Donald L. Barlett

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Investigate Journalist, Former US Army (1936)
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Relationship Timeline Of Donald L. Barlett

Wife
Wife : Nancy Barlett
Donald L. Barlett is in a material relationship with Nancy Barlett.

Donald L. Barlett is a prominent American investigate journalist as well as an author by profession. As a investigate journalist, he was teamed up with another well-known investigator, James B. Steele, and together they have won two Pulitzer Prizes, two National Magazine Awards, and George Polk Award.

The famous journalist, Donald was born on 17 July 1936 in Johnston, Pennsylvania, the USA, under the zodiac sign, Cancer. Similarly, her nationality is American, and her ethnic background is white.

Marital Status: Married

The 83 years old journalist, Donald is a married man as of 2019. He is currently enjoying his life along with his wife, whose name is Nancy Barlett. She is a nurse by profession. He is a very secretive kind of person when the topic comes to his personal matters. So, he has not talked much about his marriage details with media.

Donald's posing for a picture
Image: Donald L. Bertlett's posing for a picture
Source: Alchetron

It seems like he loves to live a low-key profiled life rather than being in the limelight and around media. For now, he is sharing a healthy relationship with his wife and living blissfully without divorce rumors and extra-marital affairs.

Furthermore, the pair also shares a child from their marital relationship. Their son's name is Matthew. The couple has been tight-lipped about their child too.

Net Worth Of Donald L. Barlett

It's been over 40 years for him serving as a investigate journalist. Without a doubt, he must have earned a hefty amount of money through his successful career as a Investigate journalist. According to PayScale, the average income of an investigative journalist is around $63,972 as of 2019. So, he might be earning a wage of over $100,000 per year.

Besides, he is also an author and must be receiving well paycheque from it as well. Similarly, he has worked as a special agent with the US Army Counter Intelligence Corps for three years. So, he earned half of his fortune as an author and former US Army. Donald's net worth is estimated at around $2 Million as of 2019 which is similar to Rochelle Riley.

Hence, he is living a lavish lifestyle with his prosperity gained all through his professional career alongside his wife and child.

Donald L. Barlett And James B. Steele Relation

Donald and James were considered to be better than Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein. The two of them first met while working for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The two collaborated, and in 1997, the two became editors-at-large for Time. After working there for a couple of years, the two moved to Vanity Fair and worked there as a contributing editor.

Donald and Steele in their suit
Photo: Donald and his best-friend, James Steele (Left one is Donald)
Source: barlettandsteele

The two of them has won several reputed titles and awards. They are also well-known for its reporting technique of solving cases and all. Similarly, the two also worked with James Patrick Hoffer and Jane Mayer in some cases.

Achievements And Notable Credits

Not to mention, being a reputed investigator journalist, he has achieved many titles and critically acclaimed awards until now. The awards that he won until now, along with his best friend are:

  1. Two Pulitzer Award in 1975 and 1989.
  2. George Polk Award in 1972, 1974, 1988, 1991, 1992, and 2000.
  3. Sigma Delta Chi Award in 1972, 1975, 1988, 1998, 2000, and 2002.
  4. Gavel Award in 1974 and 1989.

He achieved all of these awards by solving some major and severe cases. 

Critical Condition's first official poster
Picture: Picture of Critical Condition Case
Source: Penguin Random House

Some of the notable credits in his life are:

  1. Always: Nuclear Waste in America
  2. America: What Went Wrong?
  3. America: Who Pays The Taxes?
  4. The Great American Tax Dodge
  5. Critical Condition

For now, he is working on his upcoming cases along with his best friend, James B. Steele.

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