Ana Cabrera Biography
Ana Cabrera is a skilled American journalist currently working at CNN as an anchor. She anchors the 1 pm weekday edition of CNN Newsroom based in New York. During her time at CNN, Cabrera has largely reported on everything from the COVID-19 pandemic, politics, to natural disasters, to mass shootings and more. Cabrera is a graduate of the Edward R. Murrow College of Communication at Washington State University
Ana Cabrera Age
How old is Cabrera? She is 41 years old as of 2024. Cabrera was born on 13 May 1982 in Denver, Colorado, United States. She celebrates her birthday on 13 May every year.
Ana Cabrera Education
Cabrera is a graduate of the Edward R. Murrow College of Communication at Washington State University. As a prominent alumna, she is a member of the Murrow Professional Advisory Board and in 2019 was honored as an inductee into the Murrow Hall of Achievement.
Ana Cabrera Height|Weight
She stands on an average height of 5 feet 7 inches and weighs around 60kgs
Ana Cabrera Family
Cabrera is the daughter of Ronald Cabrera and Judith Cabrera. She was brought up with four siblings; three brothers John Cabrera, Nathan Cabrera, and Matthew Cabrera, and a sister Angelina Cabrera.
Ana Cabrera Husband
Cabrera is happily married to Benjamin Nielson. The duo tied the knot in a private ceremony on 11 September 2005 and has two children; a son Jackson Nielson and a daughter Maria Nielson born on January 5, 2016.
Ana Cabrera Children
Cabrera and her husband are blessed with two children; a son Jackson Nielson and a daughter Maria Nielson born on January 5, 2016.
Ana Cabrera Career
Most of her political coverage includes reporting and analysis of the 2020 presidential election, the attack on the U.S. Capitol, and President Donald Trump’s historic two impeachment proceedings. Additionally, she hosted multiple 2020 Democratic presidential candidate town halls and traveled around the country to speak with voters, keeping CNN viewers updated on the pulse of the national electorate. She mostly provides in-depth coverage of the #MeToo movement and immigration issues.
In addition, she covered CNN’s top breaking news stories, which include the nationwide protests following the death of George Floyd, Hurricanes Harvey, and Maria, and the Southerland Springs, Tx the deaths of basketball legend Kobe Bryant and Senator John McCain. Church shooting, the London Bridge attack and the deadly Unite the Right Rally in Charlottesville, Va. Following a law for increased sanctions on North Korea, Cabrera was one of the first reporters to interview then-U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley about the matter.
In 2013, she joined CNN as a correspondent based in Denver. Most recently she was among the team of the CNN Investigative that revealed systemic failures in reporting, investigating, and tracking alleged sexual abuse at elderly living facilities. Moreover, she covered the unrest in Ferguson, Mo. following the shooting of Michael Brown. Cabrera landed exclusive interviews with the St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney while the grand jury was hearing the case and the Police Chief following his long-awaited public apology. She also did a large enterprise reporting on the marijuana legalization movement, and her pot pesticide investigation resulted in the recall of thousands of pot products in Colorado.
Ana Cabrera CNN
Before joining CNN, Cabrera worked as an anchor for the top-ranked daily morning news program at KMGH-TV 7 News, the ABC affiliate in Denver. She received an Emmy Award for her in-the-field anchoring as a part of the 7 News morning team that was honored for its High Park Fire coverage in 2012. She and her fellow 7 News morning team were also honored with the Associated Press TV and Radio Association’s Annual Mark Twain Award for Best Morning Show Broadcast in 2013.
Cabrera was an anchor and reporter at NBC affiliate KHQ-TV and FOX affiliate KAYU-TV in Spokane, Washington from 2005 to 2009. Cabrera started her television career as an intern for Denver’s CBS affiliates KCNC-TV and KMGH-TV. She was awarded the National Hispanic Media Coalition Impact Award in 2019. Previously she has served on the Board of Directors of Mi Casa Resource Center and on the board of the American Cancer Society.
Cabrera is a graduate of the Edward R. Murrow College of Communication at Washington State University. As a prominent alumna, she is a member of the Murrow Professional Advisory Board and in 2019 was honored as an inductee into the Murrow Hall of Achievement.
Ana Cabrera Salary|Net Worth
She 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.
Ana Cabrera Social Media Platforms
Cabrera is very active on social media platforms and has over 218.3k followers on Twitter, 500 followers on Instagram, and over 4k followers on Facebook.
