Catherine Herridge Biography
Catherine Herridge is a Canadian American journalist who currently serves as the CBS News Senior Investigative Correspondent based in Washington D.C, since November 2019. She is also a fixture on “CBS Mornings” and “CBS Evening News With Norah O’Donnell.”Prior to CBS News, Catherine served as the Chief Intelligence Correspondent for Fox News Channel in Washington D.C (October 2011 to November 2019).
Catherine Herridge Age
Catherine is 58 years old as of the year 2022, she was born on 18 May 1964, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Her birthday is on May 18th every year. She is a Canadian by nationality and she belongs to the white ethnicity.
Catherine Herridge Height
Catherine stands at an approximate height of 5 feet 8 inches (1.73 m).
Catherine Herridge Body Measurements and Weight
She has dark brown hair and a pair of dark brown eyes in color. She weighs 57 kg (126 lbs). Her body measures 35-24-35 inches.
Catherine Herridge Education
Catherine attended Jarvis Collegiate Institute for high school in Canada before moving to the United States for college. She then joined Harvard College in 1983 and graduated in 1987 with a Bachelor’s degree in journalism. She joined Columbia University and graduated in 1990 with a Master’s degree in journalism.
Catherine Herridge Family
Catherine was born and raised by a family with a military background, who are yet to be identified in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. However, details regarding her parents and siblings are not known to the public. This section will be updated as soon as the information is available.
Catherine Herridge Husband
Catherine is married to retired Lt Col JD Hayes, who is an air force pilot. The couple married on March 13, 2004, in a spectacular wedding attended by a few guests and family members. Together the duo shares two adorable children. Catherine and her family reside in Washington D.C, United States.
Catherine Herridge Children
Catherine together with her husband are blessed with two children; James, (born in 2004) and Peter (born in December 2005).
Catherine Herridge Son, Peter Heridge
Catherine and his husband felt their world collapsing when they found that their son Peter was diagnosed with biliary atresia a blockage in the ducts that carry bile from the liver to the gallbladder, a rare form of liver disease only seen in infants when he was just 5 months old in 2006.
It was a disease that had the potential to turn fatal. The only solution was a liver transplant. As the parents failed to find a donor for the transplant, Catherine donated 20 percent of her liver to her infant son for a lifesaving transplant. This was done on June 6, 2006. Currently, they are both hale and hearty.
Catherine and her husband, retired Lt. Col. John Hayes, are determined to let Peter (16) have an active life, even though any infectious illness poses a potentially fatal threat.
Now 16 as of 2022, Peter has grown to 5 feet 10 and gained a keen interest in skateboarding and girls. He has his first part-time job, bagging groceries at an Army base supermarket in Maryland.
Still, Peter requires rigorous medical management and monitoring of his medications as he enters adulthood. He needs monthly bloodwork and occasional biopsies. He makes annual visits to UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, where the surgery was performed.
Catherine Herridge Salary
Catherine earns an average annual salary of $100,000. This is according to her work as CBS News Senior Investigative Correspondent based in Washington D.C. However, their salaries vary mainly according to the level of seniority of the journalist in question. We will keep tabs and update her exact salary once it is available to the public domain.
Catherine Herridge Net Worth
Catherine’s net worth is estimated to be $10 Million as of 2022. She has accumulated her fortunes through her primary source of income as a broadcast journalist and in the other businesses she has invested in.
Catherine Herridge FOX News
Catherine was a longtime Fox News journalist -where she served as Chief Intelligence correspondent from (October 2011 to November 2019. She began her career as a London-based correspondent for ABC News from (1990 to 1996). Herridge joined Fox News in 1996 as a London-based correspondent from (1996 – 2000).
She then relocated to Washington D.C as a National/Homeland Security Correspondent for Fox News Channel from 2001 to 2010. She was then promoted to Chief Intelligence Correspondent from October 2011 to November 2019. On October 31, 2019, Fox News announced Catherine would be leaving the network to join CBS News as Senior Investigative Correspondent.
Why did Catherine Herridge leave Fox News
On October 31, 2019, Fox News announced Herridge would be leaving the network, shortly after being awarded the Tex McCrary Award for Journalism from the Congressional Medal of Honor Society for her enterprise reporting at Fox News.
Catherine’s contract with the famously conservative network Fox News expired over the summer, making it easier for her to leave and join CBS News in November 2019.
Catherine Herridge CBS News
Herridge serves as the CBS News Senior Investigative Correspondent based in Washington D.C, since November 2019. She is also a fixture on “CBS Mornings” and “CBS Evening News With Norah O’Donnell.
Catherine Herridge Body Measurements and Facts
- Full Names: Catherine Herridge
- Career / Profession: Journalist
- Nationality: Canadian
- Ethnicity: White
- Sexual Orientation: Straight
- Age: 58 years old as of the year 2022
- Zodiac Sign: Taurus
- Date of Birth: 18 May 1964
- Place of Birth: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Birthday: May 18th
- Body Measurements: 35-24-35 inches
- Height: 5 feet 8 inches (1.73 m)
- Weight: 57 kg (126 lbs)
- Marital Status: Married
- Husband/Spouse: Lt Col JD Hayes
- Children: James and Peter
- Net Worth: Estimated to be $10 Million as of 2022
- Salary: Average annual salary of $100,000
Catherine Herridge House
Catherine resides in Washington D.C, United States of America.
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