Liz Claman – Biography, Net Worth, Salary, Husband and Body Net Worth

Liz Claman is an American journalist who currently hosts the Fox Business Network show Countdown to the Closing Bell. She joined the network in 2007 and since then has done everything from conducting interviews with top political and business leaders to anchoring major programs. Prior to joining FBN, she worked at CNBC where she sparked the launch of the special network The Billionaire Next Door after her hour-long live interview with Warren Buffett in 2006.

Liz Claman Bio

She was born Elizabeth Kate Claman on December 12, 1963 to a Jewish family. His birthplace was in Beverly Hills, California. This makes her an American national, but her parents are from Canada and her father’s (Dr. Morris Claman) roots trace back to Russia while her mother, June Beverly Claman (née Faibish) has roots in Romania.

His father Morris, while living, enjoyed wide admiration as a urologist. He was a clinical associate professor of urology at the UCLA School of Medicine. Liz’s mom is also popular because she was an actress.

During her formative years, she developed an interest in music. While she didn’t end up with a career in the industry, she did dabble in one or two pursuits in the sphere as a teenager. Additionally, some of his siblings earn their living as musicians. Claman is one of five children born to their parents. Her older sister Danielle is an executive at Dick Wolf Films, another older sister is a studio musician in Hollywood, and her younger brother is also a musician.

While attending Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts, Liz Claman was a disc jockey for the school radio station, WPAA. Claman then moved to Beverly Hills High School where she became friends with Peter Schiff. The two would later study at the University of California, Berkley.

Claman studied briefly at the University of California, Santa Cruz before moving to the Berkley campus. There, she was able to complete her studies and obtain a diploma in French.

His career

Her first television assignment was at KCBS-TV (CBS) in Los Angeles as a production assistant for Ann Curry, Paula Zahn and Jim Lampley. Liz Claman became the youngest person in station history to win a local Emmy Award. She moved to Columbus, Ohio, where she launched her on-air career as a reporter at WSYX-TV. She then moved to Cleveland after three and a half years to host a morning show on WEWS-TV. She worked from 1991 to 1995, receiving an Emmy for her work before joining Boston’s WHDH-TV (NBC) as a weekend anchor.

In April 1998, Liz Claman joined CNBC as a freelancer. She landed the first one-hour live interview with Warren Buffett for the network in 2006. Given the success of the interview, it was turned into a special called The Billionaire Next Door. Claman has also anchored other programs such as Morning Call, Alarm Clock, Market Watch and Today’s Business. When the door opened at FOX Business Network (FBN), she took a leap of faith and took the anchor job in October 2007.

Since taking a job at the FBN, Claman has conducted interviews with every US Treasury secretary, from John Snow to Paul H. O’Neill, Lawrence Summers, Timothy Geithner and Jack Lew. She also brought a list of global business leaders including Bill Gates, JP Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon, Mario Gabelli, Steve Forbes, Richard Branson, Alan Mulally, Robert Diamond, Eric Schmidt, Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz, Twitter co-founders Jack Dorsey, Evan Williams and Biz Stone.

Its list also includes world leaders such as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli Finance Minister Yuval Steinitz, Israeli President Shimon Peres, Spanish Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko. She also interviewed Sarah Palin, Hillary Clinton and London Mayor Boris Johnson. She currently anchors Countdown to the Closing Bell and co-anchors Fox Business. She previously co-anchored After the Bell from 2008-2015.

Liz Claman is a board member of the American Theater Wing and is a Tony Award voter. Additionally, Vanity Fair has described her as one of television’s top business reporters and presenters. She is an active fundraiser for Building Homes for Heroes, an organization that builds mortgage-free homes for seriously injured soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. Claman has also completed 7 triathlons and a New York City Marathon. She is also a skier. In 2006 his book titled The Best Investment Advice I Ever Received was released.

Salary and net worth

As a reporter for FOX News, Claman receives an annual salary of between $85,000 and $150,000. Although his exact salary is not known, his net worth has been estimated at $3 million.

Liz Claman’s husband

It is often said that behind every successful man is a woman. In this case, behind the applause marks and giant strides that Liz Claman has achieved in her career, there is a man blowing embers at her and pushing her. She has been married to Jeff Kepnes since 1999.

They met in Boston when Claman worked there. Meanwhile, Jeff graduated from Boston University in 1988 with a BS in Broadcasting and Film. He was Executive Producer of CNN Special Events from March 2003 to October 2017. He is now Senior Executive Producer for Specials at MSNBC and NBC News.

The couple are parents to two teenagers; Gabrielle “Gaby” Claman (daughter) and their son Julian Claman. The family of four lives in Edgewater, New Jersey.

Body measurements

Liz is 5 feet 7 inches (1.72 m) tall and weighs 63 kg. She has an hourglass figure with measurements of 38-26-36 inches. She sports red hair with complementary brown eyes.