Peter Van Sant Bio, CBS 42, Age, Spouse, Salary/Net Worth

Who is Peter Van Sant ?

American Reporter, Correspondent, and Emmy Award-winning journalist, Peter Van Sant, works with CBS 42 where he serves the station as a reporter and correspondent. His time working with the station is since 1984.

Peter Van Sant Date of Birth / Age

Van is 70 years as of 2023 as he was born on February 21, 1953.

Peter Van Sant Height

Van is 6 feet and 4 inches tall.

Peter Van Sant Parents and Siblings

Van was born in Seattle. He manages to keep information regarding his family away from the limelight and public. We will give you an update on this information once becomes available to the public.

Peter Van Sant Spouse / Wife

Van has a wife but has managed to keep her away from the limelight. It is therefore not known who she is but the information will be updated once available.

Peter Van Sant Kids / Children

Van and his wife have four sons and two daughters. No information has been provided regarding them in detail since he has not disclosed it to the public yet. However, we will update you as soon as more details concerning this area about children are available.

Peter Van Sant Education

In 1975 Van graduated summa cum laude from Washington State University with a degree in communications.

Peter Van Sant Career

After graduating, Van worked for KAPY-LP in Port Angeles, WA. Sant then joined KMVT-TV in Twin Falls, Idaho in 1975. He later moved to work for Cedar Rapids-based KCRG-TV from 1976-1977 and for Omaha-based KETV from 1977-1978. In 1978 he joined KOOL-TV in Phoenix, Arizona as a host and weekend reporter.

Sant joined CBS News in 1984 and spent the next six years in Atlanta as a correspondent for the CBS Evening News. His investigative reporting on a variety of medical helicopter crashes earned him his first Emmy Award in 1986. In 1989 he was transferred to the London office, from where he covered the collapse of the Soviet Union, the Gulf of World War I, German reunification, and hunger in Africa. Van moved to New York in 1991 and wrote for CBS News Street Stories until 1993 and for America Tonight until 1994. He was then assigned to CBS Evening News, where he worked until 1997, receiving a second Emmy Award for his reporting on economics and social outreach in Albania.

From 1997 to 1998, Van Sant was a Public Eye correspondent for Bryant Gumbel. He was the first television reporter to cover North Korea’s devastating famine, a documentary that earned him his third Emmy Award. Sant was also part of the CBS News undercover team that captured an indicted war criminal in Bosnia. Van Sant has covered major national events including the September 11 attacks, Hurricane Katrina, and the Virginia Tech massacre, and has interviewed many celebrities including Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer, Garth Brooks, Nick Nolte, Lee Ann Womack, and Ronnie Dunn, and Kix Brooks. He also covered a 48-hour special on the Oklahoma City bombing in a documentary called Day of Reckoning.

CBS 42

Peter works with CBS 42 where he serves alongside his fellow anchors, reporters, and meteorologists such as;

How Much Does Peter Van Sant Earn?

Van earns an annual salary that ranges from $100,000-$200,000.

How Much is Peter Van Sant Worth?

As a reporter and correspondent, Van has been able to accumulate a net worth that is estimated to be $2 million.