The Capitol Hill Riot brought to light two national heroes, one Eugene Goodman, a black police officer, and another a daring reporter; who put the story of a lone police officer dealing with the mob in front of the world through the video he recorded from his iPhone camera.
He is Igor Bobic who done his duty well by focusing his camera on a Police officer rather than himself. For his action, Igor also got promoted as a senior politics reporter for Huffington Post. He is now covering the second impeachment of President Donald Trump and the insurrection.
Igor Bobic Age, Birthday, Parents, Ethnicity
Born in the year 1987 in former Yugoslavia to a Serbian Christian father and Muslim Mother, Igor Bobic is 33 years old. He celebrates his birthday on the 16th of May. Most of Igor’s childhood has been tough when he faced the violence of the Bosnian war. Because his parents were into inter-ethnic marriage, the family became the main target of political turmoil.
So Igor’s family escaped in the middle of the night, slept in soccer stadiums and ice rinks. When he was 7 years old, Igor moved to the USA as the family was accepted to enter the US as war refugees. The family then settled in San Diego.
Igor Bobic Education
Igor finished high school education from San Diego in 2006, then attended the University of California, Irvine to earn his Honors in Political Science. He graduated in 2010.
Since childhood, Igor was drawn to history and government classes in school because of his own experience of war and political turmoil. After college, he interned at the Department of Transportation’s legislative affairs office.
Igor Bobic Career Biography
Igor started working at a law firm Bremer Whyte Brown & O’Meara as a Legal Assistant, later he applied to the Talking Points Memo and got to work in Capitol Hill in 2011. his first day in Hill was when Barack Obama held the press conference to inform Osama Bin Laden was dead.
In 2014, he was appointed by The Huffington Post as Politics Reporter and Associate Politics Editor. He has been now promoted to Senior Politics Reporter.
Igor Bobic Capitol Riot
It was ten minutes before Igor arrived at Capitol Hill on January 6th, 2021 to report the Congressional work of certifying the results of the Presidential election. The footage that so went viral shows a lone black police officer dealing with a group of protesters eventually leading them away from Senate Hall.
If not for officer Eugene, the Capitol Hill riot would have more alarming results. All this scenario was recorded by Igor on his iPhone where he keeps focusing on the police officer. After the police evacuated the Hill, Igor thanked officer Eugene for saving his life and the lives of several others.
The nation has not only thanked Eugene for his bravery but has been also thanking Igor for bringing the scene to the public. If not for Igor, this brave officer’s story would not have come forward.
Many have been sending Igor gifts and congratulatory messages for his heroic action as well.
Igor Bobic Net Worth, Salary 2021
As a new Senior Politics Reporter for the Huffington Post, Igor Bobic will earn an average salary of $73482 per year. Igor has been a dedicated reporter ever since he joined the profession. His dedication and his instinct as a reporter have always been first to him which he has proved through the video he shot from his iPhone on Capitol Hill.
His profession has also given him back, in the form of a massive fortune; with which, Igor is able to take vacations in various exotic locations such as Paris and many other European nations as per his Instagram posts. From his career to date, Igor Bobic has accumulated a net worth of $250,000.
And if he keeps progressing further in his career field, Igor can increase his net worth by folds in the years to come. We wish him the best.
Is Igor Bobic Wife? Married, Dating, Girlfriend?
As of now, Igor Bobic is yet to walk down the aisle as he isn’t a married man. But a wedding might as well seems to be on his radar soon. With a loving girlfriend of over 5 years now, Igor Bobic is living his life to the most.
Currently, Igor is in a committed relationship with his beautiful girlfriend Valerie Chicola. Bobic started dating his partner in the year 2015 and the bond between them has grown stronger with the passing years.
Their respective Instagram profile is the proof of how much Igor and his sweetheart girlfriend are in love. Also, Igor’s girlfriend accompanies him to almost all the vacations he takes.
Meanwhile, talking more of Valerie, she is 27 years old now and soon will celebrate her 28th birthday on 26th February 2021. Further, she loves cooking, traveling, and dogs.
Igor Bobic Social Media
Igor is using his Instagram account rogi87 to share with his 7,744 followers, his personal life. He has also posted numerous pictures of his girlfriend as well.
Igor mostly covers congressional campaigns and tweets about them on his Twitter account @igorbobic which he created in February 2011. with his 99.5 k tweets to date, he has gained 169.1k followers.
Quick Wiki Facts and Information on Igor Bobic
| Full Name/Real Name | Igor Bobic |
| Date of Birth/Birthday | 16th of May 1987 |
| Age | 33 |
| Birth Sign | Taurus |
| Born Country | former Yugoslavia |
| Nationality | American |
| Hometown | San Diego |
| Ethnicity | Mixed Serbian Christian and Muslim |
| Parents | Mr. Bobic is Serbian Christian and Mrs. Bobic is Muslim |
| Siblings | N/A |
| Profession | Reporter |
| Education(college/university) | University of California |
| Marital status | Â Unmarried, Dating |
| Girlfriend | Valerie Chicola |
| Children | None |
| Social Media | Twitter and Instagram |
| Salary | More than $73482 per year |
| Net Worth | $250,000 |
| Eye color | Black |
