Maria Shriver (Journalist): Wiki, Bio, Age, Career, Net Worth, Husband

Maria Shriver (journalist): Wiki, Bio, Age, Family, Career, Net Worth, Husband, News, Parents, Nationality, Kids, Ethnicity, Hairs, Height, Weight, Eyes Maria Shriver is an American national journalist, author, part of the Kennedy family, former First Lady of California. She is also the founder of the nonprofit organization The Women’s Alzheimer’s Movement. Maria Shriver has earned a Peabody Award. The journalist was also a co-anchor for NBC’s Emmy-winning coverage of the 1988 Summer Olympics. As a founder and executive producer of The Alzheimer’s Project, Shriver received two Emmy Awards and an Academy of Television Arts & Sciences award. She recieb=ved this honour for developing a “television show with a conscience”. Shriver is now a “special” anchor and journalist for NBC News.

Early Life of Maria Shriver

Shriver was born on November 6, 1955, in Texas, Illinois. She is the second child of the politician Sargent Shriver and activist Eunice Kennedy Shriver. Her mother, Eunice Kennedy Shriver, was a sister of John F. Robert and Ted Kennedy.  Therefore she is popularly known as the niece of the late U.S. President John F. Kennedy, U.S. Attorney General and U.S. Senator Robert F. Kennedy, U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy, and six other prominent siblings.  Maria Shriver is a Roman Catholic and is of mostly Irish and German descent. Shriver is related to tennis player Pam Shriver as their fourth cousin.

Shriver did her middle school while she was living in Paris, France. For a very brief period, Shriver’s family temporarily relocated to Chicago, Illinois in the summer of 1968. The reason was her mother’s,  Eunice Kennedy Shriver’s work with the Special Olympics. Maria Shriver permanently returned from France to Bethesda, Maryland, USA and then she attended Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart high school and completed her education in 1973. She later attended Manhattanville College in Purchase, New York for two years. After her tenure in Manhattanville College, she transfers into a Bachelor of Arts degree in American studies at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. Maria Shriver graduated in June 1977.

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Maria Shriver personal life

She was married to former Governor of California and actor Arnold Schwarzenegger at St. Francis Xavier Roman Catholic Church. The couple met at a charity tennis tournament being held at her mother’s home. However, she filed for divorce in 2011  after 25 years of marriage. They have four children named Katherine, Christina, Patrick and Christopher and all were born in Los Angeles. It was reported that Maria Shriver had briefly dated political consultant Matthew Dowd, the strategist for Arnold Schwarzenegger’s 2006 re-election campaign. But, Shriver reinforced she was single in May 2017.

Maria Shriver revealed in an interview that she had changed her registration from Democrat to independent, stating that there are good people and bad people in both parties.

Maria’s Career and Net Worth

Maria Shriver’s net worth is reported to be around $200 million. She has made her fortune with her career as an author, journalist, television producer.

 Maria Shriver is an American national journalist, author, part of the Kennedy family, former First Lady of California. She is also the founder of the nonprofit organization The Women’s Alzheimer’s Movement. Maria Shriver has earned a Peabody Award. The journalist was also a co-anchor for NBC’s Emmy-winning coverage of the 1988 Summer Olympics. As a founder and executive producer of The Alzheimer’s Project, Shriver received two Emmy Awards and an Academy of Television Arts & Sciences award. She recieb=ved this honour for developing a “television show with a conscience”. Shriver is now a “special” anchor and journalist for NBC News.

Maria Shriver

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 Maria Shriver, Bio, Height, Weight, Profile, Net Worth

Real Name Maria Shriver
Nickname Maria 
Gender Female
Profession Author, journalist, television producer.
Height (approx.)

in centimeters– 166 cm

in meters– 1.66 m

feet inches– 5’ 5”

Weight (approx.)

in kilograms– 59 kg

in pounds– 130 lbs

Figure Measurements (approx.) 34-26-36
Eye Colour Black
Hair Colour Blonde
Date of Birth November 6, 1955 
Age (as in 2021) 65 Years
Birth Place Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Zodiac sign/Sun sign Scorpio
Nationality American
Hometown Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
School Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart high school 
College/University
  •  Manhattanville College in Purchase, New York
  •  Georgetown University in Washington
Educational Qualification Bachelor of Arts degree in American studies
Religion Roman Catholic
Ethnicity white
Caste Not  available
Address Not Known
Hobbies/Interests Travelling
Marital Status married and Divorced
Affairs/Boyfriends/Girlfriends Not Known
Sexuality Straight
Parents

Father: Sargent Shriver 

Mother:  Eunice Kennedy Shriver.

Siblings

Brother: Not Known

Sister: Not Known

Husband/Wife/Spouse Divorced- Arnold Schwarzenegger
Children 4
Net Worth $ 200 million

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Some Interesting facts about Maria Shriver

  • Shriver is a fourth cousin of famous tennis player Pam Shriver.
  • She had changed her registration from Democrat to independent.
  • She is also the founder of the nonprofit organization The Women’s Alzheimer’s Movement.
  • The Saint John’s Health Center has a nursery named after the activist Maria Shriver.
  • The Alzheimer’s Association awarded Shriver with its first-ever Lifetime Achievement Award in 2017.
  • She is the relative of John F Kennedy.

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