Biography

Trey Yingst

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Trey Yingst is an American journalist currently employed under FOX News as a foreign correspondent based in Jerusalem, Israel. 

Early Age, & Education

Trey Yingst was born on September 10, 1993. Born and raised in Hershey, Pennsylvania, the 26-year-old went to the local Central Dauphin High School in Harrisburg.

Yingst went on to attend the American University School of Communication in Washington, D.C., graduating Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Broadcast Journalism in 2016.       

Early Career

While still a student, Yingst interned for five months from January to May 2014 at Japan's national broadcasting organization, NHK. He also interned for The Washington Post from September to December 2014.   

Yingst's professional career began with him co-founding the news outlet, News2Share, with fellow American University student Ford Fischer in August 2013. He served as the news director for the outlet until June 2016, and during that time, reported out warzones like Gaza, Ukraine, Rwanda, and Uganda.

Trey Yingst in the field SOURCE: Wikipedia

Trey In Canada's CTV News 

Yingst went on to work for a variety of different news outlets, including Canada's CTV News and the BBC, making national headlines for the latter for his reporting of the protests against police brutality in Baltimore, Maryland, and Ferguson, Missouri.

He left all his other obligations when he joined One America News Network as the Chief White House Correspondent in June 2016, during which he covered President Donald Trump's administration for 16 months.

During his time at OAN, Yingst broke many stories like the indictment of the 13 Russian nationals and three Russian companies on federal criminal charges for tampering with the 2016 Presidential Election and Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi's plans to meet with President Trump. 

Trey on FOX News Channel   

Yingst joined FOX News Channel's international correspondent team in August 2018. Since then, he has been a foreign correspondent and a general assignment reporter based in Jerusalem, Iraq.

He has broken numerous stories: he was the first to report on the oil tanker smuggling Iranian oil to Syria, Bonita Queen in August 2019. He also reported exclusively on a secret Iranian base in Eastern Syria capable of storing precision-guided missiles in September 2019. 

Who is Trey Yingst Dating?

In 2019, Trey Yingst was dating the Israeli tennis player and fashion model Adi Spiegelman.

Trey Yingst and Adi Spiegelman SOURCE: Getty Images

It is not clear if the two are still together. 

Net Worth

Trey Yingst is believed to have an estimated net worth of 50k. His wealth can be attributed to his journalism career.

Despite only being 26 years old, Yingst eminent has worked for news outlets like Canada's CTV News, BBC, and presently, FOX News. He also co-founded and was the news director of the news outlet, News2Share.   

 

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