Nancy Brinker Biography
Nancy Brinker is an American anchor working for Newsmax TV. She also serves as the host of her show which premiers at 5:30 pm on Newsmax TV named conversations with Nancy Brinker Show.
Nancy Brinker Career
Brinker is also the founder of The Promise Fund and Susan G. Komen for the Cure. The organization was named after her sister Susan G Komen who died from breast cancer. Prior to her joining Newsmax, she was once Chief of Protocol of the United States from 2007 to the end of the George W. Bush administration. She was also United States Ambassador to Hungary from 2001 to 2003.
Brinker has been able to attain a lot of people’s love, support, and trust through what she has done throughout her life. She is also very active on her social media pages including Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Brinker has also managed to win many awards not just from being a anchor, but also from her charity organizations. For instance, she won the University of Illinois Alumni Achievement Award in 1995, as well as the Trumpet Award in 2007.
The American Society of Breast Disease 2006, and the Texas Women’s Hall of Fame are also the awards she won. The Champion of Prevention Award by the National Foundation for the Centers for Disease Control as well as
Global Pathfinder Award is also one of the awards she won. The list of her awards is endless for she has been of great help not just to her community but also to the whole world in general.
Nancy Brinker Age
Brinker was born on 6th December 1946 in Peoria, Illinois, United States. She is therefore 75 years old as of 2021.
Nancy Brinker Height
Brinker stands at a height of 5 feet 6 inches tall.
Nancy Brinker Family
Brinker was born to Marvin L.(father) and Eleanor Goodman(mother). She was born to a Jewish family in Peoria, Illinois whereby her father used to work as a commercial real-estate developer while her mother was a homemaker. She was raised alongside her sister Susan G. Komen who died of breast cancer.
Nancy Brinker Husband
Brinker firstly got married to his first husband Robert M. Leitstein, who was an executive at Neiman Marcus. They had one son together by the name of Erick before divorcing in 1978. On February 13, 1981, Brinker married Norman E. Brinker. Norman is the founder of Brinker International, which provided access to capital and influence which enabled her role in public service. He also provided his financial support for building the Komen foundation. The couple divorced shortly, after the 2000 U.S. Presidential election. Additionally, Norman Brinker was still a board member of the foundation because he had served on its board since its founding in 1982. Norman died in 2009 but his cause of death is still unknown by the public.
Nancy Brinker Salary
Brinker earns an annual salary ranging between $40,000 – $ 110,500.
Nancy Brinker Net Worth
Brinker has an estimated net worth ranging between $1 Million – $5 Million which she has earned through being a journalist.
Nancy Brinker Cancer Survivor
Brinker was diagnosed with cancer but was able to defeat the disease. She used her to heighten understanding of the disease. In 2011 she was appointed to be a Goodwill Ambassador for Cancer Control by the World Health Organization.
Nancy Brinker Susan G Komen
Brinker had a sister by the name of Susan G Komen who died of breast cancer in 1980 at the age of 36. Brinker then established Susan G. Komen for the Cure, after a promise to her dying sister, Susan G. Komen, that she would do everything in her power to end breast cancer. She served as founding chairman of the organization, supervising all aspects of initial growth. On December 2, 2009, Brinker was appointed CEO.
Nancy Brinker Newsmax
Brinker is currently working at Newsmax where she works alongside other famous Newsmax anchors and reporters including;
- Rob Finnerty
- Shaun Kraisman
- Emma Rechenberg
- John Bachman
- Bob Sellers
- Eric Bolling
- Chris Salcedo
- Sean Spicer
- Lyndsay Keith
- Jenn Pellegrino