Greta Van Susteren is an American commentator, lawyer, and television news anchor, and has a $15 million net worth. Greta Van Susteren has worked for many networks throughout the years, including CNN, Fox News, MSNBC, and Newsmax TV.
Starting at CNN, she worked as a legal analyst and co-hosted the shows “Burden of Proof” and “The Point.” Following that, she hosted “On the Record” on Fox News and “For the Record with Greta” on MSNBC.
Who is Greta Van Susteren?
Greta Van Susteren was born on June 11, 1954, in Appleton, Wisconsin, to Margery and Urban. Her mother is of Irish origin, while her father is of Dutch descent. Her father, an elected judge, was good friends with future US Senator Joseph McCarthy. Van Susteren has an older sister, Lise, who became a forensic psychiatrist, and a brother, Dirk, who is a journalist and editor.
Van Susteren attended Xavier High School and graduated in 1972. She went on to study at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, graduating in 1976. Van Susteren then studied at Georgetown University Law Center, where she got her JD in 1979. She returned to teach at the school afterward.
How old is Greta Van Susteren?
She is currently 69 years old.
What is Greta Van Susteren’s net worth?
She is estimated to be worth $15 Million.
What is Greta Van Susteren’s career?
In the 1990s, Van Susteren worked as a legal expert for CNN, appearing frequently during coverage of the O. J. Simpson murder trial. She also started co-hosting “Burden of Proof” with Roger Cossack, a role she kept until 2002.
Van Susteren appeared on the show as Cossack’s prosecutor’s defense attorney. Following her time on CNN, and following a highly publicized contract bidding war, Van Susteren moved to Fox News. She presented the current affairs show “On the Record” from 2002 till she left the station in 2016.
During her tenure as host, Van Susteren interviewed a number of prominent personalities, including former US Presidents George H. W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and George W. Bush. “On the Record” received exceptionally strong ratings for its coverage of Natalee Holloway’s disappearance in 2005. However, the show was chastised for dragging the tale out despite no new information being disclosed, a case of “missing white woman syndrome.”
In September 2016, Van Susteren resigned from Fox News, effective immediately, citing a contract clause. She later joined MSNBC in early 2017 as the anchor of a new program called “For the Record with Greta.” However, the show received mediocre ratings and was terminated in June.
Van Susteren joined the state-owned news network Voice of America in October. About a year and a half later, she joined Gray Television as the lead national political commentator for its Washington office.
Van Susteren also started a Sunday morning talk show for the corporation. In 2022, she joined Newsmax TV, a hardline broadcaster known for spreading conspiracy theories and other misinformation. She hosts the channel’s “The Record with Greta Van Susteren.”
