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Laura Flanders was born on 5 December, 1961 in London, England, is an English journalist (born 1961). Discover Laura Flanders's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 62 years old?

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Occupation Journalist, author, broadcaster
Age 62 years old
Zodiac Sign Sagittarius
Born 5 December, 1961
Birthday 5 December
Birthplace London, England
Nationality United Kingdom

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Who Is Laura Flanders's Husband?

Her husband is Elizabeth Streb

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Parents Michael Flanders Claudia Cockburn
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Laura Flanders Net Worth

Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Laura Flanders worth at the age of 62 years old? Laura Flanders’s income source is mostly from being a successful Journalist. She is from United Kingdom. We have estimated Laura Flanders's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.

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1961

Laura Flanders (born 5 December 1961) is an English broadcast journalist living in the United States who presents the weekly, long-form interview show The Laura Flanders Show.

Flanders has described herself as a "lefty person".

The brothers Alexander, Andrew and Patrick Cockburn, all journalists, are her half-uncles.

Author Lydia Davis is her half-aunt.

Her sister is Stephanie Flanders, a former BBC journalist.

Actress Olivia Wilde is her cousin.

Flanders is the daughter of the British comic songwriter and broadcaster Michael Flanders and the American-born Claudia Cockburn, first daughter of radical journalist Claud Cockburn and American author Hope Hale Davis.

1980

She was raised in the Kensington district of London and moved to the U.S. in 1980 at age 19.

1985

She graduated from Barnard College of Columbia University in 1985 with a degree in history and women's studies.

Flanders was founding director of the women's desk at the media watch group Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting (FAIR), and for a decade produced and hosted CounterSpin, FAIR's syndicated radio program.

1993

In January 1993, she appeared on the ABC Good Morning America program as a spokesperson for FAIR to discuss how domestic violence increases during the annual Super Bowl.

2004

Flanders hosted the weekday radio show Your Call on KALW, before starting the Saturday/Sunday evening Laura Flanders Show on Air America Radio in 2004.

2007

It became the weekly one-hour Radio Nation in 2007, and a daily TV show on Free Speech TV, "GRITtv with Laura Flanders" in 2008.

That show aired for three years on Free Speech TV before moving to KCET/Linktv and teleSUR, as a weekly program.

Flanders is a contributing writer for The Nation, and Yes Magazine and has also contributed to In These Times, The Progressive and Ms., magazine.

She has authored six books, including Blue Grit: True Democrats Take Back Politics from the Politicians (Penguin Press 2007); Bushwomen: Tales of a Cynical Species (Verso, 2004), a study of the women in George W. Bush's cabinet; and a collection of essays, Real Majority, Media Minority: The Cost of Sidelining Women in Reporting (1997).

2008

In 2008, Flanders began hosting and executive producing The Laura Flanders Show.

The Laura Flanders Show is a 30-minute news and public affairs show that explores actionable models for creating a better world by reporting on the people and movements driving systemic change.

Its tagline is, "Where the people who say it can't be done take a back seat to the people who are doing it."

The show originally aired weekly on Free Speech TV and teleSUR.

2010

She edited "At the Tea Party...." (O/R Books 2010) and The W Effect: Sexual Politics in the Age of Bush (2004) and contributed to The Contenders, (Seven Stories, 2008) among others.

2018

In 2018, it became a coproduction of CUNY TV.

2019

In 2019, The Laura Flanders Show was picked up for distribution by American Public Television, and in 2020, began airing on PBS stations across the United States, including in 20 of the country's top 25 television markets.

Flanders is a lesbian.

In 2019, she married her partner of 30 years, choreographer Elizabeth Streb.

Flanders currently resides in Smallwood, New York.