owner of a propane business, and Lydia Mae (mother), a bookkeeper. His father’s propane business failed when he was 12 years old and the family moved to Rupert, Idaho.
Lou Dobbs Wife
Bobbs is married to Debi Segura, The pair tied the knot in 1982 and since then living happily. Before he was previously married to Kathy Wheeler in the year 1969. Although, they couldn’t carry their married life for too long and divorced up after 12 years in 1981.
Lou Dobbs Children
Dobbs has six grown children named: Hilary Dobbs, Jason Dobbs, Chance Dobbs, Michelle Dobbs, Heather Dobbs, and Buffie Dobbs.
Lou Dobbs Education
Dobbs got enrolled at Minico High School in Minidoka County and Later graduated in 1967 from Harvard University in Bachelor of Arts degree in economics. he as well attended law school at the UI College of Law in Moscow for a short time.
Lou Dobbs Career
Dobbs started off his career with CNN at the time of its formation in 1980. He then worked as a chief economics correspondent and host of the Moneyline. Besides this, as well served at several major positions at the time of CNN. He was a corporate executive for CNN, executive vice president and as a member of CNN’s executive committee. He was also the founder of CNN financial news and also held in the eminent position of president at CNN.
Lou later left CNN after Rick Kaplan became the CNN’s next president. After the departure, He then established a website named Space.com which covered the Astronautical news. However, he didn’t stay there for so long and rejoined CNN as a host and managing editor the following year.
After having reunited He hosts some of the popular shows such as CNN News Sunday Morning and Lou Dobbs Tonight. As a successful host and reporter, Lou announced his departure from CNN after working for almost three decades with the network.
On 10th of November 2010, Lou shifted to Fox Business Network and began to host several famous shows. He started his show entitled, Lou Dobbs Tonight which went air on March 14, 2011. The show name and time was the same as his previous one with CNN. He as well worked on United Stations Radio Networks as a host of Lou Dobbs Radio. He appeared on CNBC’s The Kudlow Report and Fox News Channel’s The O’Reilly Factor. Besides journalism, Lou is also a politician. Once, he was a registered Republican.
He won several awards in his brilliant career. As a veteran reporter, his notable awards include a Lifetime Achievement Emmy Award and a Cable Ace Award. Furthermore, he has also lifted the George Foster Peabody Award for his coverage of the 1987 stock market crash.
He as well received the Horatio Alger Association Award for Distinguished Americans in 1999 and the National Space Club Media Award in 2000. Apart from that, he had his name on The Wall Street Journal, “TV’s Premier Business News Anchorman”.
Lou Dobbs Salary | Net Worth
Lou Dobbs has an estimated annual salary of $6 million.
Lou Dobbs Trump
Dobbs was praised by President Trump in a tweet on a Friday night after the Fox Business Network he said that Trump’s “maybe the most accomplished presidency in modern American history.”
In the segment that ensued, him applauded Trump for having not recertifying the Iran nuclear deal, announcing an end to federal subsidies to health insurers, nominating a new Department of Homeland Security secretary and releasing a list of hard-line immigration demands as trade-offs for legislation to protect the so-called Dreamers, roughly 700,000 young people now facing possible deportation.
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Dobbs joined FOX Business Network (FBN) in November of 2010. He hosts Dobbs Tonight (weekdays 7-8PM/ET), the #1 news program on business television, which features a breakdown of the day’s top stories and how they impact the economy. He as well hosts of “Lou Dobbs Financial Reports,” daily radio reports that are syndicated nationally.
Before joining FBN, he served as a chief economic correspondent, managing editor and executive vice president for CNN, hosting various programs, including “Moneyline,” which premiered in 1980 and was later renamed Dobbs Tonight.
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