Jon Decker Biography

Jon Decker is an American White House correspondent and a journalist who has been a member of the White House press corps since 1995. He also served as a White House correspondent for Fox News Radio from 2014 to 2021.

Jon Decker Education

Decker attended the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School before working as a financial analyst for the Manufacturers Hanover Trust Company on Wall Street. After leaving Wall Street, Decker worked as an aide to Pennsylvania Senator John Heinz, while also pursuing his master’s degree in International Relations at the University of Pennsylvania.

Jon Decker Career

Decker is a White House correspondent. His colleagues elected him to the Board of the White House Correspondents’ Association in 2015. He also serves as an Adjunct Professor at Georgetown University. Jon, a member of the Washington, DC Bar, is the White House Press Corps’ only lawyer.

He worked as a media fellow at Stanford University’s Hoover Institution and as an aide to the late U.S. Senator John Heinz. Jon was born in Washington, DC, and earned his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees with honors from the University of Pennsylvania, as well as his J.D. from the George Washington University Law School. He also attended the Sorbonne in Paris to study international law.

Previously, Jon worked as a White House correspondent for Reuters Television and SiriusXM Radio, as a Washington correspondent for PBS Television’s “Nightly Business Report,” as the host of PBS Television’s “This Week in Business,” as a business reporter for the NBC affiliate in Washington (WRC), and as a field producer for NBC in Miami. Jon has reported on the Clinton, Bush, Obama, and Trump administrations, as well as 23 State of the Union Addresses, six presidential elections, and President Clinton’s impeachment.

He has covered some of the most important cases in the last two decades, including Bush v. Gore, NFIB v. Sebelius, and Windsor v. the United States. He has reported from Athens, Brussels, London, Paris, Frankfurt, Geneva, Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, the West Bank, Luxembourg, Madrid, Milan, Montreal, Panama, Hong Kong, Beijing, Taipei, Singapore, Seoul, the DMZ, Melbourne, Puerto Rico, the Bahamas, Havana, and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba over the last two decades. According to the Columbia Journalism Review, Jon is “refreshingly self-aware for a reporter.”

Jon Decker Age

Decker likes to keep his personal life private and hence has not yet disclosed the year and month he was born. It is therefore not known when he celebrates his birthday.

Jon Decker Height

Decker stands at a height of 5 feet 7 inches.

Jon Decker Family

Decker has managed to keep his personal life away from the limelight hence he has not disclosed any information about his parents. It is also not known if Decker has any siblings.

Jon Decker Wife

Decker is very private about his personal life therefore it is not known if he is in any relationship. There are also no rumors of him being in any past relationship with anyone.

Jon Decker Net Worth

Decker has an estimated net worth ranging between $1 Million – $5 Million which he has earned through being a journalist.

Jon Decker Salary

Decker earns an annual salary ranging between $40,000 – $ 110,500.

Jon Decker KWTX-TV

Decker works at KWTX-TV where he works alongside other famous KWTX-TV anchors, reporters, meteorologists, and sports anchors including;

1. Jacqueline Policastro
2. Ted Fioraliso
3. Timothy Knapp
4. Karen Daborowsk
5. Darby Brown
6. Elliott Wilson
7. Brady Taylor
8. Eric Franklin
9. Royden Ogletree
10. Ke’Sha Lopez
11. Pete Sousa
12. Justin Earley
13. Julie Hays

The table below answers some of the frequently asked questions about Decker.