Amanda Davies Biography
Amanda Davies is an accomplished American journalist currently working at CNN as a sports anchor for International, based in the London bureau. She earned a Master’s degree in Geography from the University of Oxford, and whilst there was awarded the prestigious Philip Geddes Memorial Prize for journalism.
Amanda Davies Age
How old is Davies? She is 42 years old as of 2024. Davies was born on 24 March 1980 in Manchester, United Kingdom. She celebrates her birthday on the 24th of March every year.
Amanda Davies Education
She earned a Master’s degree in Geography from the University of Oxford, and whilst there was awarded the prestigious Philip Geddes Memorial Prize for journalism. Amanda is a native of Manchester and now lives in West London.
Amanda Davies Height|Weight
She stands on an average height of 5 feet 7 inches and weighs around 65kgs
Amanda Davies Family
She is a native of Manchester and now lives in West London. Davies is the daughter of sports journalist and sports administrator David Davies, however, she has not revealed information regarding her family members.
Amanda Davies Husband
Davies is happily married to Sam. The couple resides in West London with her daughter Molly Davies born in 2009.
Amanda Davies Children
Davies and her husband Sam davies are blessed with a daughter known as Molly born in 2009, hence she has not disclosed information regarding her daughter.
Amanda Davies Career
Davies began her broadcasting career in production working for Sky Sports and Sky Sports News. She earned a Master’s degree in Geography from the University of Oxford, and whilst there was awarded the prestigious Philip Geddes Memorial Prize for journalism. Amanda is a native of Manchester and now lives in West London.
She joined the news team in April 2012, and since then Amanda has fronted the network’s ‘World Sport’ coverage for multiple major events. This includes the Summer and Winter Olympics, Football World Cups, the Champions League Finals, The Tour de France, and the World Athletics Championships.
She has led key news stories in the sporting world including Lance Armstrong’s fall from grace, the FIFA corruption scandal, the Russian doping controversy, the death of Oscar Pistorius’s girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, Leicester City’s fairytale Premier League campaign, and the retirement of football legend Sir Alex Ferguson.
Apart from being an anchor for CNN ‘World Sport’, Amanda has hosted several sponsored shows on the network, most notably ‘The Circuit’- following the F1 calendar around the globe, hosting live shows from the paddock on race weekends, and interviewing the leading names in the sport including 5-time F1 World Champion Lewis Hamilton.
Additionally, she has held interviews with high-profile names from all the leading sports including Serena Williams, David Beckham, Bradley Wiggins, Usain Bolt, Michael Schumacher, Neymar, Roger Federer, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Chris Froome, and Gianni Infantino.
Prior to joining CNN, she served as a presenter at the BBC, providing the sports news on the flagship BBC News weekend bulletins and BBC Breakfast. Furthermore, she also hosted the international football show ‘Sports World Have Your Say’ on BBC World News, and ‘Your News’ — a weekly magazine show.
Amanda Davies Salary|Net Worth
Davies has an estimated salary ranging between $70,000 – $125,000 and has an estimated net worth of $1 Million -$5 Million which she earned from her broadcasting career.
Amanda Davies Social Media Platforms
Davies is very active on social media platforms and has over 20.5k followers on Twitter, 18.2k followers on Instagram, and over 4k followers on Facebook.
