Who is Richard Engel's father Peter Engel? Wiki, age, wife, profession, net worth

Richard Engel is an American journalist and author who is the chief foreign correspondent for NBC News. He was assigned to that position on April 18, 2008, after serving as the network’s Middle East correspondent and Beirut bureau chief.

After graduating from Stanford, Engel left for Cairo, feeling the region was where the next big story would erupt. He attributed his attraction to journalism as “the prospect of learning about new subjects and having the privilege of riding the train of history rather than watching it pass”.He first lived in a ramshackle seven-story walk-up, learned Egyptian Arabic, and worked as a freelance reporter in Cairo for four years.

Who is Richard Engel’s father Peter Engel?

Peter Engel is a Jewish and former Goldman Sachs financier who feared for his son’s future prospects because of his dyslexia, but today Richard is one of the best journalists America has to offer.  In April 2008, Richard became Chief Foreign Correspondent of NBC News. In May 2008, he interviewed U.S. President George W. Bush, largely about his speech to the Israeli Knesset.