Dana Bash Biography and Wiki
Dana Bash is a well known American anchorwoman and journalist currently working as a chief political correspondent for CNN. Bash was one of the women honored at Elle magazine’s 2014 “Women in Washington Power List” event.
She regularly serves as a moderator for CNN’s political town hall specials and moderated CNN’s first debate of the 2020 election cycle in Detroit As well as the last Democratic Presidential Debate of the cycle held in Washington, D.C. Bash is the winner of the National Press Foundation’s 2019 Sol Taishoff Award for Excellence in Broadcast Journalism.
While at college, she interned at NBC, CBS, and CNN. On May 12, 2018, Bash received an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from Franklin Pierce University in Rindge, New Hampshire.
After college, Bash joined CNN as a producer of their weekend programs such as Late Edition, Evans & Novak, and Inside Politics. Later, she began producing programming specializing in coverage of the United States Senate. Bash was one of the women honored at Elle magazine’s 2014 “Women in Washington Power List” event.
She played a key role in CNN’s 2016 presidential primary debates, serving as a questioner in six of the network’s seven primetime primary debates on both sides of the aisle. Bash also serves as a co-anchor onset in the CNN Election Center for all election night specials and is the primary fill-in anchor for Jake Tapper on CNN’s premier political show, State of the Union.
As part of her coverage of the 2016 presidential campaigns, Bash has conducted sit-down interviews with the majority of the candidates including Donald Trump, Senators Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio, and Bernie Sanders, and Governors Jeb Bush and John Kasich.
Dana Bash Age
Dana is 51 years old as of 2022, She was born on June 15, 1971, in New York City, New York. She celebrates her birthday on June 15.
Dana Bash Height and Weight
Dana stands at a height of 5 feet 8 inches (1.72m) tall with a moderate weight. Information on her weight and other body measurements will soon be updated.
Dana Bash Family and Father
Dana was born and raised in Manhattan, New York to her father Stuart Schwartz, an ABC News producer who served as the senior broadcast producer for Good Morning America, and Frances Weinman Schwartz, an author. She grew up living in Washington, D.C., and New Jersey
Dana Bash Education and College
Bash attended Pascack Hills High School in Montvale, New Jersey. She graduated cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in political communications from George Washington University. While at college, she interned at NBC, CBS, and CNN. On May 12, 2018, Bash received an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from Franklin Pierce University in Rindge, New Hampshire.
Dana Bash Husband, Married
Dana has been married twice, She was married to her first husband Jeremy Bash who would become CIA Chief of Staff and Department of Defense Chief of Staff under President Barack Obama. After separating from Jeremy Bash, Dana Married her second husband John King in 2008, and gave birth to a son named Jonah in June 2011, and separated from King in 2012.
Dana Bash Annual Salary
Dana receives an annual salary of $250,000 from her leading roles as a news journalist for CNN. The normal pay of a news journalist in the USA ranges from between $ 24,292 and $ 72,507 that translates to an hourly average wage of between $ 10.15 and $ 31.32.
Dana Bash Net Worth
Gloria has an estimated net worth of $2.5 million as of 2020. She has amassed this amount from her career as a news journalist for CNN and other previous networks she has worked for.
Originally posted 2022-09-09 10:03:06.
