Quick Facts of Paul Solman

  • Full NamePaul Solman
  • NicknameSolman
  • Marital Status Married
  • BirthplaceUnited States of America
  • Ethnicity White
  • ProfessionJournalist
  • Nationality American
  • Eye colour Blue
  • Hair colour Brown
  • BuildFit
  • SpouseJan Freeman
  • Online PresenceInstagram, Facebook and Twitter
Paul Solman

Being a television personality, you tend to grab a lot of attention from the media, Paul Solman is also one of them. Paul became the business and economics reporter for the PBS NewsHour since 1985, with occasional forays into art reporting. In the late 1970s, he was the East Coast Editor of Mother Jones magazine. From his incredible performance, he has won several awards.

Not just that, Paul is continuously working since the 70s, thus, helping him add more to his wealth. Do you want to know the source of his income? Who is Solman’s wife? If so, then we suggest you to read this article till the end.

Paul Solman’s Net Worth

Paul has earned a whooping net worth from his over a decade long profession. Moreover, Paul has over $2 million in his wealth which he amassed from his works in the journalism field. He is one of the reputed television reporters who has gained good fame through his hard works and dedication.

He has been associated with the PBS NewsHour since 1985, which earned him a great fortune. In addition, Solman has won eight Emmys and three Peabody and a Loeb award. Sources said that the average salary of a reporter is $61653 annually, and Solman might be earning more than the estimated one he has a huge experience in the field.

Career Details

Paul Solman started his professional in business journalism as a Nieman Fellow, studying at the Harvard Business School. Moreover, Paul was the founding editor of the alternative Boston weekly The Real Paper in 1972. In the late 1970s, he became the East Coast Editor of Mother Jones magazine. Moreover, he also taught at the Harvard Business School from 1985-1987. He joined the PBS News Hour, then known as The MacNeil/Lehrer News Hour in 1985.

He, furthermore, worked as a faculty member at Yale University’s International Security Studies program, teaching in it’s Grand Strategy course. Additionally, he wrote the introduction to-the book Morrie: In His Own Words. He has won six Emmy’s, three Peabody Award, and Jame Beard Award. Nick Schifrin, Robert MacNeil, Hari Sreenivasan, and Gwen Ifill are some other famous journalists.

Happily Married

Moving into Solman’s personal life, he is a happily married man. The television reporter is living a blissful life with his wife Jan Freeman. She is the language columnist for the Boston Globe, who blogs at throwgrammarfromthetrain blogspot.com, tweets @JanP__Freeman. Moreover, she is the author of Ambrose Bierce’s Write It Right: The Celebrated Cynic’s Language Peeves Deciphered Appraised and Annotated 21st-Century Readers.

Paul Solman delivering his speech
Paul Solman delivering his speech, Picture Source:

Their wedding ceremony was very intimate as the couple only invited their close friends and family to attend the wedding. There is no information on how and when they started dating. Nor, the duo has shared the details about their wedding. For now, the couple has spent many years together, and still, they are doing great. There is no news of the couple getting divorced.