Fredricka Whitfield Biography
Fredricka Whitfield is a black American journalist and news anchor. Currently, she anchors the weekend edition of CNN Newsroom from CNN’s world headquarters in Atlanta.
Fredricka Whitfield Age|Birthday
Whitfield was born on May 31, 1965. Therefore, she is 56 years old as of 2022 and celebrates her birthday on 31st May every year.
Fredricka Whitfield Height|Weight
Whitfield’s height is 6 feet 2 inches (approximately 187 centimeters). Moreover, she weighs 60 kilograms.
Fredricka Whitfield Family
Whitfield was born in Maryland, United States to her parents Mal (father) and Nola (mother). In addition, her father is an American middle-distance runner and Olympian. Moreover, her siblings are Malvin Lonnie, Nyna Konishi, and Ed Wright.
Fredricka Whitfield Husband
Whitfield has been married to her lovely husband, John Glenn, the director of photography at THe Atlanta Journal-Constitution since 1999. In addition, the couple is proud parents to three children. Their son was born in January 2005. Moreover, the set of fraternal twins, daughter Nola and son Gilbert was born in November 2012.
Fredricka Whitfield Education
Whitfield graduated in 1983 from Paint Branch High School in Burtonsville, Maryland. Moreover, Fredricka earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Howard University’s School of Communications in 1987. Furthermore, Whitfield served as a news anchor for campus radio station WHUR while attending Howard.
Fredricka Whitfield Career
After college, the news anchor worked at WPLG-TV in Miami, NewsChannel 8 in Washington, D.C., KTVT-TV in Dallas, and WTNH in Charleston, South Carolina. Later, Whitfield became a correspondent for NBC News serving as an Atlanta-based correspondent for NBC Nightly News from 1995 to 2001. Moreover, the news anchor has worked for other news programs at NBC including Today; as a morning and afternoon anchor as well as an assignment reporter.
Furthermore, the news anchor joined CNN in 2002 and has covered several major stories. Whitfield was the first anchor to break the news of the death of Ronald Reagan. Additionally, the news anchor has reported the devastating Asian tsunami which occurred in December 2004. Similarly, she also reported from the Persian Gulf region during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Furthermore, she currently anchors CNN’s weekend edition of CNN Newsroom from the network’s world headquarters in Atlanta.
Fredricka Whitfield’s Net Worth
Whitfield’s net worth is $1 million.
