Geoff Bennett Biography

Geoff Bennett is an American broadcast journalist best known for his distinctive role of PBS News hour co-anchor alongside Amna Nawaz. Previously, he worked at NBC News as a white house correspondent and a substitute anchor for MSNBC.

Age

The broadcaster was born as Geoffrey Robinson Bennett on 25 April 1980 in Voorhees, New Jersey. As of 2023 he is 43 years old. His birth sign is Taurus. He belongs to black heritage.

Education

After graduating from high School Bennett attended Morehouse College where he graduated with bachelor’s of Arts in English in 2002.

Geoff Bennett’s Height

His height is 5 feet 8 inches an approximate of 1.7m.

Geoff Bennett Parents and Siblings

He was born and raised in Voorhees, New Jersey by his parents Gary Bennett Sr. who was a School Administrator and Lynnca Bennett was a kindergarten teacher. He was raised alongside his older brother Gary Bennett Jr.

Geoff Bennett’s Wife and Children

Geoff is husband to Elizabeth Perry whom she had been married to since July 2010. Their ceremony was held at the Swan house in Atlanta. Together the couple has a son named Jake Bennett. Geoff and his family resides at Northern Virginia.

Geoff Bennett Salary and Net worth

Bennett’s annual salary is estimated to be around $110,000 while his net worth is believed to be in range of $1million.

Bennett’s Career

As a student Geoff interned at ABC News and his mentor was Carole Simpson. After graduating ABC News employed him as production assistant of World News Tonight and later associate producer. In 2006 he got a job at AOL TV as a reporter and editor. He covered entertainment industry which he says it boosted his interviewing skills. The next year he joined NPR in Los Angeles and there he served as digital producer and editor for news and in 2009 he served as editor for weekend edition in Washington DC.

He landed a job at NY1 News and reported on camera in 2013.  In 2017 he returned to NPR as an on air reporter based in DC. He joined NBC on 2017 as white house correspondent and a substitute anchor for MSNBC. The anchor started working at PBS News on November 2021 as a correspondent for PBS news hour and anchor of PBS News Weekend. He and Amna Nawaz replaced Judy Woodruff on PBS News Hour on January 2023.