Farai Chideya Bio | Wiki
Farai Chideya is a popular American novelist, multimedia journalist, as well as a radio host. As of now, Farai works as the creator and host of the podcast Our Body Politic, which launched in September 2020. Farai has also produced and hosted Pop and Politics with Farai Chideya, for a period of 15 years which is a series of radio specials on politics. Previously, Farai worked as a Host, News, and Notes at NPR.
Farai Chideya Age
Farai was born on July 27, 1969, in Baltimore, Maryland, in the United States. She is 53 years old.
Farai Chideya Height
She is a woman of average stature. Farai stands at a height of 5 ft 6 in (Approx 1.65 m).
Farai Chideya Father | Parents
She was born and brought up in Baltimore, Maryland, to her parents. Farai is the daughter of her father who is from Zimbabwe and her mom who is from Baltimore, Maryland. At the moment, Farai has not disclosed if she has siblings.
Farai Chideya Marriage | Husband
Farai resides in New York. She likes to keep her personal life private hence Farai has not disclosed any details regarding her marital status to the public. Therefore, it is unknown if Farai is single, lesbian, dating, or married. Once the details regarding Farai’s marital status are available we shall update.
Farai Chideya Adoption
She needed to become a mother. For five years and $50,000 after Farai started this quest, she is still childless but has gained a harsh lesson about the ills of America’s adoption system. Thrice, Farai was matched with a child, and three times the mother changed her mind. For about a week, Farai thought her dream had come true, but six days following her first matched child was born, she remembers the anguish of giving the baby back to his mother.
Farai Chideya Harvard
She earned her high school diploma from Western High School (Baltimore, MD) in 1986. Later on, Farai attended and graduated earning a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature from Harvard College. Farai graduated in 1990 from Harvard Magna Cum Laude.
Farai Chideya Podcast
She now works as the creator and host of the podcast Our Body Politic, which launched in September 2020. Farai has also produced and hosted Pop and Politics with Farai Chideya, for a period of 15 years which is a series of radio specials on politics. Previously, Farai worked as a Host, News, and Notes at NPR.
She started her journalism career working as a reporter at Newsweek Magazine. Farai became a Political editor at VIBE for a period of two years. She also worked as a political analyst at CNN. Later on, Farai moved to ABC News where she served as a reporter and guest host. She also worked as a political columnist at Syndicated from 1999 to 2000. Farai had also worked as a Member of, Journalism Advisory Committee, at Knight Foundation.
Farai has won different awards due to her work: a special award from the Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association for AIDS coverage in 2008; an Enterprise reporting award from the National Association of Black Journalists due to a piece on Skid Row in 2007 and many more. She is the recipient of a Foreign Press Center fellowship that took her to Japan in 2002, a Knight Foundation fellowship at Stanford University in 2001 as well as a Freedom Forum Media Studies Center fellowship in 1996.
Farai Chideya Books
– The Episodic Career: How to Thrive at Work in the Age of Disruption Jan 26, 2016
– Innovating Women: The Changing Face of Technology (2014)
– Kiss the Sky (2009)
– Trust: Reaching the 100 Million Missing Voters Farai Chideya (2004)
– The Color of Our Future (1999)
– Don’t Believe the Hype: Fighting Cultural Misinformation about African-Americans (1995)
Farai Chideya Salary
She earns a satisfying amount from her work as the creator and host of the podcast Our Body Politic, which launched in September 2020. Farai’s average salary is $76,502 per year.
Farai Chideya Net Worth
Farai gets her wealth from her work as the creator and host of the podcast Our Body Politic, which launched in September 2020. Therefore, Farai has accumulated a decent fortune over the years of her work. Farai’s estimated net worth is $766,167.
How Old Is Farai Chideya
Farai is a 53-year-old who was born on July 27, 1969, in Baltimore, Maryland, in the United States.
Who Is Farai Chideya
Farai works as the creator and host of the podcast Our Body Politic, which launched in September 2020. Farai has also produced and hosted Pop and Politics with Farai, for a period of 15 years which is a series of radio specials on politics. Previously, Farai worked as a Host. News and Notes at NPR.