When some are good at professional life, they might not be equally good regarding their personal life. But Soledad O’Brien has maintained the perfect balance in her life. This is visible from the fact that she has lived a stable married life for more than a decade and has also won dozens of awards for her noteworthy contribution in the work field. A successful journalist, a loving wife, and a proud mother that's what defines her. Let’s get to know about this amazing lady in more details.
Soledad has created her identity as an American broadcast journalist and television producer. In her long career, she has worked in various reputed channels like MSNBC, CNN, Al Jazeera America and HBO. In the field of journalism, her career took the first step when she first started as a medical reporter on WXKS-FM. Then she joined NBC affiliated WBZ-TV where she became an associate producer and news writer.
It was in 1991 that she joined NBC News as a field producer for the Nightly News and Weekend Today.In 1996, she anchored for MSNBC where she became the part of an award-winning technology program The Site. She worked for CNN from 2003 to 2013 where she did programs like American Morning and Starting Point. In 2013, she formed a company, Starfish Media Group which signed a contract to produce series of documentary for Al Jazeera America. Since she is a well to do a person in her career, her salary must be a satisfying one. The actual amount has not been mentioned anywhere. Similarly, her net worth is also not revealed.
Well moving onto her personal life, her current relationship status is married. She is one happily married woman. It’s been more than two decades since they tied in the marital bond. They first met each other when they were studying at John Hopkins University in 1958. It was in 1995 that she tied the wedlock with her husband, Bradford Raymond – the co-head of investment banking. Together this couple is leading a beautiful family life with their four children. The kids are Sofia Elizabeth, Cecilia, and twins Charlie and Jackson. All of them are leading a blissful life. And good for all of them that no bad news like that of divorce has been heard so far.
Interestingly, Soledad’s parents underwent interracial marriage at that time when it was illegal. They were living in Maryland then which strictly prohibited the interracial marriage. So they drove to Washington, D.C, got married and came back again only when the new law about marriage was established that allowed interracial marriage; which came into existence after about ten years of their marriage.
Regarding her bio, she was born on September 19, 1966. She earned her degree from Harvard University. She belongs to mixed ethnicity because her mother came from a Cuban background and her father from Australian roots.Her hobby is unique which is horse riding to which she is accustomed from a very young age of 13.You can find her out on social networking sites like Instagram, Twitter, etc. to get in touch with her life on a daily basis.
