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Bob Simon Net Worth 2026: Money, Salary, Bio | CelebsMoney

By Michael Henderson
Bob Simon net worth

Bob Simon‘s source of wealth comes from being a tv show host. How much money is Bob Simon worth at the age of 84 and what’s his real net worth now?

As of 2026, Bob Simon’s net worth is under review.

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Bob Simon (born May 29, 1941) is famous for being tv show host. He currently resides in The Bronx. A longtime 60 Minutes host who won more than 20 News & Documentary Emmy Awards in his career. He covered his first 60 Minutes story as a correspondent in 1996.

Source of Money TV Show Host Real Name Robert David Simon Place Of Birth The Bronx Date of Birth May 29, 1941 (age 84) Ethnicity White Nationality American Religion Jewish

Bob Simon is a Gemini and was born in The Year of the Serpent

Life

Bob Simon was born in The Bronx on Thursday, May 29, 1941 (Silent Generation generation). He is 84 years old and is a Gemini. Robert David “Bob” Simon (May 29, 1941 – February 11, 2015) was an American television correspondent for CBS News. During his career, he covered crises, war, and unrest in 67 countries. Simon reported the withdrawal of American troops from Vietnam, the Yom Kippur War in 1973, and the student protests in China’s Tiananmen Square in 1989. During the Persian Gulf War in 1991, he and four of his TV crew were captured and imprisoned by Iraq for 40 days, about which experience he wrote a book, Forty Days. He died after sustaining head and torso injuries during a car crash in New York City on February 11, 2015.

He served in the American Foreign Service before starting his news career with CBS New London in 1971. Bob Simon is a member of and .

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He is a well-known host of 60 Minutes, which was created by Don Hewitt .

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