How much is Joe Scarborough worth?
| Net Worth: | $20 Million |
|---|---|
| Profession: | Professional TV Host |
| Date of Birth: | April 9, 1963 (age 59) |
| Country: | United States of America |
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.93 m) |
About Joe Scarborough
Charles Joseph Scarborough, is an American author, cable news host, commentator, journalist, lawyer, and politician. He’s the current co-host of MSNBC’s Morning Joe, where he works with his wife Mika Brzezinski, a show that was preceded by Scarborough Country. During his political career, from 1995 to 2001, he was part of the U.S. House of Representatives.
It is estimated, that Scarborough has earned income equal to a salary of $3.5 million dollars per year since 2019.
Joe Scarborough first gained fame in the mid-1990s when he joined the U.S. House of Representatives as part of Florida’s first district. Charles was born on April 9, 1963, in Atlanta, Georgia. He’s the first of three children to George Scarborough, a businessman, and Mary Joanna, a homemaker. His family moved to Florida during his childhood.
Alongside his siblings, he studied at the Pensacola Catholic High School from which he graduated in 1981. After that, he moved to Alabama to continue his education.
While in Alabama, he attended the University of Alabama. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1985. Five years later, in mid-1990, he received a Juris Doctor from the University of Florida College of law. During his time in both universities, driven by his passion for writing, he wrote several books and songs.
In the 1990s, he decided to replace his first name with Joe and use it as his stage name. Throughout that decade, he wrote and produced music projects alongside his band called Dixon Mills. Their first and only album is called Calling on Robert Lee. Simultaneously with that, he also worked as a football coach.
Being a media sensation that has hosted and taken part in multiple television productions over the past 20 years is how the cable news host became a millionaire. Also in the 1990s, Joe Scarborough worked as a high school teacher and then switched his focus to law.
After practicing law in Pensacola, he went on to represent multiple clients across Florida. His most high-profile case to this day remains Michael F. Griffin whom he briefly represented. Griffin murdered Doctor David Gunn in 1993. Scarborough eventually removed himself from the case and decided to focus on politics.
A few months later, in 1993, he defeated Vince Whibbs in the elections to win the Republican Party primary for the first Floridan congressional district of the U.S. House of Representatives.
He severed on many committees such as Armed Services, Education, Government Reform, and Judiciary, whilst also receiving a 95% lifetime rating from the ACU (American Conservative Union). In May 2001, he announced his resignation.
In April 2003, he became a television personality that began hosting his own show – Scarborough Country. He also began to appear on other shows as well, boosting his popularity.
Just before his first television show had ended, Joe Scarborough announced he has signed a new multi-year contract with MSNBC. The news was followed by his morning news and talk show Morning Joe, which has been airing since April 2007. He has been hosting the show alongside his current wife Mika Brzezinski, Willie Geist, and many television presenters.
Apart from the television world, Scarborough and his wife began hosting their own radio show on WABC from December 2008 to April 2010. For the past twenty years, he has released four well-received books, and most recently, he revived his music career with the release of his debut extended play titled Mystified.
Over the last two decades Joe Scarborough as a politician and as a television personality has drawn attention to his views and policies. Joe has become one of the familiar faces on MSNBC, with an annual salary estimated to be $8 million. As of 2023, Scarborough’s net worth is estimated to be $20 million.
Associating himself with networks such as MSNBC, while writing books, releasing music, and hosting radio and television projects is what truly makes Joe Scarborough so successful. His media career began in 1999, while he was still serving in Congress. He founded his own newspaper The Florida Sun, based in the Pensacola area. Two years later, it was merged with other newspapers and is now part of the Independent News.
Summing-Up
Joe Scarborough is one of the familiar faces on MSNBC, whose annual salary is more than $8 million. He began his career in television during the late 1990s, while he was still part of the U.S. House of Representatives. From all of his professions, the author, lawyer, politician, and television presenter has an estimated net worth of $20 million.
