Lou Dobbs is a television personality who was with Cable News Network (CNN) in its early days in 1980 and followed it for most of the first decade of the new millennium before leaving to pursue his career elsewhere. Over the years, Lou has built an impressive profile for recognition as an American television commentator, radio show host, TV show host, and author.

Find out, in his biography, how he was able to do all this, learn more about his family and what he has been up to lately.

Bio – Who is Lou Dobbs?

Lou was born a very long time ago in the year 1945 precisely on September 24th in Childress County, Texas as the son of Frank Dobbs and his wife Lydia Mae (née Hensley). His full name is Louis Carl “Lou” Dobbs and he spent the rest of his childhood in Rupert, Idaho where he attended Minico High School located in Minidoka County, playing tackle in the school football team. After graduating from high school, Lou Dobbs enrolled at Havard University to study economics, then earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics in 1967.

The Harvard-educated economist launched his media career in Yuma, Arizona, as a police department reporter for the KBLU radio station in the early 1970s. Previously, he worked for federal anti-poverty programs at Boston and Washington, DC, briefly attended UI College of Law in Moscow, Idaho, and was a cash management specialist for Union Bank of California in Los Angeles.

Louis Carl “Lou” Dobbs joined CNN when it launched in 1980 as the program’s senior economics correspondent and host. Moneyline which covered economic and financial news. At the time, Moneyline had achieved success as the main commercial program broadcast on the airwaves. This success has undoubtedly made Lou Dobbs one of the finest financial news reporters in the industry. Four years after joining CNN, he became vice president and editor of Financial News.

He also worked as a business executive for CNNet as a member of CNN’s executive committee before leaving the news network after his differences with Rick Kaplan, who became president of CNN in 1997. When Dobbs left office, he was replaced by Willow Bay and Stuart Varney on Moneyline as he began working on Space.com. – a website devoted to astronautical news.

However, his exit from CNN was not one that would have lasted forever, as he returned to the media house in 2001 following Kaplan’s exit the year before. Lou then worked for the news agency until 2009, holding several positions along the way.

After his will and second release from CNN, he began his radio career from 2009 to 2012 with Lou Dobbs Radio on United Stations Radio Networks. The telephone radio program was broadcast daily by several stations as they discussed political issues on the program.

In this period (2010), Lou Dobbs started working Fox Business Network host Lou Dobbs Tonight on March 14, 2011. He was also a regular guest on various shows through news networks like CNBC. The Kudlow Report and The O’Reilly Factor on Fox News Channel.

Family – his wife and children

Lou Dobbs was first married to his high school Kathy Wheeler in 1969 and in 1970 their son was born. The union between the two lasted 12 years before ending. Unfortunately, the name of his first son remains to be verified.

After his first marriage ended, the TV personality married Debi Segura in 1982. Their marriage was very successful as he saw the birth of six children, all of whom are now adults. They are Hilary Dobbs, Jason Dobbs, Chance Dobbs, Michelle Dobbs, Heather Dobbs and Buffie Dobbs. To date, Lou and Debi; a former CNN sportscaster have remained dear, with no rumors trailing behind their union.

Where is he now?

Lou Dobbs is still with us, he has remained visible in the political discussion of politics in America and for his pro-Trump views, many have labeled his views on controversial issues. He defends anti-immigration ideas, which is why he has been accused of being Hispanophobic. He denies it, saying his wife is Mexican-American.

Dobbs has also been very active in advocating for President Donald Trump’s policies and leadership style. In July 2018, Lou notably defended the president’s decision to ban Kaitlan Collins from press events at the White House. Around September 2018, he also sided with the President over the death toll from Hurricane Maria, saying the number was inflated to discredit the Trump administration, just as he also called the bomb” of October 2018 targeting CNN and certain Democrats..

The veteran American television personality is a regular columnist for the New York Daily News, US Report & World Report, and Money Magazine.