Joe Scarborough is the famous co-anchor of the series Morning, Joe, on MSNBC. He was named one of the most influential persons on the list of Time 100 and is the former host of the program Scarborough County which was also aired on MSNBC. The popular TV personality is not just a master of the mic but he has also been in the political arena of the US when he served as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives for a period of 7 years.
Scarborough over the years has made tabloids for his work in diverse fields but his personal life was not left out as his marital struggles and failures are not a secret. Get the facts of the entire story as you read on.
Joe Scarborough Biography
Born April 9th, 1963 with full name Charles Joseph Scarborough in Atlanta, Georgia U.S.A to parents Mary Clark and George Francis Scarborough alongside his two other siblings, Joe Scarborough holds an American nationality and his ethnicity is said to be North American.
The TV personality completed his early education at the Pensacola Catholic High School located at Pensacola, Florida State, and after that, he went to the University of Alabama where he earned a B.A then proceeded to the University of Florida’s College of Law for his J.D in 1990.
Political & Television Career
Talk of a man with many sides to his personality and you would have Joe Scarborough who has practically been into diverse forms of pursuits. Scarborough kicked off his career when he started practicing as a qualified lawyer in 1991 when he got into The Florida Bar and he was also a teacher during that same period. In 1994, he was nominated the Republican representative in the US House of Representatives and during his service as a congressman, Joe Scarborough won the public over which made him to him land awards like “Friend of the Tax Payer”, “Guardian of Small Business Award”, “Spirit of Enterprise Award” and “The Guardian of Seniors’ Rights Award”. He resigned from his job in September 2001 and continued to practice as a lawyer with a Law Agency in Florida.
In April 2003, Scarborough launched his media career when he took the job joining the Scarborough Country TV show on MSNBC after which he became a co-host alongside Mika Brzezinski for the Morning Joe show on the same channel. He is said to have also ventured into a talk show alongside Mika on radio around December 2008 but by 2010, the show was halted in order to make certain improvements on it.
Joe Scarborough Net Worth, Salary
For a man who has ventured into many fields of work, Joe Scarborough is not doing badly at all. His present salary is said to be at $6 million per year and his net worth is placed around $25 million which is not at all surprising as his years have been spent working in prestigious positions that come with rewarding benefits.
Books & Music
In addition to his political and TV career, Joe Scarborough is also an accomplished writer known for books like “Rome Wasn’t Burnt in a Day: The Real Deal on How Politicians, Bureaucrats, and Other Washington Barbarians are Bankrupting America”, which was released October 4, 2005, “The Last Best Hope” which was published June 9, 2009, and a third book titled “The Right Path: From Ike to Reagan, How Republicans Once Mastered Politics—and Can Again”.
To crown all his endeavors, Scarborough added music to the list when he produced his debut EP titled Mystified in June 2017. The lawyer, TV personality, and writer also revealed that more EP’s should be expected from him as he plans to release many more in the next four years.
Family Facts: Wife & Son
Joe Scarborough has not found being married a blissful experience as he has been married three times with all of them ending in divorce.
His first marriage was to Melanie Hinton in 1986 and this union produced two sons before it ended in divorce in 1999. Two years later in 2001, he tied the knot with Susan Waren who worked for the Florida State Governor, Jeb Bush as an aide while also working as the staff of the congress committee. Scarborough and Susan’s marriage last till 2013 and the pair during the period had a daughter who they welcomed in August 2003 and a son in May 2008.
Currently, Joe Scarborough is not married but he is engaged to Mika Brzezinski his co-host on the show ‘Morning Joe’, and the pair have been together since 2017.
