Jim Acosta Biography
Jim Acosta is a skilled American journalist currently working at CNN as an anchor for weekend programming and the network’s chief domestic correspondent, based in Washington, D.C. Prior to that, Acosta served as CNN’s chief White House correspondent, where he covered the Trump administration and the Obama administration from the White House and around the world. In addition, he regularly covers presidential press conferences, visits by heads of state, and issues impacting the Executive Branch of the federal government. In 2016, Acosta also reported on the campaign trail following Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump.
Jim Acosta Age|Birthday
How old is Acosta? He was born on April 17, 1971, in Virginia, in the United States of America. Acosta is 51 years old as of 2024. He celebrates his birthday on April 17 every year.
Jim Acosta Education
Acosta attended and graduated cum laude from James Madison University with a bachelor’s degree in mass communications and a minor in political science.
Jim Acosta Height|Weight
He stands on an average height of 5 feet 7 inches and weighs around 70kgs
Jim Acosta Family
Acosta was born in the united state, however, he has not revealed information regarding his family members. This information will be updated as soon as it is available.
Jim Acosta Wife
He was previously married to Sharon Mobley Stow, a registered nurse in 1994. They have a daughter Hartley and a son Peter. The duo separated in 2017. He is not gay. He is a married man and is sexually straight.
Jim Acosta Children
They have a daughter Hartley and a son Peter. The duo separated in 2017. He is not gay. He is a married man and is sexually straight.
Jim Acosta Career
Acosta served as a national political correspondent throughout CNN’s ‘America’s Choice 2012’ election coverage, embedded with the Romney presidential campaign as the lead correspondent before joining the White House beat. He went with the GOP presidential candidate to key battleground states and to the U.K., Israel, and Poland, covering the latest campaign developments. Moreover, they interviewed Mitt Romney on two one-on-one, breaking several political stories and presidential debate coverage. Additionally, he covered both of President Barack Obama’s inaugurations and contributed to the network’s mid-term election coverage.
During the Obama administration lifted some restrictions on American travel to Cuba, Acosta reported from Havana, Cuba, on the effects of the policy change and on the post-Cold War relationship between the United States and Cuba in 2009. Acosta covered the campaigns of then-Sen in 2008 during the presidential elections. Hillary Clinton, Sen. John McCain, and then-Sen. In addition, Barack Obama frequently contributed as co-anchor on CNN’s weekend political program, Ballot Bowl. While at CNN, he has covered several breaking news stories, including the tragedy at Virginia Tech and the Gulf Coast during the oil spill crisis.
Jim Acosta Awards
Acosta has won numerous awards including The National Association of Hispanic Journalists 2017 Presidential Award, the SJSU Journalism School 2018 William Randolph Hearst Foundation Award, and was a part of the CNN team that won an Emmy for their 2012 presidential campaign coverage. Acosta was honored with the annual “Truth to Power” award from the New York Press Club, which is given to individuals “whose body of work challenges the power establishment and/or defends journalists” in 2019. Apart from his career as a reporter, he wrote a book, “The Enemy of the People: A Dangerous Time to Tell the Truth in America,” which focuses on his experience covering President Trump during his first two years in office, was released in June 2019 and turned out to be New York Times bestseller.
Jim Acosta CNN
Prior to joining CNN in March 2007, Acosta served as a CBS News correspondent since February 2003. A native of New York, he later moved to the CBS bureau in Atlanta. Moreover, he contributed primarily to the CBS Evening News and has covered stories including the Iraq war from Baghdad, and the 2004 presidential campaign of then-Sen. John Kerry, Hurricane Katrina, and the blackout of 2003 that impacted major cities in the Northeast U.S.
Before that, he was a correspondent for CBS Newspath, the network’s 24-hour news service, from 2001-to 2003 and was based in Dallas and Chicago at that moment. Acosta reported the Pennsylvania miner rescue, the Washington, D.C.-area sniper story, and the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, among other stories.
Previously, he worked as a reporter and substitute anchor for WBBM-TV, the CBS-owned station in Chicago from 2000 to 2001; a reporter for KTVT-TV, the CBS-owned station in Dallas, from 1998 to 2000 and a reporter and substitute anchor for WBIR-TV in Knoxville, Tenn., from 1995 to 1998. He started his broadcasting career with WMAL-AM radio in Washington, before making the transition to television.
Acosta attended and graduated cum laude from James Madison University with a bachelor’s degree in mass communications and a minor in political science.
Jim Acosta Salary|Net Worth
He has an estimated salary ranging between $70,000 – $125,000 and has an estimated net worth of $1 Million -$5 Million which he earned from his broadcasting career.
Jim Acosta Social Media Platforms
He is very active on social media platforms and has over 2.3M followers on Twitter, 233k followers on Instagram, and over 68k followers on Facebook.