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Don Cornelius's Net Worth as of 2024
$15 Million

Donald Cortez Cornelius was born on 27 September 1936, in Chicago, Illinois USA, and was an actor, television producer, TV personality and a screenwriter, perhaps best known for hosting “Soul Train” on WCIU-TV for more than 20 years. Regretfully, Don took his own life on 1 February 2012.

So just how rich was Don Cornelius? Don’s net worth is estimated to be $15 million, accumulated mostly from his many appearances on radio and television as a host and broadcaster during a career in the entertainment industry spanning more than 40 years.

Don Cornelius Net Worth $15 Million

Don Cornelius graduated from DuSable High School in 1954, and the same year joined the United States Marine Corps, serving 18 months in Korea. Before he became a widely recognized TV personality, Don Cornelius took up a variety of jobs, such as selling cars and tires, working at an insurance company, and later joining the Chicago Police Department. In 1966, despite having only $400 in his bank account, Cornelius attended a three-month broadcasting course, and the same year landed a job as an announcer, disc jockey and news reporter on Chicago radio station WVON (“The Voice of A Nation”). From that moment forward, Don Cornelius’ salary, as well as net worth began increasing substantially.

In 1967, Cornelius joined WCIU-TV station, where he hosted the news program “A Black’s View of the News”, but it wasn’t until 1970, with the launch of the dance and music franchise “Soul Train”, that Don Cornelius became a recognized face in the industry. “Soul Train”, an American musical television program, became an outlet for many talented Afro-American stars, musicians and dancers to express themselves in a way and manner they loved. The show offered a wide exposure to such musicians as James Brown, Aretha Franklin, and Michael Jackson. Described by Spike Lee as an “urban music time capsule”, “Soul Train” became an immediate success with a large audience across the United States, and significantly contributed to Don Cornelius’ net worth. The fame of “Soul Train” soon resulted in the “Soul Train Music Awards”, which is an annual show dedicated to honor the best black artists, musicians, actors etc. The first award was presented in 1987, and the annual tradition has been continued to the present day.

However, although legendary and of comfortable means, Don Cornelius led a somewhat controversial life. In 2008, Cornelius was arrested at his Los Angeles home on a felony domestic violence charge. Even though he was released on bail, Cornelius was charged with spousal abuse. In addition, his wife Viktoria Chapman filed two restraining orders against him. Don Cornelius’ life was cut short in 2012, when police officers found Cornelius with a self-inflicted gunshot head wound. It was later revealed by former “Soul Train” host Shemar Moore that Cornelius might have been suffering from either dementia or Alzheimer’s disease. An autopsy affirmed that Cornelius had also been experiencing seizures during the last 15 years of his life, as an eventual result of unsuccessful brain surgery he underwent in 1982. Don Cornelius’ slowly deteriorating health was one of the main reasons he decided to retire from hosting “Soul Train” in 1993, and no doubt depressed him over subsequent years until his untimely death.

In his personal life, Don Cornelius married Dolores Harrison in 1956, and had two sons with her before divorcing. He married Viktoria Chapman (aka Victoria Avila-Cornelius) in 2001, and they divorced in 2009.

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Steph McGovern Net Worth, Wiki, Parents, Husband, Metlife, Irish Dancing

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Born Stephanie Rose McGovern on the 31st May 1982 in Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire England, she is a journalist and TV presenter, best known to the world for her extensive work with the BBC, mainly serving as the business presenter for BBC Breakfast, among many other positions she has obtained so far in her career.

Have you ever wondered how rich Steph McGovern is, as of early 2018? According to authoritative sources, it has been estimated that McGovern’s net worth is as high as $1 million, an amount earned through her successful career, active since the early 2000s.

Steph McGovern Net Worth $1 Million

The daughter of Eamonn Mcgovern, Steph went to Kader Primary School for her elementary education and then attended the Macmillan City Technology College. In 1998 she started her sixth form studies on an Arkwright Engineering Scholarship, and in the next two years studied math, physics, business, and design technology, which earned her the Young Engineer for Britain Award, after making improvements for the Leaf Hog product by Black & Decker, saving the firm £150,000 a year.

She then enrolled at University College, London studying science communication and policy at the Department of Science and Technology Studies.

Following her graduation, Steph found a place for herself at the BBC on the “Tomorrow’s World” program, and after a while got part-time employment, serving as a researcher of daily affairs. Gradually Steph was rising in her work, and in short span of time became the main producer of daily financial news on Radio 4’s program “Today”. This position really kick-started her career, as she was soon promoted to BBC One to serve as the lead producer of business news on the six and ten o’clock news bulletins, alongside Robert Preston.

In 2010, Steph was hired as a presenter for BBC Radio 5 Live, and then became the presenter of “Wake Up to Money”, and now serves as the regular presenter of “On the Money” aired on Sunday evenings.

In 2011 she made her big breakthrough when she was hired as the main business presenter for “BBC Breakfast”, and since then has also hosted several episodes of the highly-acclaimed show, which has only increased her net worth to a large degree.

Her role on BBC grew in the next few years, and she was named as the presenter of the show “Pocket Money Pitch” on CBBC, and “Shop Well for Less”, on which she works with Alex Jones. Furthermore, Steph joined the presenting team of “Watchdog” in 2016, and has also been serving as co-presenter of “Can Britain Have a Pay Rise” with James O’Brien.

When it comes to her personal life, Steph is still single, and has houses in Middlesbrough and Manchester.

In her youth, she was an Irish dance champion and now often gives guidance to coach dancers at the international competition events.

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Dianna Russini was born on 11 February 1983, in New York City, USA, and is a sports journalist and reporter, best known for working with the sports network ESPN on various NFL broadcasts. She’s also worked with other networks such as News 12, WNBC New York and NBC Connecticut. All of her efforts have helped put her net worth to where it is today.

How rich is Dianna Russini? As of late-2017, sources estimate a net worth that is at $30 million, mostly earned through a successful career in sports journalism; she reportedly earns an annual salary of around $100,000. She also does radio work, and as she continues her career, it is expected that her wealth will also continue to increase.

Dianna Russini Net Worth $30 million

Growing up, Dianna aspired to a career in sports broadcasting while doing make-believe commentary for his brother’s backyard games. She was educated at Old Tappan High School, and after matriculating she attended George Mason University, and during her time studied for a degree in journalism. She also played for the school soccer team for four years, and did sideline reporting for Comcast SportsNet’s CAA basketball games. After graduating, she joined News 12 located in Westchester/ Hudson Valley as a reporter, working on general assignments and crime news. Soon, she would take on more opportunities that would increase her net worth significantly, working as a news and games writer for NBC Connecticut, before joining ABC News. She joined CSN Northwest and covered the games of teams such as the Blazers and Seahawks. She also joined WRC Channel4 as a columnist, and would become a chief sports reporter of the network. She started to focus a lot more on sports reporting thanks to her work with News 12, and covered several significant events including the Boston Marathon Bombing. She also worked for NBC-TV before finding her role with ESPN.

Russini’s net worth increased even further when she joined ESPN in 2015. She started working as an anchor for “Sports Center”, and also worked for Comcast Sports. As a part of ESPN, she began to host the show “NFL Live” in which she does various interviews. She also reports as part of “NFL Countdown”, “NFL Insider” and “NFL Analyst”. Thanks to all of these opportunities, her net worth increased even further.

For her personal life, not much about is known about any romantic relationships, though there are rumors that Dianne was engaged to a Hedge Fund manager from Manhattan, and further rumors linking her with Washington Redskins general Scot McCloughlan, following Scot’s wife accusing her of giving oral sex to obtain stories about the team. The accusations ended up becoming negative for both Scot and the Redskins, prompting the wife to apologize for her remarks; the accusation which was on Twitter was also deleted. Dianna resides in both New York City and Connecticut. She’s very active on social media having more than 67,000 followers on Twitter and over 22,000 follower on Instagram, which she updates regularly. She also has a Facebook page with over 4,000 likes.

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