David Begnaud Salary, Wiki, Net Worth, Height, Career

David Begnaud is an award-winning news communicator, reporter, a correspondent and currently working as the Lead National communicator for CBS This Morning, based in New York City. David also anchors the  News Radio’s Reporter’s Notebook.

With an excellent career, David Begnaud’s biography is also quite interesting to know about his family, wife, net worth, and education. So, let’s dig into the life of David Begnaud. 

David Begnaud Wiki & Early Life

David Begnaud CBS was born on 13 June 1983 (Age: 40 years old), in Lafayette, Louisiana, U.S. Begnaud spent his early life in Lafayette, where he was born. After completing his graduation Begnaud gave a kick start to his career at KOVR in Sacramento from 2007 to 2010 and then he went to  Los Angeles and started working at KTLA, from 2010 to 2012.

Begnaud has reported weather and crime reports for several news organizations and has covered many national breaking news. One of his biggest reports was on the conditions in Puerto Rico, for which David’s social media accounts were hailed for assisting followers in the mainland US.

Let’s explore more about David’s personal life in the below paragraphs. 

David Begnaud Wife, Girlfriend, and Relationship

As per reports, David Begnaud is open to “Gay”, first David came with this to his parents and extended family when he was 18 years old. Then on 24 June 2018, Begnaud came out to the public as gay, through a picture with his partner Jeremy. Reports state that David and Jeremy had a seven-year-long relationship, but due to some reason, the couple broke up. However, David is happily single now.

David Begnaud Family

David Begnaud was born and raised in Lafayette, Louisiana, under the guidance of his parents Benjamin Hall (father) and Connie Depanie (mother). Reports say that David revealed that his father was at ‘stay-at-home’ and his mother went out for work. We don’t have any information about David’s siblings for now. 

Begnaud Tourette syndrome

As we went deeper into David’s life, we came to know that at the age of 6, David was diagnosed with “Tourette Syndrome.” Begnaud said this publicly in December 2018 and also said that his parents didn’t want to use his disease as an excuse for not succeeding. 

David Begnaud Education

Begnaud did his schooling at a Catholic School and was said to be an altar boy and Eucharistic minister. Later David went to the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in 2005 to pursue a bachelor’s degree in General Studies.

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David Begnaud Career

Early Career

David’s journalism career started with a local news channel KLFY-TV, and he was a teen reporter there, while he was in high school. This was located in his birthplace Louisiana. After David completed his graduation, he was hired as a full-time reporter at KLFY-TV. Later, he was promoted as the news anchor for the weekend morning and evening. 

David Begnaud at CBS News

Begnaud started working with CBS in August 2015. He first worked as a Miami-based correspondent and then relocated to CBS’s Dallas bureau in Jan 2017. David covered some major news stories around the world like, the terrorist attack at the Inland Regional Center in San Bernardino, the shooting at Pulse Nightclub in Orlando, and the devastating earthquake that hit Ecuador in April of 2016.

Coverage of Hurricane Maria

David Begnaud’s most notable work was to cover Hurricane Maria hit in October 2017 in Puerto Rico. David spent most of the time covering the recovery of Puerto Rico than any other network news reporter. He traveled to the island several times and got many breaking stories. Begnaud’s distinctive reporting resulted in the government action and his coverage from the Hurricane Maria incident was shared on all platforms, especially on social media. 

Awards

In 2018, for covering Hurricane Maria, David earned the prestigious George Polk Award and also received the Radio Television Digital News Association’s First Amendment Leadership Award for contributing to the protection of the First Amendment and freedom of the press.

David was also chosen as a “Puerto Rican Champion” and had also participated in the 2018 Puerto Rican Day Parade in New York City. He is also honored Puerto Rican by the people of Puerto Rico. 

Recently, in 2023, David was honored with the Alumni Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Speech and Debate Association. 

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David Begnaud Twitter, Instagram, Facebook

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10 Interesting Facts About David Begnaud 

1. David Begnaud CBS was born on 13 June 1983 (40 years old), in Lafayette, Louisiana, U.S. 
2. David Begnaud was born and raised in Lafayette, with his parents Benjamin Hall and Connie Depanie.
3. David earned the prestigious George Polk Award.
4. David Begnaud’s name is pronounced as “Lit no.”
5. David was honored with the Alumni Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Speech and Debate Association. 
6. David went to the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in 2005 to pursue a bachelor’s degree in General Studies.
7. At the age of 6, David Begnaud was diagnosed with “Tourette Syndrome.”
8. He received the Radio Television Digital News Association’s First Amendment Leadership Award for contributing to the protection of the First Amendment and freedom of the press.
9. David Begnaud’s nationality is Hispanic-American.
10. Begnaud started working with CBS in August 2015. He first worked as a Miami-based correspondent.

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