Jon Lapook Biography and Wiki
Jonathan ‘Jon’ Lapook is an American journalist who works as a chief medical correspondent for CBS News. Lapook is also a board-certified physician in international medicine and gastroenterology. Jon hails from Mineola, New York.
Jon Lapook Age and Birthday
Jonathan was born on September 1st, 1953 in Mineola, New York. He is 67 years old as of 2021. His birth sign is Virgo.
Jon Lapook Height
Lapook stands at a height of 5 feet and 7 inches(Approx. 1.75m)tall.
Jon Lapook Education
Jon attended Yale University and Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons where he graduated with a Doctor of Medicine (M.D) in 1980.
He then proceeded to the New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center where he completed a residency in internal medicine and fellowship in gastroenterology.
Jon Lapook Family, Parents, Siblings
Lapook is the proud son of Elsa (née Eisenbud) and Sidney LaPook, a dentist and World War II veteran who was born in 1928 and passed away in 2018.
Jon was raised in Mineola, New York alongside his siblings Judith LaPook, Nancy LaPook Diamond, and Corinne LaPook.
Jon Lapook Wife and Kids, Is He Married?
Moving on to his marital affairs, Lapook is happily married to the love of his life, Kate Lear who is famously known as the daughter of Norman Lear, a TV producer. The couple is blessed with two sons.
Jon Lapook Salary
According to CBS News anchor/reporter salaries, Jon receives an average salary of $102,504 a year.
Jon Lapook Net Worth
Jon Lapook has an estimated net worth ranging from $300,000 to $700,000 as of 2021. His primary source of income is his career as a chief medical correspondent for CBS News.
Jon Lapook CBS News
Lapook joined the CBS News team in 2006. Jon has completed more than 800 reports where he has contributed to CBS Evening News, 60 Minutes, CBS This Morning, CBS Sunday Morning and Face the Nation.
Apart from being the Chief Medical Correspondent for CBS News, he is also a professor of Medicine at NYU School of Medicine.
Jon Lapook 60Minutes
60Minutes is a news magazine on television that gets the real story on America’s most prevalent issues. Lapook serves as a Chief Medical Correspondent contributing to the health topics.