Vanessa Yurkevich Bio | Wiki
Vanessa Yurkevich is an American correspondent. She currently works for the CNN network. Vanessa’s role at CNN is to cover the intersection of business and politics across CNN’s television as well as digital platforms. In her position, Vanessa covered the government shutdown, the historic General Motors strike as well as flooding in the Midwest and its consequences on farmers.
Vanessa had a one-on-one interview with Sonny Perdue (Agriculture Secretary) during the time of the trade war. In addition, she regularly visits the heartland and speaks to voters to get the pulse of the people. Vanessa has reported extensively on immigration, she has been reporting from the US-Mexico border. Vanessa obtained exclusive photos showing the harsh conditions children are in while in Border Patrol’s custody.
These photos were obtained for the first time. She was also lucky to get access to the US Border Patrol Academy. Vanessa produced a three-part series called ‘The Green Wall’ after months surrounded by three border patrol agents.
Vanessa Yurkevich Age
She was born on November 29, 1985, in New Jersey, United States. Vanessa is 37 years old.
Vanessa Yurkevich Height
She is a woman of average stature. Vanessa stands at a height of 5 ft 4 in (Approx 1.6m).
Vanessa Yurkevich Parents
She is currently a resident of New York USA, Vanessa was born to her mother and mother in New Jersey. However, information about her parent’s names, residence, and careers is not available.
Vanessa Yurkevich Husband
Apparently, Vanessa is very much occupied as she is found to be dating Brian Dutt. Brian is the Founder and CEO of an Ice Skating Company called BeeRoll.
Vanessa Yurkevich Nationality
She is an American by nationality, her ethnicity is White/Caucasian but a Christian by religion.
Vanessa Yurkevich Education
She is fluent in Spanish and holds a bachelor’s degree from Fordham University in Communications and Spanish. Vanessa also has a certificate for the Polish language which she earned from Hunter College in 2010.
Vanessa Yurkevich CNN
Before joining CNN, Vanessa worked for several stations including; The New York Times, BBC, NY1 News, Blouin Artinfo, and NY1 Noticias. She also worked for the Local, and Associated Press TV in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Vanessa received the Young Media Professionals Fellowship from the International Center for Journalists and the US-Russia Knight Foundation. Vanessa also went on a one-month road trip for CNN’s award-winning “#MyVote Campaign Camper tour”.
She traveled all over the country in the final weeks of the 2016 election. Vanessa spoke with Americans about the issues affecting them. During Election Night 2016, she anchored CNN’s digital coverage right from the Empire State Building. As a result, Vanessa won three awards i.e Edward R. Murrow, Webby, and PROMAXBDA awards. She had the chance to exclusively interview Richard Branson. Vanessa has sat down with Princess Mette-Marit of Norway as well as Crown Prince Haakon.
Vanessa covered Mayor Pete Buttigieg (Democratic presidential candidate) and also interviewed him on the campaign trail. She also interviewed Beto O’Rourke as the 2020 presidential candidate, Governor Jay Inslee who was the former candidate as well as Howard Schultz who by then was the perspective candidate.
Vanessa’s colleagues at CNN include:
Laura Jarrett– anchor
Clarissa Ward-correspondent
Joe Johns-anchor
Bob Van-meteorologist
Selina Wang-correspondent
Gary Tuchman-anchor
Amara Walker-correspondent
Vanessa Yurkevich Salary
She earns the basic salary of a CNN correspondent. Vanessa’s average salary is $84,586 per year.
Vanessa Yurkevich Net Worth
She has accumulated decent wealth since she joined the CNN network. Vanessa’s estimated net worth is $1, 199,967.
Who Is Vanessa Yurkevich
She is an American correspondent. Vanessa currently works for the CNN network and covers the intersection of business and politics across CNN’s television as well as digital platforms.
How Old Is Vanessa Yurkevich
She was born on November 29, 1985, in New Jersey, United States, and she is 37 years old.