John Burnett Biography
John Burnett is a popular American journalist presently serving as a correspondent at NPR in Austin, Texas since January 1986. Before joining NPR, Burnett was working for United Press International reporting the Central America civil wars as a general assignment reporter for different Texas newspapers.
John Burnett Age
John was born in the United States. However, he has managed to keep his personal life secretive thus John has not mentioned his exact birth details in the public domain. He is around 62 years old.
John Burnett Height
Burnett stands at a moderate height of 5 feet 11 inches (Approx1.78 m).
John Burnett Education
After completing his primary and high school education, John joined the University of Texas at Austin and graduated earning a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Texas at Austin.
John Burnett Family
Jorn was born and brought up by his caring and loving dad and mom in the United States. At the moment, he has not disclosed any information concerning either his parents or whether he has siblings. However, research regarding this matter at hand is in progress and will be updated as soon as possible.
John Burnett Wife
John is happily married to his good-looking wife and he has not mentioned her name to the media. Once the details concerning his partner are available to us we shall update.
John Burnett Salary
John’s average salary is $75,741 per year. This is according to NPR News anchors’ and reporters’ salaries.
John Burnett Net Worth
Burnett has an estimated net worth of $1 Million – $5 Million.
John Burnett Career
He covers border affairs, immigration, Texas news as well as other national assignments. In 2018, John due to continuing coverage of the immigration beat won the national Edward R. Murrow Awards from the Radio-Television News Directors Association.
Burnett together with other NPR journalists due to their coverage of the Trump Administration’s Remain in Mexico program became finalists for a DuPont-Columbia Award in 2020.
Since joining NPR in 1986, John has filed stories from over 30 nations. His special coverage projects have included proceeding coverage of the U.S. and serving in New Orleans during and following Hurricane Katrina, as an embedded reporter with the First Marine Division during the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
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