Chad Pergram Biography
Chad Pergram is an American journalist and correspondent now working as a senior congressional correspondent for FOX News Channel. Before, he worked as a senior Capitol Hill producer working on a range of historical moments from Capitol Hill, including the 2010 and 2018 midterm elections.
Chad Pergram Age
Pergram was born on March 5, 1969, in Jacksonburg, Ohio, in the United States. Now, he is 54 years old. Furthermore, he holds American nationality.
Chad Pergram Education
Pergram received both a bachelor’s degree in political science and a master’s degree in communication from Miami University (Ohio).
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Chad Pergram Height
Pergram stands at an approximate height of 5 feet 11 inches (1.8 m)tall. He weighs around 60 kg.
Chad Pergram Family
Pergram is originally born and raised in Jacksonburg, OH. However, information regarding her parents and siblings is currently not available.
Chad Pergram Wife
Pergram is married to Carrie Giddins Pergram a Political Consultant and a Professor of Political Communications. They came together as a couple in November 2011.
Chad Pergram Fox News
Pergram now works as a senior congressional correspondent for FOX News Channel (FNC). Furthermore, he came to the network in September 2007 and is based out of Washington, D.C. Currently, Pergram worked on the dramatic election for House Speaker. Additionally, he brings Fox viewers unparalleled historical context, deciphering maneuvers and strategy from the House floor as House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) finally prevailed in a post-witching hour vote.
Before, Pergram contributed to FNC’s 2022 Midterm Election coverage. Additionally, Pergram reported on the hearings of The Select Committee’s Investigation of the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol. Pergram also reported live from inside the Capitol building as it was mobbed by rioters on January 6th, 2021. In addition, Pergram, who worked as a barricade in the basement, provided critical minute-by-minute updates on the situation for fifteen hours straight on the air until the building was secured.
Additionally, he was a staple of FNC’s coverage of the first and second impeachments of President Trump, breaking down the procedural elements and providing timely analysis. According to Nielsen Media Research, FNC’s special coverage of the impeachment hearings outpaced all broadcast and cable news coverage.
Before, Pergram worked as a senior Capitol Hill producer covering a range of historical moments from Capitol Hill, including the 2010 and 2018 midterm elections, Justice Brett Kavanaugh and Justice Neil Gorsuch’s confirmation hearings, the 2016 presidential election cycle, and several legislative hallmarks and showdowns, including the 2010 passage of both the Affordable Care Act and Dodd-Frank Wall Street reform, the 2011 debt-ceiling fight, tax reform in 2017, besides the 2018-2019 government shutdown, the longest in U.S. history. From his years of reporting, Pergram has gained particular expertise in House and Senate procedure, especially the workings of appropriations, intelligence, and foreign policy.
In 2011, Pergram worked as the first broadcast and cable journalist to confirm the death of Osama bin Laden and get the information on the air to Fox viewers. In 2017, just blocks from Pergram’s residence in Alexandria, Virginia, a gunman opened fire at a baseball practice for Republican members of Congress ahead of the annual Congressional game, critically wounding then-House Majority Whip Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA) and injuring several others. Pergram led the breaking news coverage and followed the story throughout Scalise’s recovery.
Before coming to FNC in September 2007, Pergram worked as a reporter for Capitol News Connection. Additionally, he produced and anchored newscasts for NPR in Washington and worked as a Senate producer for C-SPAN. He started his career as a reporter at WKRC-AM in Cincinnati and WKRC-TV, the ABC affiliate at the time, prior to coming to the Cincinnati Public Radio-operated WMUB-FM in Oxford, OH.
During his time at WKRC-AM, he worked the first congressional race of then-little-known John Boehner, who would go on to serve as Speaker of the House. In 1992, he was named Best Radio Reporter by the Ohio Associated Press.
Chad Pergram Salary
Pergram receives an annual salary ranging from $42,544 – $143,769. However, details about the exact amount of salary he earns are currently not available.
Chad Pergram Net Worth
Pergram, a senior congressional correspondent has an estimated net worth of $3 million