Paul Solman Bio, Age, Height, Wife, Net Worth, PBS, and Books

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Paul Solman Biography

A native of Boston, Massachusetts, United States, Paul Solman is a popular journalist who has specialized in business, economics, and politics since the early 1970s.

However, he has been the business and economics reporter for the PBS NewsHour since 1985, with occasional forays into art reporting.

Paul Solman Age

Solman is 78 years old as of 2022. He was born on 9 September 1944  in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. He celebrates his birthday on 9 September every year.

Paul Solman Height

Solman stands at a height of 5 feet 7 inches (1.70 m) tall and weighs 66kg.

Paul Solman Education

Solman graduated from Brandeis University with a Bachelor’s degree in Sociology in 1966 and he acted as an editor of the school newspaper, The Justice. Also, he became the founding editor of the alternative Boston weekly, The Real Paper in 1972.

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Paul Solman Family

Solman was born and raised in Boston, Massachusetts, in the United States of America to his parents. He is the son of Joseph Solman who was a painter and the co-founder of The Ten art movement. However, he has not provided any further details about his mother. We will update this section once the information is available.

Additionally, he has a sister named Ronni who is a retired elementary school teacher and community organizer. Sadly, his father died at his home in New York on April 16, 2008.

Paul Solman Wife

Solman is happily married to Jan Freeman, a former language columnist for the Boston Globe. The couple has two daughters and seven grandchildren.

Paul Solman Net Worth

Solman has an estimated net worth of $3 million

Paul Solman PBS

Solman is an anchor, journalist, and reporter who has specialized in business, economics,  and politics since 1970. Moreover, since 1985, he has been the economic and business newsperson for PBS NewsHour and often forays into art reporting. Additionally, Solman began his career in business journalism as a Nieman Fellow.

Moreover, he was the founding editor of the alternative Boston weekly, The Real Paper in 1972 and also tutored at the Harvard Business School beginning 1985 to 1987. Solman co-authored with longtime PBS executive and writer Thomas Friedman, a better-than-average-seller, Life and Death on the Corporate Battlefield.

He inaugurated the PBS business documentary series, Enterprise with Fellows and he has lectured on college campuses for many years and also written numerous publications including the journal of economic education.

Paul Solman Books

Solman co-authored with longtime PBS executive and writer Thomas Friedman, a better-than-average-seller, Life and Death on the Corporate Battlefield. Additionally, he has the latest book, in collaboration with economist Laurence Kotlikoff and author Phillip Moeller, Gets what’s yours: The Secrets of Maxing out Your Social Security 2015.

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