Steve Hartman Biography
Steve Hartman is an American broadcast journalist known for his moving stories and feature series on CBS News. He was born on April 14, 1963, in Toledo, Ohio, and graduated from Bowling Green State University in 1985 with a degree in broadcast journalism.
Hartman’s father’s name is George Hartman, and he has a wife named Andrea and three children. His net worth is estimated to be around $3 million, and he earns an annual salary of $100,000.
Hartman’s journalism career began in 1984 when he worked as an internal and general WTOL assignment reporter in Toledo, Ohio. He then became a featured reporter for KSTP in Minneapolis from 1987 to 1991 before moving to WABC-TV in New York City, where he worked from 1991 to 1994. He later worked as a feature reporter for KCBS-TV in Los Angeles from 1994 to 1998, where he presented “The Stevening News” section.
Hartman started working for CBS News in 1998 as a reporter, after working for two CBS News journals, Coast to Coast and Public Eye with Bryant Gumbel Hartman. He became an essayist for 60 Minutes II from 2002 until 2005. He is best known for his award-winning feature series, “Everyone Has a Story,” which he started in 1998. The series produced 123 stories, and its concept was developed by Lewiston Morning Tribune’s newspaper reporter David Johnson. In “On The Road,” which airs on Fridays on the “CBS Evening News with Scott Pelley,” Hartman brings moving stories from around the country with unique encounters.
Hartman’s “Assignment America” reports were part of the CBS Evening News With Katie Couric, inspired by Charles Kuralt’s On the Road series, which originally aired on CBS from 1967 to 1980. CBS revived On the Road in 2011, and Hartman provided the Friday evening end-pieces for the CBS Evening News with Scott Pelley. The series won two 2013 Edward R. Murrow Awards.
Hartman’s awards include an Alfred I. DuPont-Columbia University Award from the Columbia Journalism School in 2002 for his series “Everybody has a Story,” which won three consecutive Best Writing awards from the Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA). In 2011, he won an Emmy for Outstanding Writing in a News Magazine.
Steve Hartman Age and Birthday
Steve Hartman born Stephen Robert Hartman is 60 years as of 2023. He was born on the 14th of April 1963, in Toledo, Ohio city, United States of America. He celebrates his birthday on 14 April every year and his birth sign is Aries.
Steve Hartman Height and Weight
Hartman stands at a height of 5 feet 7 inches (1.70 m). Information regarding his other body measurements is currently under research.
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Steve Hartman Education
Graduating in 1985, Hartman earned a degree in broadcast journalism at Bowling Green State University. However, there is no more information about his educational background rather than this.
Steve Hartman Father
Stephen’s father’s name is George Hartman and his mother remains unknown and hasn’t been revealed yet in the media. Unfortunately, there had been no information about his siblings and his nationality is American.
Steve Hartman Wife and Children
Hartman lives with his wife, Andrea, and their three children in Catskill, New York. Among his three kids, the firstborn kid of Steve, Andrea has autism. Likewise, there is no suggestion that they are getting divorced, nor have they discussed their plans for the future. They live happily with their kids.
Steve Hartman Salary
Hartman has an estimated annual salary of $100,000. He is currently a New York-based CBS News reporter.
Steve Hartman Net Worth
Hartman is a renowned journalist and writer based in the United States. He has been working in the journalism industry for more than three decades, earning accolades for his exceptional reporting skills and storytelling abilities. With an estimated net worth of $3 million, Steve’s primary source of income comes from his job as a journalist.
Steve began his career in journalism after completing his education at Bowling Green State University. He worked as a reporter for several newspapers before joining CBS News in 1998. Over the years, he has reported on numerous events and stories that have captured national attention.
Steve Hartman, CBS
From the year 1984 to 1987, Hartman worked in Toledo, Ohio as an internal and general WTOL assignment reporter. From 1987 to 1991, he was a featured reporter for KSTP in Minneapolis. And had even served from 1991 to 1994 at WABC-TV as the same position in New York City. From 1994 to 1998, Steve worked as a feature reporter for KCBS-TV in Los Angeles and he even presented the “The Stevening News” section.
He served as a reporter for two CBS News journals, Coast to Coast and Public Eye with Bryant Gumbel Hartman. Later, In 1998 he became a full-time reporter for CBS News. He was the essayist for 60 Minutes II from 2002 until 2005, the series which got canceled. Hartman became famous and well recognized after his award-winning feature series, ‘Everyone Has a Story‘.
Likewise, he first attempted a few articles on Public Eye. He also received the concept from Lewiston Morning Tribune’s newspaper reporter David Johnson. Currently, Steve brings moving stories from around the country with unique encounters. “On The Road” that airs Fridays on the “CBS Evening News with Scott Pelley” weekly features those stories.
Steve Hartman, CBS Sunday Morning
Hartman brings viewers moving stories from the unique people he encounters and the special places he visits as he travels around the country for his weekly feature “On the Road.”
Steve Hartman Everybody Has a Story
Steve gained a lot of fame for his award-winning feature series, Everybody Has a Story. He received the idea from newspaper reporter David Johnson of the Lewiston [Idaho] Morning Tribune. He first experimented with a few stories on Public Eye. Hartman would toss a dart over his shoulder at a map of the United States, and then travel to wherever the dart landed. Upon arrival, Hartman would find a phone book, and choosing a name at random, would try to find a person who would agree to be interviewed and tell their “story”. This made Hartman traveled around the country, from Hawaii to Alaska, from Buckhannon, West Virginia to Miami, Florida. From its inception in 1998, the series produced 123 stories.
Steve Hartman On the Road
Hartman’s “Assignment America” reports were part of the CBS Evening News With Katie Couric; they were inspired by Charles Kuralt’s On the Road series, which originally aired on CBS from 1967 to 1980. In 2011, CBS revived On the Road, with Hartman providing the Friday evening end-pieces for the CBS Evening News with Scott Pelley. The series won two 2013 Edward R. Murrow Awards (presented by the Radio Television Digital News Association) for the CBS Evening News.
The “Assignment America” reports by Hartman were part of the CBS Evening News With Katie Couric; they were inspired by the On the Road series by Charles Kuralt, which originally aired from 1967 to 1980 on CBS. CBS revived On the Road in 2011, with Hartman with Scott Pelley delivering the Friday evening end-pieces for the CBS Evening News. The series won two 2013 Edward R. Murrow Awards for the CBS Evening News (presented by the Radio Television Digital News Association). Three of Hartman’s stories won in the Best Writing category.
Steve Hartman Awards
- In 2002 Hartman received an Alfred I. DuPont-Columbia University Award from the Columbia Journalism School, for Everybody has a Story series.
- He has received four Edward R. Murrow Awards from the Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA), including three consecutive citations for Best Writing. In 2011 he was awarded an Emmy for Outstanding Feature Story in a Newscast, from the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.
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