James Hoffer

Emmy Award-winning journalist, James Hoffer is famous as the investigative reporter for Eyewitness News. Not to mention, his undercover investigation has contributed New York lawmakers to the state’s gun show loophole.

As a matter of fact, Hoffer got huge success in his professional life but he is unable to get success in his marital life. Hoffer’s relationship with his spouse ended with a divorce. Who is his former wife? Let’s dig deeper into his personal life.

Parents & Nationality

The famous reporter, James Hoffer was born on 1st November 1963 in the USA as James Patrick Hoffer. His parents are Sam Hoeffer (father) and Helen Fear (mother). Similarly, he holds an American nationality and belongs to white ethnicity. In addition, he was born under the sun sign, Scorpio.

Moreover, Hoffer’s age is 56 years and his height is 6 feet (1.82 m). Furthermore, he attended Temple University and graduated from there with a Bachelor’s degree in Communication and Media in 1982.

Career

Jim Hoffer started his career as a reporter right after his graduation. He started working at WABC as an investigative journalist. Later he moved to Channel 7’s Eyewitness News Investigative Team on June 1998, in New York City where he worked alongside Curt Sandoval.

Not to mention, Hoffer contributed a lot to eyewitness by his work and brought changes in the law, sweeping changes in security on both the state and federal levels as well as the imprisonment of corrupt individuals.

Moreover, he has won Emmy Awards, Peabody Award, and Columbia University’s prestigious DuPont Award. Similarly, Hoffer won the national Edward R. Murrow Award for the investigations reports on the company, Con Ed.

Wedding

The 56 years old reporter, Jame Hoffer is currently a divorced man. Hoffer was formerly married to Mika Brzezinski, an American newscaster famous as the co-host of MSNBC’s Morning Joe.

The two exchanged their wedding vows on 23rd October 1995. As per some source, Hoffer and Mika first met while working together at a small Fox station in Harford, Connecticut.

Unfortunately, there is no information about their marriage. It seems like their wedding was held in between their close friends and family. Furthermore, the former couple also shares two daughters. Their kids are Emilie Hoffer, born in 1996, and Carlie Hoffer born in 1998.

Even though they had to kids from their relationship, the duo failed to continue their relationship. After twenty-three years of their wedding, the duo separated. In 2016, they officially divorced.

Net Worth & Income

James Hoffer has been investigating corruption, wrong-doing, and rip-offs for Eyewitness News for over twenty years. So, he has undoubtfully bagged a hefty sum of money from his successful career as a reporter. Jame’s net worth is around $3 Million as of 2019.

Likewise, Hoffer also adds an extra sum of the money to his net worth by working for various other organizations. Furthermore, he earns over $55,000 per year as a reporter. Besides this, there is no information about his exact sum yearly income until now. Surely, he is earning over $100,000 per year.

Moreover, Hoffer owns a classic Ford car worth around $10,000. Apart from this, there is no information about his lifestyle and house.