Pam Zekman Net Worth 2023, Age, Husband, Children, Height, Family, Parents, Salary

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Introduction

Pam Zekman is an American journalist. She was an investigative reporter for WBBM-TV in Chicago from 1981 to 2020.

Biography

Name	Pam Zekman
Net Worth	$5 million
Occupation	Investigative reporter
Age	78 years
Height	1.68m

Pam Zekman Net Worth

Pam Zekman was born on October 22, 1944 (age 78 years) in Chicago, United States. Her father Theodore N. Zekman was a Chicago ophthalmologist. Pam is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley.

Career

Pam Zekman spent over a decade as a newspaper reporter before working in television. She is known for her aggressive investigative work, including the purchase of the Mirage Tavern.

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Zekman has shared two Pulitzer Prizes for her reporting for the Chicago Tribune (1971–76) and the Chicago Sun-Times (1976–81). As a young woman, Zekman was also a competitive figure skater, finishing fifth in junior ladies singles at the 1961 United States Figure Skating Championships.

Zekman, along with fellow WBBM personalities, police reporter John Drummond, chief correspondent Jay Levine, and then evening anchor/reporter Lester Holt appeared in the final scenes of the 1993 film The Fugitive, playing themselves. She, along with Drummond, also appeared in the 1996 film Chain Reaction.

Pam Zekman was sued for defamation and libel by the chief toxicologist of the Cook County medical examiner’s office after reporting the office was mishandling cases. The case was dismissed on both counts.

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Zekman began working at WBBM in 1981, and in that time she has investigated Medicare fraud, dangerous cab and bus drivers, tax fraud, and government waste, among many other things. Zekman was laid off on May 27, 2020.

Husband

Pam Zekman has been married twice. Her first husband was U.S. district judge James Zagel. The couple divorced in 1975. Her second husband, former Chicago newspaperman Rick Soll, died on April 22, 2016. As of January 2023, Pam Zekman is single and hasn’t remarried.

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