Zoey Tur

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Reporter, Pilot (1960)
Sun May 22 2022
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Relationship Timeline Of Zoey Tur

Ex-husband
Ex-husband : Marika Gerrard
Zoey Tur and Marika Gerrard married in 1980 and the couple Divorced 2003

Not a looks, but this celebrity has changed her name and gender marker forever. Zoey Tur, aka Robert Albert Tur, is a well-known broadcast reporter and commercial pilot. Moreover, she is also the co-founder of the Los Angeles News Service, which is the first to use an AStar helicopter in a major city to cover breaking news.

Likewise, Zoey was born on 8 June 1960 in Los Angeles County, California, the USA, with a birth sign, Gemini. Similarly, her ethnicity is white, and her nationality is American.

Zoey Tur Is A Female Since 2014

In June 2013, she announced that she is a transgender person to the media. Later a piece of news surfaced about her hormone replacement therapy, which lasted for 14 months. Throughout this period, she continuously took a dose of the female hormone, Estradiol.

In June 2014, Tur went through sexual reassignment and successfully transformed into a female from male. Not only that, but she also changed her name and gender marker from male to female in August 2014.

Zoey Tur before her gender transplant and after the surgery
Image: Zoey then and now
Source: Dailymail

As per her statement to The People, James supported her changes and decision whatsoever, her daughter, Katy stopped speaking to her for a long time but later accepted it and congratulate her. 

Two Decades of Marital Life With Marika Gerrard

The 59 years old reporter, Zoey, is currently a single woman. For now, she is enjoying her single life parenting her children that she shared with her ex-wife. 

Previously, she was married to Marika Gerrard, a former journalist, and photographer. Moreover, she also co-founds Los Angeles News Service with Marika. Likewise, the two also received three Television News Emmy Awards and an Edward R. Murrow Awards for their outstanding broadcasting.

Marika Gerrard giving speech
Photo: Zoey's ex-wife, Marika Gerrard
Source: MarriedDivorce

Then the lovey-dovey couple married in 1980 in the presence of their close friends and relatives. However, the couple decided to part their ways after 23 years of a successful marriage. More precisely, they officially divorced in 2003.

Two Children From Her Previous Marriage

In between their 23 years of marriage, the lover gave birth to children. Firstly, a daughter, Katy Tur born on 26 October 1983, and secondly, James Tur in 1985.

Zoey Tur's daughter, Katy Tur in her black dress
Picture: Zoey's Daughter, Katy Tur
Source: Vogue

James is currently a medical student, whereas Katy is an author and a journalist. Currently, she serves NBC News as a correspondent. Further, Katy is a married woman as of 2019.

Katy married Tony Dokoupil on 27 October 2017 in Utah. Tony works for CBS News as a correspondent. Further, they also share a son with. Their son's name is Teddy Dokoupil in April 2019.

How Much Is Zoey Tur's Net Worth?

As a broadcast reporter, she has earned a hefty sum of money until now. Zoey's net worth is around $1 Million as of 2019. Not to mention her major source of income from reporting career. Whatsoever, she also adds a decent amount of dollars to her net worth as a commercial pilot. Similarly, as a co-founder of the Los Angeles News Service, she boasts money from it too.

On the other hand, her ex-wife, Marika's net worth is around $500 Thousand as of 2019, which she earns as a former photographer and journalist. Moreover, her daughter, Katy's wealth is $4 Million, and her yearly salary is $1 Million

So, having such a huge sum of net worth and earnings from her career, she must be living a lavish lifestyle as of now.

 

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