Jim Heath Biography
Jim Heath is a television news correspondent and author, born in Van Wert, Ohio and grew up in Lake Havasu City. Heath was awarded the national Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Political coverage. He has been a broadcast journalist for nearly two decades, including serving as the Political Correspondent and Analyst for WBNS-TV in Columbus, Ohio. He was also the moderator of the weekly political program Capitol Square, aired each Sunday on WBNS.
Heath Age
Author Heath was born on April 20, 1966, in Van Wert, Ohio. He is 53 years old as of 2019.
Jim Heath Family
A native of Van Wert, Ohio Heath, was born to Rolden L Heath, Jr. (deceased) and Doris J. Heath. He grew up in Lake Havasu City.
Jim Heath Wife
Apparently, his secretive nature has deprived us of knowing his love life, and siblings.
Jim Heath Education
Television news correspondent and author heath attended Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University.
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Jim HeathJim Heath Career
Heath is a television news correspondent and author. Heath has been a broadcast journalist for nearly two decades, including serving as the Political Correspondent and Analyst for WBNS-TV in Columbus, Ohio. He was also the moderator of the weekly political program Capitol Square, aired each Sunday on WBNS.
Prior to joining WBNS, Heath was the Statehouse Correspondent and Capitol Square Moderator for the Ohio News Network. From 2003 to 2009, Heath was the primary evening anchor at the ABC-TV affiliate WPDE-TV in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. From 2000 to 2003, he was the primary evening anchor at the NBC-TV affiliate KYMA-DT in Yuma, Arizona.
During the 2012 presidential campaign, He made national news following an interview with Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney. During the interview, which took place in Columbus, Ohio, Heath asked Romney whether he supported the Blunt Amendment. The controversial legislation was being voted on by the U.S. Senate the following day. Romney answered “no, I do not support the bill” but later in the day reversed his position, claiming he misunderstood Heath’s question. The reaction to Romney’s initial answer made headlines across the county and was the topic of national cable television political shows.
For his political reporting, Heath was awarded the national Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Political Coverage. He has also won two news Emmy Awards out of a total five nominations
Heath Author
Mylo the Panda Travels to Washington, D.C.is Heath’s first children’s book, written to address the “negative and angry tone” in America.
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