Athena Jones Wiki, Age, Married, Net Worth, Salary, CNN

CNN national correspondent Athena Jones with her strong sense of on-air delivery has become a pioneer in media and broadcasting. During her CNN journey, the African-American journalist served as a CNN White House correspondent and covered the Trump administration reporting the general events. Before CNN, Athena served as a White House producer with NBC and covered presidential campaigns of Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama.

CNN national correspondent Athena Jones with her strong sense of on-air delivery has become a pioneer in media and broadcasting. During her CNN journey, the African-American journalist served as a CNN White House correspondent and covered the Trump administration reporting the general events.

Before CNN, Athena served as a White House producer with NBC and covered presidential campaigns of Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama.

Influenced By Parents; Athena Is Single!

To the CNN national correspondent Athena Jones, her parents and teachers are the influences that inspired her to start the journalism career.

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Her judge father grew up in a low-income family picking cotton in the northeast corner of Louisiana and later married to the daughter of a Baptist minister who grew up in Waco, Texas. 

Athena will never forget the inspiration she received from her mother who always taught to aim higher and believed that her daughter could do anything. Unfortunately, the proud mother, who emphasized her daughter on education, had a sad demise in 2013. While the poor lady mostly remembered her mother, Athena felt melancholic to be without her during the Mother's Day in May 2017 and tweeted,

Athena Jones tweet regarding her late mother on 14 May 2017 (Photo: Twitter)

Nevertheless, Athena, who once battled the breast cancer, has made her parents proud through her journalism career. The unmarried lady does not have a husband yet and is relishing her single life.

How Much Is Athena Jones' Salary And Net Worth?

Athena, 42, relishes the net worth from her career as an African-American television personality and journalist. Payscale estimates that the average salary of a CNN employee in the New York area ranges between the amount of $37,960 to $215,000 per year. Athena has joined CNN in 2011 and currently works as a CNN national correspondent in New York.

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According to her CNN profile, Athena has broadcasted the debates over immigration reform, the war against ISIS, the vanishing of Malaysia Airlines Flt 370, and the general news stories. Her other notable coverage includes the disappearance of 18-year-old second-year British American student, Hannah Graham and the topics related to the movement against sexual harassment and sexual assault, #MeToo movement.

From the age of 25 to 27, the Houston native arrived in Argentina and worked as a reporter for Reuters based in Buenos Aires. With Reuters, Athena covered the collapse of the country's economy and the Argentine presidential elections. Before Reuters, she worked in Chile and Argentina for Bloomberg News and reported the political events.

Short Bio

Athena Jones, who was born in 1976 in Houston, Texas, celebrates her birthday on 6 July. The African-American journalist stands at the casual height. As an avid athelete, Athena runs several days a week alongside the Houston River.

During her free time, the profound television presenter likes to read the news and sometimes spent her time in novels and non-fiction. At the age of 32, Athena has covered presidential campaigns of Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama in NBC.

She suffered from breast cancer during the fall of 2012 and received chemotherapy in 2016.

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Apart from that, she received her education from Harvard University and graduated with a master's degree in journalism from Columbia University. As per wiki, Athena studied Spanish at the University of Madrid Complutense and can speak English and Spanish fluently.

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