Harry Smith Biography & Net Worth

Harry Smith Biography & Net Worth

Harry Smith is a television journalist and news anchor from Illinois. He is currently employed as a senior correspondent for CNBC, MSNBC, and NBC News. Harry hosted the CBS News morning programs, CBS This Morning, and its successor, The Early Show for seventeen years. In July 2011, he left CBS News in a move to serve in the position of a correspondent for NBC News and the now discontinued newsmagazine Rock Center with Brian Williams. He has also served as a presenter for MSNBC, handling daytime live coverage of events and breaking news since making his maiden appearance in November 2015.

Harry Smith’s Early Life & education

Smith was born on August 21, 1951, in Lansing, Illinois, the United States.

He attended Central College in Pella, Iowa, and graduated from the institution with a Bachelor of Arts degree in communications and theater.

Broadcasting Career

He began his career as a broadcaster in Denver, Colorado, working for radio stations KHOW and KIMN, and also at Cincinnati, Ohio, radio station WLW. From 1981 to 1982, he worked for the public television station KRMA-TV in Denver and spent the next three years working as an anchor and reporter for the then-CBS affiliate, KMGH-TV, in Denver (the station is now affiliated with ABC). In 1986, he joined CBS News as a news presenter and was named a correspondent a year later.

For thirteen years, Smith served as a contributor to CBS News documentaries, 48 Hours, and The CBS Evening News with Dan Rather. He spent the majority of his time at CBS anchoring the CBS morning show. From November 1987 to June 1996, he served as a co-host of CBS This Morning. After leaving the show, he was featured on the CBS Evening News in a report called “Travels with Harry,” which examined unique people and places around America.

Starting in 1999, Smith hosted the A&E Network TV series ‘Biography and The History Channel’s Modern Marvels ‘. He returned to the CBS morning show on October 28, 2002, by that point renamed The Early Show. He went on to host the program for a little over eight years before CBS announced the departure of Smith and co-anchors Dave Price and Maggie Rodriguez at the end of 2010. By the time he was last seen on the show on December 31, 2010, Smith had spent a total of 17 years on a CBS morning show.

Upon the cancellation of the program, Smith was named Senior Correspondent for CBS News and also filled in as a substitute anchor for CBS News Sunday Morning, the CBS Evening News, and Face the Nation. In addition to his television assignments, he delivered a daily reporting editorial for the CBS Radio Network.

On July 8, 2011, CBS News announced the departure of Harry Smith after twenty-five years. NBC News subsequently announced that the seasoned presenter would join the network and contribute to the newsmagazine program Rock Center with Brian Williams. Since the canceling of Rock Center with Brian Williams, Harry has continued to report frequently on various NBC News platforms, and also serves as a substitute anchor on NBC Nightly News. He contributes a weekly narrative on Sunday mornings on the weekend edition of NBC Today in a segment entitled “Sundays with Harry”.

In the fall of 2015, the anchor began regularly filling in as co-anchor on the weekend edition of NBC’s Today alongside Erica Hill, a former colleague from The Early Show. Smith is also part of a rotating group of co-anchors that have been filling the co-host chair since it was vacated by Lester Holt when he took up the role of weekday anchor of NBC Nightly News.

Personal Life & Family

Smith and his wife Andrea Joyce live in New York City. A sportscaster by profession, Andrea is the mother of Smith’s two sons.

His work aside, Harry is a cyclist. He likes to regularly commute on a folding bike to the studios in New York City. Moreover, he also rides a “racing” road bicycle. He also enjoys working out and maintains a perfectly fit and healthy body.

Harry Smith Net Worth

As of 2021, Harry Smith is said to own a net worth of over $4 million. He has worked in the media industry for many decades and is rumored to be pocketing an annual salary of $72,000 according to his current contract with his employers.