Michael Riedel Biography
Michael Riedel is an American journalist and broadcaster. He is also a theater columnist for the New York Post and the host of “On the Town With Michael Riedel” on AM970 in New York City.
Michael Riedel Age
Riedel was born on 24 December 1966 in Geneseo, New York in the United States. His horoscope sign is Capricorn. He is currently 53 years, 3 months shy of 54 years.
Michael Riedel Height and Weight
Michael is of average height and moderate weight if his pictures are a true account of what he is in real life. The average height in question is one tied to a tall person. Unfortunately, his actual details on height and other body measurements are currently not publicly available. We, are, however, on the lookout and will update this section once the information is available.
Michael Riedel Family
Even though the actual names of Riedel’s family members are not known, it is public knowledge that his father was the athletic director of SUNY Geneseo and his mother a grade-school librarian. He grew up alongside his sister in Geneseo.
Michael Riedel Education
Riedel is constantly referred to as a ‘smart, sarcastic kid’. He joined Young Republicans at 12. His original ambition was to become a lawyer and politician. He initially enrolled at John Hopkins University. A year later, he transferred to Columbia University. It was at Columbia that he discovered his eye for theater.
He acted in plays and made regular appearances on a radio show that was solely dedicated to musical theater. In the summer after his sophomore year, he worked for Liz McCann as an intern. At the time Liz was producing the Broadway production of Les liaisons dangereuses. He graduated magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa with a BA in History.
Michael Riedel Partner
Michael is currently single as has been for a couple of years now. Ever since his four-year relationship ended in 1996, he has been living alone. Besides, his then-girlfriend relocated to Los Angeles. If his marital status changes, we will be sure to update you.
Michael Riedel NY Post
Riedel moved his column to the New York Post. The move came after 5 years of being hired as a gossip columnist for the Daily News. In 1993, Daily News hired him. Also, he launched his now-famous column where he reports the latest news and speculation about the Broadway theater scene.
In September 2015, the management at NY Post announced that it was going to reduce Michael’s column frequency down to one column a week from two over the same time frame. Michael’s response to the move was that he was elated about the changes. He added that the move would provide the Post with an opportunity to redesign its feature pages, in a move create room for ‘breaking news’.
In 2016, his Wednesday column was reinstated after an uproar from advertisers.
Michael Riedel and Len Berman in the morning
In February 2018, Michael was leaving the New York Post, as announced. This was after two decades as its theater columnist to work at radio station 710 WOR. In his new workplace, Riedel is the co-host of a morning talk show alongside Len Berman.
Michael is no longer covering Broadway full time. However, he gave his word that theater will be one of the features of the general news talk show. Word on the street has it, that with him discussing theater on the talk show, there will be a difference in tone from the one present in his columns at the Post.
He shared his plans to incorporate enthusiasm in his theater talks in the talk show.
Michael Riedel Salary and Net Worth
Riedel has been able to amass a fortune out of his many years in the media industry. His major source of income is his journalism career. Despite his riches, Michael’s preference is a modest and quiet personal life.