Andrea Canning Biography
Andrea Canning is a Canadian-American writer and journalist. In October 2012, she was designated a Dateline NBC correspondent, and she also contributes to NBC News platforms such as Today, NBC Nightly News, and MSNBC. She also serves as a substitute anchor and news anchor on Today and Weekend Today.
How old is Andrea Canning?-Age
She is 50 years old as of December 2022. Canning was born Andrea Mead Canning on December 10, 1972, in Collingwood, Ontario, Canada.
Andrea Canning Education
Canning earned a psychology degree from the University of Western Ontario in 1994. At Ryerson Polytechnic University, she also studied radio and television arts.
Andrea Canning Family- Siblings
Andrea has managed to keep her personal life away from the limelight hence she has not disclosed any information about her parents. It is also not known if she has any siblings.
Andrea Canning Husband- Children
Canning is married to F/A-18 instructor pilot Lt. Col Tony Bancroft, USMCR. Anna, Charlotte “Charlie,” Christina “Kiki,” Georgia, Elle, and George Anthony Bancroft III are their five children and one son.
Andrea Canning Career
Previously, she worked as a reporter and co-anchor of the evening newscast for WCPO-TV in Cincinnati. Canning worked for WPTV-TV in West Palm Beach, Florida, from 1999 to 2001, and for CKVR-TV in Barrie, Ontario, from 1997 to 1999. She was also the morning anchor for Greenville, Mississippi’s WXVT-CBS. Canning worked as an assignment editor for the tabloid TV show Extra from 1996 to 1997 before joining CKVR. She also interned for Baywatch and lived in the same house as a future media celebrity and host Ryan Seacrest.[Canning worked as an ABC News journalist from 2004 to April 2012, covering the White House, Congress, the Supreme Court, and the Iraq War for ABC’s affiliate NewsOne.
She covered a wide range of issues at ABC News, from crime stories and landmark trials to the tragedy of Hurricane Katrina and the Casey Anthony case. Her public prominence skyrocketed after she appeared on 20/20 with Charlie Sheen on February 28, 2011. The interview was then utilized as the foundation for a viral film, which gained over 10 million views in its first nine days on YouTube. Canning worked for ABC News, where she contributed to Good Morning America, Nightline, World News with Diane Sawyer, and 20/20, in addition to hosting the early morning shows World News Now and America This Morning. Canning was also a substitute news reader for Good Morning America. Canning joined NBC News in October 2012, as a correspondent for Dateline while contributing to other NBC News platforms. Canning has appeared in the role of a news anchor in the popular Ruby Herring Mystery movie series, beginning in 2019.
Andrea Canning’s Net Worth
Canning has an estimated net worth of 1 million dollars.