Steve Osunsami Biography
Steve Osunsami is a widely recognized Nigerian-American journalist. Since joining ABC News in 1997, he has made reports to World News with David Muir, Good Morning America, and other station broadcasts and platforms. He is currently a Senior National Correspondent for ABC News in Atlanta, Georgia. He formerly worked at WREX-TV in Rockford, Illinois, WOOD-TV in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and KOMO-TV in Seattle.
Steve Osunsami Age
Steve Osunsami was born in Washington, D.C., in the United States on February 6, 1971. He is 51 years old.
Steve Osunsami Height
Steve stands at a height of 5 ft 9 in/1.75 m tall.
Steve Osunsami Family
He was born and reared in Washington, D.C., to Nigerian immigrants. Steve’s late father, Olufemi Osunsami, sent him out after discovering he was gay. Steve’s late mother worked in a cafeteria at a local hospital. Steve also has two older sisters, the elder of whom works at McDonald’s.
Steve Osunsami Husband
Steve is openly gay. He married Joe Remillard, an artist who also teaches at Kennesaw State University. In July of 2010, the couple married. Joe’s first marriage produced a daughter named Ayn Remillard. Steve is candid about his experiences being a black homosexual journalist and a part of the black LGBTQ community.
Steve Osunsami Education
Steve attended the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana after finishing primary and secondary school. He began his career as an intern with the Illinois Broadcasting Association.
Steve Osunsami Salary
Steve receives an annual salary of $ 73,511.
Steve Osunsami Net Worth
Steve’s approximate net worth is $1 million.
Steve Osunsami Career
Prior to joining ABC News in 1997, he worked at WREX-TV in Rockford, Illinois, WOOD-TV in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and KOMO-TV in Seattle. His work has carried him all across the country, from covering riots in Baltimore and Ferguson, Missouri, to the 2000 United States presidential election recount in Florida, to the 2015 Charleston church tragedy that killed nine black parishioners.
He became the focus of political debate as he was one of many African-American reporters who cried live on the air on the night Barack Obama was elected as the country’s first black president. He also covered the murders of Rayshard Brooks and Ahmaud Arbery.
Steve co-created and produced the ABC podcast “Soul of a Nation: Tulsa’s Buried Truth,” which delves into the 1921 Tulsa race riot using historical recordings and interviews with historians. As a Black American with a high school and college education, it astounds me that up until lately, I was unaware of the specifics of the Tulsa massacre, and I think it is unfortunate. It speaks a lot about how we, as Americans, record bigoted and nasty history.
We prefer to treat it in silence. And, like ignoring a dispute with a family member, ignoring the injury never helps it go away.” Hugh Downs published the book “My America: What My Country Means to Me, by 150 Americans from All Walks of Life,” which included an essay by Steve.
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