Jonathan Karl Facts: Bio, Age, Height, Weight, Family, and Net Worth

Jonathan Karl is an American journalist best known for playing Author for the book Retribution: Donald Trump and the Campaign That Changed America.

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Best Known For:The television program This Week

Breakthrough:Joined ABC News as senior foreign affairs correspondent in 2003

10 Quick Facts About Jonathan Karl

Full Name: Jonathan Karl
Nationality: American
Profession: News anchor and journalist
Known For: The television program This Week
Gender: Male
Specialization: Correspondent, Journalist, and News Anchor / Newscaster
Beats: Politics / Government
Notable Work: Retribution: Donald Trump and the Campaign That Changed America
Media Level: National
Employer Type: TV Network

Jonathan Karl Age

Jonathan Karl's exact age is not publicly confirmed.

Education

He attended Vassar College.

Vassar College

Career & Work

Jonathan Karl's career includes news and reporting roles with ABC News, a news outlet and CNN.

Organization: ABC News

Role: Chief White House correspondent

Period: 2012–2021

Details: Reported on the White House across multiple presidential administrations.

Organization: ABC News

Role: Senior foreign affairs correspondent and senior national security correspondent

Period: 2003 onward

Details: Joined ABC in January 2003 as senior foreign affairs correspondent and was named senior national security correspondent in December 2005.

Organization: CNN

Role: Congressional correspondent

Period: 2003

Details: Reported on Congress before joining ABC News.

Organization: ABC News

Role: Chief Washington correspondent and co-anchor of This Week

Period: Current

Details: Covers the White House, national politics and Washington institutions; co-anchors This Week.

Rise to Fame

Jonathan Karl rose to prominence for his role for the book Retribution: Donald Trump and the Campaign That Changed America.

Notable Works

Notable media work includes Retribution: Donald Trump and the Campaign That Changed America, Tired of Winning: Donald Trump and the End of the Grand Old Party, and Betrayal: The Final Act of the Trump Show.

Television

TV Show: This Week (Co-anchor)

Books

Book: Retribution: Donald Trump and the Campaign That Changed America (Author, 2025)
Book: Tired of Winning: Donald Trump and the End of the Grand Old Party (Author, 2023)
Book: Betrayal: The Final Act of the Trump Show (Author, 2021)
Book: Front Row at the Trump Show (Author, 2020)

Awards & Achievements

Walter Cronkite Award for National Individual Achievement
Everett McKinley Dirksen Award — National Press Foundation — Congressional reporting
Joan Shorenstein Barone Award — Radio and TV Correspondents Association
Emmy Award — Coverage of the 2009 inauguration of President Barack Obama