Dean Baquet Bio, Wiki, Age, Height, Wife, Children, Family, Salary and Net Worth.

Dean Baquet Biography

Dean Baquet is an American journalist who was born and brought up in New Orleans, Louisiana, in the U.S. Since 14 May 2014, he has been the executive editor of The New York Times. Between 2011 and 2014 Baquet was managing editor under the former executive editor Jill Abramson. He is the first Black person to be an executive editor.

Baquet started his career in journalism there prior to moving to the Chicago Tribune. Later, he joined The New York Times and in the year 1995, he became National editor, after having worked as deputy Metro editor.

In the year 2000, he left to become managing editor, and later executive editor, of the Los Angeles Times. He went back to The New York Times in the year 2007 after he refused to implement management desired budget cuts at the Los Angeles paper.

In the year 1988, Baquet shared a Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Journalism, leading a team of reporters including William Gaines and Ann Marie Lipinski at the Chicago Tribune, for “their detailed reporting on the self-interest and waste” that plagued the Chicago City Council.

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10 Quick Facts About Dean Baquet

1. Name: Dean Baquet
2. Age: 64 years old
3. Birthday: 21 September
4. Zodiac Sign: Virgo
5. Height: 5 feet 8 inches
6. Nationality: American
7. Occupation: Journalist
8. Marital Status: Married
9. Salary: $87,421
10. Net worth: $8 million dollars

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Dean Baquet Age

Dean is 64 years old as of 2020, he was born on 21 September 1956, in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America. He celebrates his birthday on September 21 every year, and his birth sign is Virgo.

Dean Baquet Height

Dean  stands at a height of 5 feet 8 inches.

Dean Baquet Education

Dean studied and graduated from St. Augustine High School in 1974. He later joined Columbia University to study English from 1974 to 1978 but later dropped out to pursue a career in journalism.

Dean Baquet Family

Dean was born to his parents, Edward Baquet(father) and Myrtle Romano Baquet(mother). He has four brothers: Edward Baquet Jr., Rudy Baquet, Terry Baquet, and Wayne Baquet.

His late father was a well-known New Orleans restaurateur. He was the owner of the famed home-style Creole cooking restaurant, Eddie’s in Gentilly. The establishment was one of the first in its kind in New Orleans.

Edward was, in addition, a member of a prominent New Orleans Creole family. His brother Terry is also a journalist, having won a Pulitzer himself. Terry is the Page One Editor of the New Orleans Times-Picayune.

Dean Baquet Wife

Baquet is married to Dylan Landis. The couple married In September 1986. They have one child together, a son named Ari. Dylan Landis is an author. He is best known for her debut novel, Rainey Royal.

The novel Rainey Royal includes a 2014 O, Henry Prize selection, and the story collection Normal People Do not Live Like This.  Dylan’s work has appeared in Tin House, BOMB, and The New York Times. She earlier on wrote six books on interior design. The couple lives in New York City.

Dean Baquet Children

Baquet and his wife Dylan Landis has one son named Ari Baquet. Subsequently, he rejoined the New York Times in 2007. There he held positions such as the Washington Bureau Chief, national editor, assistant managing editor, and managing editor.

In September 2011, he was appointed to the Managing Editor position. In this position, he served under executive editor Jill Abramson. On the 14th of May in 2014, Baquet was promoted to executive editor.

Dean Baquet Salary

Dean earns an average salary of $87,421 per year. He receives his income from his career as the executive editor of The New York Times.

Dean Baquet The New York Times

Prior to joining the New York Times, he was a reporter for The Times-Picayune of New Orleans, Louisiana. He won the 1984 Pulitzer Prize while working at the Chicago Tribune.

In 1990, he joined The New York Times as a Metropolitan Desk Reporter. He was promoted to the position of special projects’ editor for the Business Desk in May 1992. In January 1994, while holding the same title, he operated out of the executive editor’s office.

He joined the Los Angeles Times as a managing editor in 2000. In 2005, he was promoted to editor of the paper. In 2006, Baquet was fired following his public opposition of plans to cut newsroom jobs.