Lara Logan

Date of Birth: March 29, 1971

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Biography

Lara Logan is a South African television and radio journalist and war correspondent. Born in Durban, South Africa, Logan is widely recognized for her work as a correspondent for CBS News and later for Fox Nation. Her career took off in the 1990s, and she has since covered some of the most significant conflicts and events around the world, including the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, the Arab Spring, and various other critical global issues. Logan began her journalism career as a senior producer for Reuters Television in Africa and later moved to the Associated Press, where she worked as a freelance journalist. Her extensive experience and fearless reporting style soon led her to join CBS News in 2002, where she became Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent. She has received numerous awards for her work, including a DuPont-Columbia University Silver Baton, an Overseas Press Club Award, and multiple Emmys.

5 Interesting Facts about Lara Logan

1. Lara Logan survived a brutal sexual assault while covering the Egyptian Revolution in 2011 in Cairo’s Tahrir Square.

2. She has reported from more than 80 countries and has covered numerous wars and conflicts.

3. Logan was the first journalist to secure an interview with Taliban leader Mullah Omar after 9/11.

4. She received her degree in commerce from the University of Natal in Durban.

5. Lara Logan is fluent in Afrikaans and speaks conversational French.

5 Most Interesting Quotes from Lara Logan

1. “I have a very low tolerance for B.S.”

2. “Journalism is not a career; it’s a calling.”

3. “It’s important to bear witness. It’s important to tell the story.”

4. “The truth is never black and white, it’s always shades of gray.”

5. “Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgment that something else is more important than fear.”

Highest Net Worth Achieved

The highest net worth achieved by Lara Logan is estimated to be around $6 million.

Children

Lara Logan has two children, a son named Joseph Burkett and a daughter named Lola Burkett, from her marriage to Joseph Burkett, a U.S. government defense contractor.