Bret Baier Biography| Wikipedia
Who Is Bret Baier?
Bret Baier is an American journalist and host. He is the host of Special Report with Bret Baier on the Fox News Channel. Besides being the chief political correspondent for Fox. Previously, Bret worked as the network’s Chief White House Correspondent and Pentagon correspondent.
Bret Baier Age| Birthday
How Old IS Bret Baier?
Bret Baier is 53 years old as of 2023. Baier was born on 4 August 1970, in Rumson, New Jersey, United States. Thus Bret celebrates his birthday every 4 August and his birth sign is Leo.
Bret Baier Nationality| Ethnicity
Bret is of American nationality. He is of a mixed ethnic background of German and Irish.
Bret Baier Family| Parents| Siblings
Bret was born to a family of mixed German and Irish origins. He was brought up by his parents Bill and Pat Baier. Bret was brought up Catholic. Consequently, he went on to serve as an altar boy in his youth. He was brought up alongside his brother, Tim Baier.
Bret Baier Education
Bret attended Marist School, a private Roman Catholic high school in Atlanta, Georgia. He graduated from High School in 1988. Bret then proceeded to DePauw University in Greencastle, Indiana. He ultimately graduated in 1992 with a BA degree in political science and English. In addition, Bret is a member of the Xi Chapter of the Sigma Chi fraternity at DePauw.
Bret Baier Marriage| Wife| Children
Bret is happily married to his lovely wife Amy Baier. The couple’s wedding happened on 9 October 2004. Together they are blessed with two children, Daniel Baier and Paul Baier.
Paul, whose full name is Paul Francis Baier was born on June 29, 2007. Paul Francis received a clean bill of health in the first hours after his birth. Unfortunately, the next day, a nurse noticed Paul was turning pale. Sadly, an echocardiogram soon disclosed that Paul had five serious congenital heart defects. Thus, failure to emergency surgery within days he would die. Consequently, Dr. Richard Jonas performed an eight-hour open-heart surgery on Paul when he was just 12 days old.
A homograft was inserted to fix the condition. A donated baby aorta connects Paul’s pulmonary artery with the right ventricle of his heart. However, the connector does not grow with him. Thus at 10 months, baby Paul went for his second open heart surgery to have a bigger version of the connector substituted. Paul has had multiple angioplasties to open his arteries and clear the homograft.
Dr Jonas conducted a third successful open heart surgery in September 2013. Paul will have to have at least one more open heart surgery and other procedures as continues to grow. Currently, Paul is very healthy and active. Paul appreciates spending time with his friends and treasures sports too.
Bret Baier Fox News
Bret sent an audition tape to Fox News in 1998. Then he was employed as the network’s Atlanta bureau chief. He moved from Georgia to Arlington, Virginia, On September 11, 2001, to cover the attack on the Pentagon. Interestingly, he never went back to the Atlanta bureau.
Bret was rather tapped as the network’s Pentagon correspondent, staying at the post for five years. As a result, he took 11 trips to Afghanistan and 13 trips to Iraq. Impressively being named Fox News’s White House correspondent in 2007. He was reporting on the administration of George W. Bush.
Bret started substituting for Brit Hume in the fall of 2007, then the anchor of Special Report, on Fridays. Ultimately, on December 23, 2008, Brit Hume anchored his final show. Then announced Baier would substitute him as anchor of Special Report. Baier hosted his first show as a permanent anchor on January 5, 2009.
Bret Baier Height| Weight| Body Measurements
Bret stands at a height of 5 ft 11 in (1.8m). He maintains an average weight of 75kg. While his other body measurements remain unknown to the public.
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Bret Baier’s Net Worth
Bret has an estimated net worth of over $25 million dollars as of 2023. It goes without saying his primary source of income is his career as a host at Fox News. Baier has been able to accumulate good fortune but prefers to lead a modest lifestyle.
Bret Baier Salary
Bret receives an average annual salary of $7 million. This is an estimate for a host at Fox News. However, these figures may vary substantially. They do this according to the level of seniority of the employee. As of now, we do not have the exact salary. Keep it here as we will update this section when the information is available.
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