Quick Facts Mika Brzezinski

  • NameMika Brzezinski
  • Birth NameMika Emilie Leonia Brzezinski
  • FatherZbigniew Brzezinski
  • MotherEmilie Benes Brzezinski
  • NationalityAmerican
  • EthnicityWhite Ethnicity
  • ProfessionTelevision host and journalist
  • Working ForNBC News
  • Net Worth$12 million
  • Eye ColorHazel
  • Hair ColorBlonde
  • Face ColorWhite
  • Married toJim Hoffer (m. 1993-2016)
  • ChildrenEmilie Hoffer, Carlie Hoffer
  • DivorceN/A
  • TV ShowNBC Nightly News
  • Birth PlaceNew York City
  • EducationWilliams College, Georgetown University

Mika Brzezinski is an American journalist, talk show host, liberal political commentator, as well as an author. Currently, Brzezinski works for the MSNBC as the co-host of the network’s weekday morning broadcast show Morning Joe. 

Brzezinski was previously married to Jim Hoffer and has two children. Unfortunately, the pair divorced in 2016. As of now, she is married to her boyfriend Joe Scarborough

What Is The Net Worth Of Mika Brzezinski In 2019? Salary, Income

Mika Brzezinski earns an astonishing amount of money from her multiple profession. Currently, she serves for the MSNBC and co-hosts weekday morning broadcast show Morning Joe. 

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Being involved in the journalism field for long, Brzezinski has earned name and fame as well as wealth. She earns an annual salary of around $8 million. Furthermore, the net worth of Brzezinski as of 2019 is $20 million


CAPTION: Mika Brzezinski and Jim Hoffer’s former house

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In 2017, Brzezinski listed her Bronxville, NY house for sale asking the price of $2,095,000. The 4,102 square feet house built in 1915 featured 7 bedrooms and 4.5 bathrooms. Brzezinski and her former spouse Jim bought the house back in 2012 for $1.9 million

Is Mika Brzezinski Married After The Divorce With The First Spouse? Personal Life, Relationships, Affairs

Mika Brzezinski got married to James Patrick Hoffer aka Jim Hoffer on 23rd October 1993. James is a TV news reporter who currently works for ABC7 WABC News Team. They both met each other first at WTIC-TV where they both used to work together.


CAPTION: Mika Brzezinski and her former husband Jim Hoffer

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From their relationship, the couple is blessed two children, daughters named Emilie Hoffer born in 1996 and Carlie Hoffer born in 1998. However, the things didn’t work out well between the couple and they unfortunately divorced in 2016.

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CAPTION: Mika Brzezinski and her daughters

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The actual reason for their divorce was due to the affairs of Brzezinski and her current boyfriend Joe Scarborough. Brezezinski and her boyfriend Joe got engaged in early 2017. Likewise, the couple tied the knot on 24th November 2018, in Washington, D.C.

As of now, the husband and wife are living a blissful life with no signs and rumors of divorce and affairs. Although they are already married, they do not have any kids. 

When Was Mika Brzezinski Born? Early life and Education

Mika Brzezinski was born on 2nd May 1967, in New York City. Her birth name is Mika Emilie Leonia Brzezinski. She is a famous American author, television and also a journalist. She was born to Zbigniew Brzezinski and Emilie Anna Benesova.

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Her father was the former National Security Advisor Zbigniew Brzezinski and also foreign policy expert while her mother was a sculptor. Before her father was teaching staff at Columbia University.

Later her family moved to McLean, Virginia which is near Washington, D.C. She also has a brother named Mark Brzezinski who is United States Ambassador to Sweden since 2011. During her high-school days, she went to The Madeira School. Later Brzezinski studied at Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts. Brzezinski graduated from there in 1989 with a major English after she was transferred as a junior from Georgetown University.

Mika Brzezinski Career

Mika started her career as a journalist working at ABC’s World News This Morning as an assistant in 1990. Later she moved to WTIC-TV in Hartford, Connecticut. Due to her hardworking nature, Brzezinski was promoted as a general assignments reporter from assignment and features editor.

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Then Brzezinski joined WFSB-TV in 1992 which is situated in Hartford where later in 1995 she became weekday morning anchor. She joined CBS network news in 1997 and worked to Up to the Minute news program. In September 2001 Brzezinski re-joined CBS as a correspondent. While working there she broadcasted live from the scene of South Tower collapsed.

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On her late position at CBS, Brzezinski also worked as a substitute anchor, segment anchor for breaking news segment and also News correspondent. But later she was fired from CBS. On 26th January 2007, she returned to MSNBC and did the evening Up To the Minute news updates. She then appeared as a news anchor on Weekend Today.

Brzezinski is also the author of the book named All Things at Once which in January 2010 was published by Weinstein Books. Her recent book is Knowing Your Value: Women, Money and Getting What You’re Worth. This book included tips for negotiating salaries and compensation packages.

“I am a marathon worker and marathon mother. I’ll spend three or four days completely swallowed up by work. And if I make it home in time to say good night, I may have one good hour with the girls, maybe a brief family dinner or a family walk with the dog, and then it is back on the computer to prepare for tomorrow’s shows.”

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