Amy Goodman Biography and Wiki

Amy Goodman is an American broadcast journalist, syndicated columnist, investigative reporter, and author. She is well known for her investigative coverage of the East Timor independence movement and Chevron Corporation’s role in Nigeria.

She has served as the main host of Democracy Now! since 1996, a progressive global news program broadcast daily on radio, television and the Internet. She is also known for having earned awards, including the Thomas Merton Award in 2004, a Right Livelihood Award in 2008, and an Izzy Award in 2009 for “special achievement in independent media”.

Amy Goodman Age

Goodman was born on April 13, 1957, in Bay Shore, Long Island, New York, USA. She celebrates her birthday on the 13th of April every year.

Amy Goodman Height and Weight

She appears to be quite tall in stature if his photos, relative to his surroundings, are anything to go by. However, details regarding her actual height and other body measurements are currently not publicly available. We are keeping tabs and will update this information once it is out.

Amy Goodman Education

Goodman was enrolled and later graduated from Radcliffe College, Harvard University, in 1984, with a degree in anthropology. She spent a year studying at the College of the Atlantic in Bar Harbor, Maine.

Amy Goodman Parents and Brother

Amy Goodman was born to George Goodman, an ophthalmologist and a founding member of the Long Island chapter of Physicians for Social Responsibility and Dorothy Goodman a literature teacher and later a social worker co-founded a local chapter of the SANE/Freeze peace group. She has raised along with her brother David Goodman an investigative journalist and has co-authored books with her.

Amy Goodman Husband

She was married to Tom a medical doctor. Her husband was working in the Medical Corps in the Army. The is no much information shared in regard to her love and personal life.

Amy Goodman Facts and Body Measurements  

Here are some interesting facts you don’t want to miss about Amy Goodman

Full Name: Amy  Goodman Age/ How Old?: 62 Years old as of 2019 Date of Birth: April 13, 1957, Place of Birth: Bay Shore, Long Island, New York, USA. Education‎: Radcliffe College, Harvard University, College of the Atlantic in Bar Harbor, Maine Birthday: April 13 Nationality: American Father’s Name: George Goodman Mother’s Name: Dorothy Goodman Siblings: brother David Goodman Married?: Yes Children/ Kids: Not known Height/ How tall?: Not known Weight: Not known Profession: A broadcast journalist, syndicated columnist, investigative reporter, and author. Net worth: $3 million.

Amy Goodman Career And Democracy Now

Amy began her career covering the East Timor independence movement, Goodman and fellow journalist Allan Nairn reported that they were beaten by the Indonesian soldiers after witnessing a mass killing of Timorese demonstrators in what became known as the Santa Cruz Massacre in 1991.

Along with journalist Jeremy Scahill, they documented Chevron Corporation’s role in a confrontation between the Nigerian Army and villagers who had seized oil rigs and other equipment belonging to oil corporations.

She had been news director of Pacifica Radio station WBAI in New York City for over a decade. She as well co-founded Democracy Now! The War and Peace Report in 1996. Democracy Now! has been called “probably the most significant progressive news institution that has come around in some time” by professor and media critic Robert McChesney.

In 200 When President Bill Clinton called WBAI on Election Day for a quick get-out-the-vote message, Goodman together with WBAI’s Gonzalo Aburto challenged him for 28 minutes with human rights questions about Leonard Peltier, racial profiling, the Iraq sanctions, Ralph Nader, the death penalty, the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), the normalization of relations with Cuba, and the Israeli–Palestinian conflict.

She has earned received many awards for her work, including the Robert F. Kennedy Prize for International Reporting in 1993, with Allan Nairn and the George Polk Award in 1998, along with Jeremy Scahill. Later in2014 she earned an honorary Doctor of Letters degree from Purchase College, SUNY in she ignition of her progressive journalism. she alongside  Laura Poitras received the 2014 I.F. Stone Lifetime Achievement Award from the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard.

Amy Goodman Salary

At the moment, we do not have the exact salary of hers but we’ll keep tabs and update once it is available.

Amy Goodman Net Worth

Amy Goodman is an American broadcast journalist, investigative reporter, syndicated columnist, and author who has an estimated net worth of $3 million. Her net worth is generated from her career.

Amy Goodman Quotes

The media is absolutely essential to the functioning of a democracy. It’s not our job to cozy up to power. We’re supposed to be the check and balance on government.War coverage should be more than a parade of retired generals and retired government flacks posing as reporters.We have to protect all journalists, and journalists have to be allowed to do their jobs.

Amy Goodman Books

Democracy Now!: Twenty Years Covering the Movements Changing America 2016The Silenced Majority: Stories of Uprisings, Occupations, Resistance, and Hope 2012The Occupy Handbook 2012Breaking the Sound Barrier 2009Standing Up to the Madness: Ordinary Heroes in Extraordinary Times 2008Static: Government Liars, Media Cheerleaders, and the People Who Fight Back 2006The Exception to the Rulers 2004Botulinum Toxin Type A in the Management of Cerebral Palsy 2002

Frequently Asked Questions About Amy Goodman

Who is Amy Goodman?

She is an accomplished American broadcast journalist, syndicated columnist, investigative reporter, and author.

How old is Amy Goodman?  

She is an American national born on April 13, 1957, in Bay Shore, Long Island, New York, USA.

How tall is Amy Goodman?  

She has not shared her height with the public. Her height will be listed once we have it from a credible source.

Is Amy Goodman married?

She was married to Tom a medical doctor. Her husband was working in the Medical Corps in the Army. The is no much information shared in regard to her love and personal life..

How much is Amy Goodman worth?  

She has an approximate net worth of $3 million. This amount has been accrued from her career as a broadcast journalist, syndicated columnist, investigative reporter, and author.

How much does Amy Goodman make?

At the moment, we do not have the exact salary and net worth of hers but we’ll keep tabs and update once it is available.

Where does Amy Goodman live?  

Because of security reasons, she has not shared his precise location of residence. We will immediately update this information if we get the location and images of her house.

 Is Amy Goodman dead or alive?  

She is alive and in good health. There have been no reports of her being sick or having any health-related issues.

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