Matt Gutman Biography
A native of Princeton, New Jersey, Matt Gutman born Matthew A. Gutman is an American reporter for ABC News. Currently, he is working as the network’s Chief National Correspondent and appears on various programs for the network. When the U.S. weekly Tv series, Sea Rescue ended in September 2018, Matt worked as the host of the show.
Moreover, he is the author of the book, The Boys in the Cave: Deep Inside the Impossible Rescue in Thailand which is about the international rescue of the soccer team from a cave in Thailand. The book was published in July 2018.
Matt Gutman Age
Matthew A. Gutman is 44 years old as of 2021. He was born on December 5th, 1977 in Princeton, New Jersey, United States.
Matt Gutman Ethnicity and Nationality
Born to White American parents, Matt is white for his ethnic background and is an American national.
Matt Gutman Height
Gutman measures a standing height of 5 feet 7 inches tall which is equivalent to 1.73 meters tall.
Matt Gutman Family
Gutmann is the loving son of Paul J. Gutman, his father, and Sharon Gutman, his mother. He is also the brother of Rachel Gutman, his elder sister.
Matt Gutman Married, Wife, Spouse
Matt is a happily married man. On May 17th, 2007, he married the love of his life, Daphna Venyige. The beautiful couple both worked for ABC News Network although they worked in different departments. In addition, the couple has been blessed with two children, daughter Libby who was born in 2008, and Ben.
Matt Gutman ABC News
At the start of his career, Gutman began working as a freelance reporter in Argentina in late 2000. He first published his article for the now-defunct English-language Buenos Aires Daily. From 2001 to 2005 covering the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. While living in the Middle East for 8 years, he was able to cover most major conflicts, including the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, Syria and Lebanon, and filing dispatches from nearly every country in the region.
In 2008, Matt moved to Miami, Florida for ABC News and began appearing on various programs and platforms for the network including ABC World News Tonight, Good Morning America, Nightline, and the network’s magazine show 20/20. Gutman has been able to file reports from more than 40 countries for ABC News over the past decade.
Moreover, he took over the hosting duties for Sea Rescue and hosted about 120 episodes of the show from 2014. Matt was detained for five days by police and intelligence services in late 2016 while reporting on the collapsing health care system of Venezuela. His book The Boys in the Cave, an account of the Tham Luang cave rescue, was published in November 2018. It has been translated into six languages.
Matt Gutman Net Worth
Gutman has made a great fortune from his journalism career. He has an estimated net worth of $12 million.
Matt Gutman Salary
Gutman has made a great fortune from his journalism career. However, his annual salary is currently under review and will be updated as soon as it has been made publicly available.
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