John Harwood CNN, Bio, Wiki, Age, Spouse, Height, Salary, And Net Worth

John Harwood Bio | Wiki

John Harwood is an American journalist. He currently serves as a White House Correspondent for CNN. Formerly, the journalist served as an editor-at-large for CNBC. He also worked as the chief Washington Correspondent for CNBC as well as a contributor for The New York Times. John wrote a weekly column called “The Caucus”  about Washington politics and policy that appeared on Monday. Prior to joining the Times, the journalist wrote for The Wall Street Journal.

Following his college graduation, John became part of the St. Petersburg Times in Florida where he worked in Tampa Bay, Tallahassee, and also Washington. He went to South Africa to cover developments in the final years of apartheid. From 1989 to 1990, John was Nieman Fellow at Harvard University. In 1991, he became the White House correspondent for the Wall Street Journal with a role of covering the George H. W. Bush administration.

Subsequently, he became a Capitol Hill correspondent. In 1997, John was a  political editor and chief political correspondent for the newspaper. He became chief Washington correspondent for CNBC in March 2006. He frequently made appearances on a public affairs program called Washington Week on PBS.

The program was formerly hosted by Gwen Ifill, as well as NBC’s Meet the Press, and MSNBC’s Morning Joe. John and his co-author called Gerald Seib were Tim Russert’s guests in Russert’s last taped interview for Russert’s MSNBC eponymous interview program. The interview was to air the weekend of June 14, 2008, just hours prior to Russert’s death.

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John Harwood Age

He was born on November 5, 1956, in Louisville, Kentucky, United States of America. John is 65 years old.

John Harwood  Height

He is a man of average stature. John stands at a height of 5 ft 8 in ( Approx 1.73m).

John Harwood Family

He was born to his parents on November 5, 1956, in Louisville, Kentucky, United States of America. His father, Richard Harwood, served as a reporter and writer for The Louisville Times and The Washington Post. On the other hand, his mother was an active campaigner for the presidential campaign of Robert F. Kennedy in 1968. ( This is according to John’s article in The Washington Post on April 30, 2000, page B4). The journalist appeared in a television ad for Kennedy’s 1968 campaign at the age of 11.

John Harwood Spouse

He was married to his ex-wife called Frankie Blackburn. The couple divorced back in 2010 and John was speculated to have a relationship with Sen. Maria Cantwell for a while following his divorce. Since then. John has managed to keep off the public from his personal life and especially his marital status. John traveled extensively in South Africa while covering national politics, where he covered deepening unrest against the apartheid regime.

All his life, John has been in and around journalism. The Louisville, KY native grew up in the Maryland suburbs outside of the nation’s capital. John’s first trip on a presidential campaign plane was at the age of 11 when he accompanied his dad who was by then a political reporter for The Washington Post. He launched his own career while in high school by serving as a student journalist as well as a copy boy at The Washington Star.

John Harwood Education

He is a Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School alumnus While in high school, John edited the school newspaper called The Tattler. He as well served as a copy boy for the Washington Star and this became his first journalism job. The journalist served as the commencement speaker for the high school’s  2010 graduating class. After high school, he enrolled at Duke University where he studied history and economics graduating magna cum laude in 1978.

John Harwood CNN

Currently, John serves as a CNN White House correspondent. His major role is to cover the Biden administration. Before joining CNN in January 2020, he was CNBC’s Chief Washington Correspondent where he worked from 2006 to 2019. In addition to that, John has also offered political analysis for PBS, NPR, MSNBC, NBC, and The New York Times. He has also covered each of the last nine presidential elections. John broke the news during the 2008 campaign, that Republican nominee John McCain had selected Sarah Palin as his running mate.

For his live CNBC town hall with President Barack Obama in 2010, the journalist received an Emmy nomination. He as well moderated Republican presidential debates on CNBC in 2011 and 2015. He and  Gerald F. Seib co-authored the book titled Pennsylvania Avenue: Profiles in Backroom Power. Before he joined CNBC, John worked for The Wall Street Journal as a White House correspondent. He covered the presidency of George H. W. Bush. Later, he reported on Congress prior to becoming The Wall Street Journal’s political editor and chief political correspondent in 1997.

The journalist contributed to Journal coverage of the Sept. 11, 2001 attack for which the newspaper’s staff received the Pulitzer Prize. Prior to joining The Wall Street Journal,  John reported on police, investigative projects, local government, and politics for   The St. Petersburg Times. From there, he became state capital correspondent and political editor in Tallahassee, Washington correspondent.

John’s colleagues at CNN includes:

Ben Wedeman – correspondent

Jennifer Westhoven – correspondent

Sandra Gonzalez – reporter

Irin Carmon – correspondent

Ryan Lizza – correspondent

Don  Lemon – host

Sally Kohn – political commentator

Salma Abdelaziz – reporter

John Harwood  Salary

Currently, John serves as a CNN White House correspondent. He earns an average salary of $77,385 per year.

John Harwood Net Worth

From his journalism career, John has managed to accumulate an estimated net worth of $1,496,915.

Who Is John Harwood

John s an American journalist. He currently serves as a White House Correspondent for CNN. Formerly, the journalist served as an editor-at-large for CNBC. He also worked as the chief Washington Correspondent for CNBC as well as a contributor for The New York Times. John wrote a weekly column called “The Caucus”  about Washington politics and policy that appeared on Monday.

How Old Is John Harwood

John is a 65-year-old American journalist who was born on November 5, 1956, in Louisville, Kentucky, United States of America.

Is John Harwood Married

John married his ex-wife called Frankie Blackburn whom he divorced in 2010. He was then speculated to have a relationship with Sen. Maria Cantwell for a while following his divorce. Since then. John has managed to keep off the public from his personal life and especially his marital status.