bill o’reilly net worth:
Bill O’ Reilly is an American television host, author and journalist. He is listed in one of the richest journalist. His annual salary is estimated to be about $ 2 million.
As of 2017, he has a net worth of approximately $ 85 million. Reilly has authored a number of books. Estimated earnings from his book sales are about $ 28 million. He currently resides in the house that he has bought in Manhasset, New York which cost about $ 5 million.
Bill O’ Reilly Personal Life
Bill O’ Reilly was born on 10th of September, 1949 in New York City, New York of the United States of America. He is the only son of William James and Winifred Angela O’ Reilly. O’ Reilly has a sister named, Janet. After his birth, they lived in a small apartment in Fort Lee, New Jersey. Later on, they moved to Levittown, on Long Island.
Reilly attended Chaminade High School, a private Catholic boy’s high school in Mineola. After graduating from Chaminade, he attended Marist College in Poughkeepsie. He got his degree in Bachelor of Arts in the field of history in the year 1971.After graduation, he then moved to Miami, where he taught English and history at Monsignor Pace High School for the period of 2 years. He then earned a Master of Arts degree from Boston University in the field of broadcast journalism. At this time, he worked as a reporter for various local newspapers including Boston Phoenix.
Bill O’ Reilly was married to a public relations executive, Maureen E. McPhilmy. They were married on November of 1996. They have a son, Spencer and a daughter, Madeline. The couples were divorced after the 15 years of their marriage.
Bill O’ Reilly Career
Bill O’ Reilly gained major national notoriety as the host of the political commentary program The O’Reilly Factor on the Fox News Channel which debuted in 1996. Prior to joining Fox, Bill worked at several well-known US news stations as CBS News and ABC News. He was also the anchor of the entertainment news program Inside Edition.
Reilly is also a New York Times bestselling author, having penned such books as A Bold Fresh Piece of Humanity and Pinheads and Patriots. His historical books Killing Lincoln and Killing Kennedy were sold over a million copies.