Shimon Prokupecz Biography
Shimon Prokupecz is an American anchor and reporter working for CNN as a Senior Crime and Justice correspondent. He joined the CNN news team in 2013, after previously working for NBC News.
Shimon Prokupecz Career
Prokupecz is a top crime and justice correspondent for CNN and has won several awards as a journalist. He is based in New York and mostly writes about law enforcement and breaking national news. The Emmys, Peabody Awards, and George Polk Awards have recognized his outstanding reporting in these areas. Moreover, Prokupecz oversaw the network’s months-long coverage of the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, in May 2022.
He got many exclusives and never stopped asking sharp, unanswered questions about how the police responded to the shooter who killed 19 kids and two teachers. His heartbreaking interview with one of the teachers who survived brought up the horrible question, “Why didn’t anyone help sooner?” This led to a review of the parts that police and school officials played in the tragedy. The groundbreaking work that Prokupecz and his team did on Uvalde won both a Peabody Award and a George Polk Award for National Television Reporting.
Along with Uvalde, Prokupecz has been at the center of several other major mass shootings for the network. These include the subway shooting in New York City, the shooting at a Buffalo supermarket, the shooting at Pulse Nightclub, and the shooting at a school in Oxford, Michigan. Moreover, he continued to break news and get exclusive footage of the shooter’s parents being arrested.
Prokupecz was also on the Emmy-winning team that caught the FBI raid on Roger Stone’s home in 2019. He has also covered many national stories, such as the George Floyd Protests, the Mueller Investigation, the Justice Department charging Senator Robert Menendez, the Pulse Nightclub shooting, and more. Additionally, Prokupecz used to work for the network in the Washington, D.C. bureau, where he was an important part of the probe into Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election.
Prokupecz started working for CNN in 2013 as a justice producer in Washington, D.C. He then moved to the network’s New York office and became a law enforcement producer. There, he covered the FBI, the New York Police Department, and other law enforcement agencies in the Northeast U.S. Before he joined CNN, Prokupecz worked in New York City as a reporter at WNBC and as an assignment editor at WABC. He was a clerk in the office of the Brooklyn District Attorney before. In addition, Prokupecz studied at Hunter College and graduated from there.
Shimon Prokupecz Salary
Prokupecz earns a salary of about $47,000-$120,000.
Shimon Prokupecz Net Worth
Prokupecz has an estimated net worth of about $1 Million – $7 Million which he has earned through his career as a Senior Crime and Justice Correspondent.
Shimon Prokupecz Age
Prokupecz was born on February 4, 1978, in the United States. He is 46 years old as of 2023, and he celebrates his birthday on the 4th of February every year.
Shimon Prokupecz Height and Weight
Prokupecz stands at a height of 5 feet 8 inches tall (1.72m) and weighs 62 kgs (136 lbs)
Shimon Prokupecz Family
Prokupecz likes to keep his personal life private hence he has neither disclosed the names of his parent nor those of his siblings. However, this information will be updated when available.
Shimon Prokupecz Wife and Children
Prokupecz has not disclosed his relationship status as he is very private with his personal life. However, this information will be updated when available.
Shimon Prokupecz Social Media Platforms
Prokupecz is very active on his Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook pages. He has 139k followers on Twitter 20.3k followers on Instagram, and 1.8k followers on Facebook.