Who is Lesley Stahl? Meet the 60 Minutes correspondent
LESLEY Stahl is an acclaimed television journalist mostly known for her lengthy career with CBS.
The longtime reporter and broadcast journalist has served as a 60 Minutes correspondent for decades, leaving her fans and viewers interested in learning more about her life behind the camera.
Who is Lesley Stahl?
Lesley Stahl was born on December 16, 1941, in Lynn, Massachusetts.
She was raised in a nearby suburb, Swampscott, by her parents, Dorothy and Louis.
Stahl graduated from Wheaton College as an honors graduate with a degree in history.
According to , Lesley Stahl has an estimated net worth of $40 million.
The majority of her net worth comes from her decades-long work as a journalist and TV correspondent.
Stahl made a cameo appearance in the popular sitcom Frasier in 1998.
Her first book, Reporting Live, was published the following year.
In 2008, Stahl joined Liz Smith, Mary Wells Lawrence, and Joni Evans to launch wowOwow.com; a website for "women over 40" to discuss topics such as politics and culture.
By 2010, the website merged with PureWow, which was designed for younger women.
Stahl acted as a correspondent on the 2014 documentary Years of Living Dangerously, a show focused on climate change.
Two years later, Stahl published her second book titled Becoming Grandma: The Joys and Science of the New Grandparenting.
How long has Lesley Stahl worked for CBS?
Lesley Stahl has worked for CBS, in some capacity, for over 50 years.
In 1971, Stahl joined the CBS News crew, becoming a correspondent with the company in 1974.
In her book, Reporting Live, Stahl called joining CBS a "rebirth."
"I was born on my 30th birthday," Stahl wrote about the experience of joining CBS.
"Everything up till then was prenatal," she added.
After covering the Watergate scandal, Stahl began to establish herself as a big-league journalist - something women were not often considered at that point in history.
Starting in 1983, Stahl was the moderator of Face the Nation; she went on to become the White House correspondent for CBS News.
Stahl spent much of her early career covering former Presidents Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, and George H.W. Bush.
She also appeared as a co-anchor on America Tonight between October 1990 and March 1991.
In 1991, Stahl's tenure with 60 Minutes began, where she remains today.
From October 2002 until December 2004, Stahl acted as host for 48 Hours Investigates.
On October 20, 2020, Stahl interviewed the now-former President Donald Trump during the 2020 US presidential election campaign.
Trump infamously cut the interview short and later complained about Stahl's questioning on social media.
Both Trump and 60 Minutes aired the interview in full.
One decade after her divorce, in 1977, Lesley Stahl remarried.
She tied the knot with Aaron Latham, an American journalist and screenwriter.
Latham was born on October 3, 1943, in Spur, Texas.
After graduating from Amherst College in 1966, he became a regular contributor to publications like Esquire, The Washington Post, The New York Times, and Rolling Stone.
He was also known for writing screenplays for the films Urban Cowboy (1980), Perfect (1985), and The Program (1993).
Latham wrote several books, including Orchids for Mother, a book about the CIA, and The Frozen Leopard, a novel about tracking wild animals in Africa.
Latham and Stahl had one child together, TV producer Taylor Latham.
On July 23, 2022, Latham passed away due to complications from Parkinson's disease.
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He was 78 years old, as reported by .
Latham was survived by his wife, Stahl, his daughter, Taylor, and his two grandchildren, Jordan and Chloe Major.