Ryan Lizza CNN, POLITICO, Bio, Wiki, Age, Height, Partner, Salary, and Net Worth

Ryan Lizza Bio | Wiki

Ryan Lizza ( Full name: Ryan Christopher Lizza) is an American journalist. Currently, he serves as the chief Washington correspondent for Politico as well as the senior political analyst for CNN. In 2017, Ryan conducted an interview with White House Communications Director Anthony Scaramucci.

It was said that the interview resulted in Anthony’s dismissal. Later the same year, Ryan was accused of sexual misconduct.  After serving as The New Yorker’s Washington correspondent for ten years, the magazine’s internal review of the allegation against Ryan led to his dismissal. However, Several other media organizations declined to terminate or even bar Ryan from employment in light of their own investigations.

Ryan Lizza Age

He was born on July 12, 1974, in Dix Hills, New York, United States of America. Ryan is 48 years old.

Ryan Lizza Height

He is a man of above-average stature. Ryan stands at a height of 5 ft 10 in ( Approx 1.78m).

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Ryan Lizza Family

He was born to his parents on July 12, 1974, in Dix Hills, New York, United States of America. However, Ryan has not shared much about his family ( Parents and siblings).

Ryan Lizza Partner

He was previously married to his ex-wife called Christina Gillespie. Christina is a doctor by profession. The couple was blessed with two adorable children. Ryan is currently dating Olivia Nuzzi, a political journalist who currently serves as a New York magazine’s Washington correspondent.  The two have been together since 2017.

Ryan Lizza Education

He went to a private co-educational boarding school located in the town of Sheffield, Massachusetts, the Berkshire School. Later, Ryan enrolled for a degree at the University of California, Berkeley where he graduated with a bachelor’s degree in English and mass communications.

Ryan Lizza Politico

He launched his career at the Center for Investigative Reporting based in San Francisco. While there, Ryan worked on the Emmy Award-winning Frontline documentary called Hot Guns. In 1998, he began working for The New Republic as a senior editor. From 1998 to 2007, Ryan covered the 2004 presidential election, the George W. Bush administration, the Florida recount, and  Bill Clinton’s impeachment.

In 2004, Ryan wrote about politics for The Atlantic. He as well wrote one of the first national magazine profiles of Barack Obama. From 2004 to 2006,  Ryan served as a contributing editor for New York magazine. While there, he wrote about national politics. Between 2006 and 2007, Ryan served as a correspondent for GQ. From 2002 to 2007, he was a regular contributor to The New York Times.

The Washington Post described Ryan as part of the latest “crop of younger journalists who grab the attention of the media establishment through dogged reporting, sparkling writing or provocative analysis” in 2014. In 2007, he became the Washington correspondent for The New Yorker magazine. While there, Ryan covered Donald Trump, Barack Obama, the administrations of George W. Bush,  three presidential elections (2008, 2012, and 2016), and the White House.

Also, he wrote the magazine’s “Letter From Washington” column. Additionally, Ryan covered the 2008 U.S. presidential election for The New Yorker. On August 30, 2019, Politico’s editor, Carrie Budoff Brown, and Politico’s Editor-in-Chief, Matthew Kaminski announced in a note to staff that Ryan was joining Politico as Chief Washington Correspondent.

Ryan Lizza CNN

In January 2018, CNN reinstated Ryan after he was fired from the New Yorker following alleged sexual misconduct. CNN network pulled Ryan from future on-air appearances as the network conducted an extensive investigation about the allegations. CNN took the action upon learning of The New Yorker’s decision to sever ties with Ryan.

Ryan’s colleagues at CNN include:

Julian Zelizer – comentator

Coy Wire – anchor

Nick Valencia – correspondent

Eleni Giokos – anchor

Ben Wedeman – correspondent

Jennifer Westhoven – correspondent

Sandra Gonzalez – reporter

Irin Carmon – correspondent

Ryan Lizza Olivia Nuzzi

Olivia Nuzzi is a 29-year-old political reporter born on January 6, 1993 in New York City, U.S. She currently serves as the Washington correspondent for New York magazine. Olivia is the daughter of Kelly and John Nuzzi. Her father worked for the New York City Department of Sanitation for 20 years. He died in December 2015. After the death of her father, Olivia wrote about him for The Daily Beast.

She lost her mother Kelly in 2021 and wrote about her for New York Magazine. Olivia has a brother called Jonathan. They both grew up in the River Plaza neighborhood of Middletown Township, New Jersey. Currently, she lives in Washington, D.C. Publishers Marketplace reported on December 17, 2018,  that Ryan and Olivia were writing a “coauthored account of the 2020 presidential campaign” for Avid Reader Press, an imprint of Simon & Schuster. 

Ryan wrote an extended profile of Barack Obama’s career in Illinois politics. During the Obama campaign, a cartoon in the New Yorker allegedly caused the Obama campaign to exclude Ryan from Obama’s campaign plan with no space cited as the reason.  In 2017,  an allegation of sexual harassment cost Ryan his job at the  New Yorker.

Ryan Lizza Salary

He earns an average salary of $66,726 per year as a CNN correspondent and an average of $ 70,826 per year as a Chief Washington Correspondent for Politico.

Ryan Lizza Net Worth

He has accumulated good wealth from his journalism career. Ryan has an estimated net worth of $1,847,625.

Who Is Ryan Lizza

Ryan is a 48-year-old American journalist. Currently, he serves as the chief Washington correspondent for Politico as well as the senior political analyst for CNN. In 2017, Ryan conducted an interview with White House Communications Director Anthony Scaramucci.

Is Ryan Lizza Married

He married his ex-wife called Christina Gillespie. Christina is a doctor by profession. The couple gave birth to two adorable children. Ryan is currently dating Olivia Nuzzi, a political journalist who currently serves as a New York magazine’s Washington correspondent.  The two have been together since 2017.

How Old Is Ryan Lizza

He is a 48-year-old American journalist who was born on July 12, 1974, in Dix Hills, New York, United States of America.

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