Debora Patta Biography
Debora Patta is a South African broadcast journalist, television producer, investigative journalist, and radio personality, who was born and brought up in Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe). Currently, she works for the American news program The CBS Evening News as the Africa correspondent. Previously, she worked for 3rd Degree with Debora Patta, the long running investigative and current affairs show.
10 Facts About Debora Patta
- Name: Debora Patta
- Age: 58 Years (As of 2022)
- Birthday: 1 September
- Zodiac Sign: Virgo
- Height: 5 feet 7 inches (1.70 m)
- Nationality: South African
- Occupation: Broadcast Journalist, Television Producer, Investigative Journalist, and Radio Personality
- Marital Status: Married
- Salary: $40,000 – $110,000
- Net worth: $200,000 Thousand
Debora Patta Age
Patta is 58 years old as of 2022, she was born on 1 September 1964 in Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe). She celebrates her birthday on 1 September every year and her birth sign is Virgo.
Debora Patta Height
Patta stands at a height of 5 feet 7 inches (1.70 m). Her body measurements are 34-25-36 inches.
Debora Patta Weight
Patta Weighs 60 kg (132 lbs). She has brown eyes and blonde hair.
Debora Patta Education
Patta attended Rustenburg School for Girls in the Rondebosch suburb of Cape Town graduating in 1981. She then enrolled at the University of Cape Town where she graduated with a Bachelor of Social Sciences degree in 1984.
Debora Patta Parents
Patta was born and raised by her father, a railway employee ad mother, a nurse in Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), where her Italian father had emigrated as a railway employee. Her father was from Rome, Italy, and she resided there for a while when she was young.
Her Italian family is initially from Praia a Mare in Calabria. She considers Italy her second home and travels there regularly. She moved to South Africa with her mother, who is a nurse and devout Catholic, and her sister in the year 1976 after her parents divorced.
Debora Patta Husband
Patta is married to her lovely husband, Lance Levitas. In January 1996 she married Mweli Mzizi, a black filmmaker and Zulu prince but in April 2002 they divorced. Debora is a mother of two daughters, one from each marriage. Her elder daughter Chiara Mzizi has worked as a presenter for YoTV, a youth entertainment show broadcast by SABC 1.
Debora Patta Net Worth
Patta has an estimated net worth of $200,000 thousand dollars as of 2022. This includes her assets, money, and income. Her primary source of income is her career as a broadcast journalist, television producer, investigative journalist, and radio personality. Through her various sources of income, Patta has been able to accumulate good fortune but prefers to lead a modest lifestyle.
Debora Patta Measurements and Facts
Here are some interesting facts and body measurements you should know about Debora.
Debora Patta Wiki
- Full Names: Debora Patta
- Popular As: Debora
- Gender: Female
- Occupation / Profession: Broadcast Journalist, Television Producer, Investigative Journalist, and Radio Personality
- Nationality: South African
- Race / Ethnicity: White
- Religion: Not Known
- Sexual Orientation: Straight
Debora Patta Birthday
- Age / How Old?: 58 years (2022)
- Zodiac Sign: Virgo
- Date of Birth: 1 September 1964
- Place of Birth: Southern Rhodesia
- Birthday: 1 September
Debora Patta Body Measurements
- Body Measurements: 34-25-36 inches
- Height / How Tall?: 5 feet 7 inches (1.70 m)
- Weight: 60 kg (132 lbs)
- Eye Color: Brown
- Hair Color: Blonde
- Shoe Size: 7.5 (US)
- Dress Size: 7 (US)
- Breast Size: 34 inches
- Waist Size: 25 inches
- Hip Size: 36 inches
Debora Patta Family and Relationship
- Father (Dad): A railway employee
- Mother: A nurse and devout Catholic
- Siblings (Brothers and Sisters): One (1)
- Marital Status: Married
- Husband/Spouse: Married to Lance Levitas
- Dating / Boyfriend: Not Known
- Children: Daughters (Chiara Mzizi and Ella)
Debora Patta Net Worth and Salary
- Net Worth: $200,000 Thousand
- Salary: $40,000 – $110,000
- Source of Income: Broadcast Journalist, Television Producer, Investigative Journalist, and Radio Personality
Debora House and Cars
- Place of living: South Africa
- Cars: Car Brand to be Updated
Debora Patta and Julius Malema
Patta has reported on major international stories such as the September 11 attacks and the death of Princess Diana and has interviewed many notable individuals including Shimon Peres, Oprah Winfrey, Nelson Mandela, Thabo Mbeki, Jacob Zuma, Cyril Ramaphosa, Julius Malema, Eugène Terre’Blanche, and Robert McBride.
Debora Patta 3rd Degree
From 2000 to 2013 she was the executive producer and anchor of the weekly current affairs television program 3rd Degree, a show conceptualized by her that focused on hard-hitting interviews.
The final episode of 3rd Degree aired on 14 May 2013. She was appointed editor-in-chief of e.tv news in 2005. In the year 2009, she resigned from her position as editor-in-chief, “to follow her passion for journalism” and focus on a 3rd Degree.
Debora Patta South Africa
Patta played a key role in the launch of South Africa’s first 24-hour news channel eNews Channel Africa (eNCA) by e.tv in 2008.
Debora Patta Current Job
Patta serves as the Africa correspondent for the American news program The CBS Evening News. She has been with CBS since the year 2013, following her departure from the long-running investigative as well as current affairs show, 3rd Degree with Debora Patta.
Debora Patta CBS
Patta was part of the CBS News team nominated to receive an Emmy Award for their coverage of the Ebola virus epidemic in West Africa in 2015.
Debora Patta Career
After graduating from the University, she worked as a political activist teaching literacy in Cape Town’s squatter camps until 1990, when she started working as a freelance reporter for the BBC.
In 1990, she joined Radio 702 in Johannesburg as a reporter. In 1994, she became the news editor and special assignments editor in 1997. The first news story she worked on that was aired on Radio 702 was about the return of ANC leader Oliver Tambo from exile in December 1990.
In 1997 and 1998, while working as a news and special assignments editor for Radio 702 and its sister station Cape Talk, she investigated and reported on the 1986 plane crash in which Mozambican President Samora Machel was killed. She received several threatening phone calls during the investigation.
In June 1998 she participated in a post-apartheid Truth and Reconciliation Commission special hearing, providing expert opinion and assisting with questioning regarding the 1987 Helderberg plane crash and the Machel plane crash. She was later interviewed for a 2008 Mayday (Air Crash Investigation or Air Emergency) documentary on the Helderberg plane crash.
Patta was appointed editor-in-chief of e.tv news in 2005 and resigned in 2009. She served as a news and special assignments editor for Radio 702 and its sister station, Cape Talk. In October 2013, she returned to Radio 702 as a stand-in talk radio host.
Debora Patta Awards
- 1992: South African Checkers Journalist of the Year.
- 2004: Vodacom Journalist of the Year Gauteng Region.
- 2004: MTN 10 Most Remarkable Women in Media
- 2007: Simonsvlei Journalist Achiever of the Year
- 2009: Vodacom Women in the Media
- 2010: CEO Magazine South Africa’s Most Influential Women in Business and Government
- 2010: She received a Tricolor Globe Award from the Italian Women in the World association which recognizes outstanding achievers of Italian origin abroad.
Debora Patta Publications
- Baby Micaela: the inside story of South Africa’s most famous abduction case. Co-authored by Anne Maggs and Debora Patta. Sandton: Zebra Press, 1996.
- One step behind Mandela: the story of Rory Steyn, Nelson Mandela’s chief bodyguard. Co-authored by Rory Steyn and Debora Patta. Rivonia: Zebra Press, 2000.
Frequently Asked Questions About Debora Patta
Debora is a renowned broadcast journalist, television producer, investigative journalist, and radio personality who works for the American news program The CBS Evening News as the Africa correspondent.
Debora is a South African national born on 1st September 1964 in Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe).
Debora stands at a height of 5 feet 7 inches (1.70 meters).
Yes, Debora is married to Lance Levitas. They got married in 2003 and together they have one child. In January 1996 she married Mweli Mzizi, a black filmmaker and Zulu prince but in April 2002 they divorced.
Debora has an approximate net worth of $200,000 thousand. This amount has been accrued from her leading roles in the entertainment industry.
Details about Debora’s salary are not yet disclosed. However, information about how much she makes will be updated as soon as it is available.
Because of security reasons, Debora has not shared her precise location of residence. We will update this information if we get the location and images of her house.
Debora is alive and in good health. There have been no reports of her being sick or having any health-related issues.
Debora serves as the Africa correspondent for the American news program The CBS Evening News.
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