Christina Macfarlane Biography
Christina Macfarlane is a Broadcast Journalist from Surrey, MacFarlane England working as the CNN International News and Sports Anchor based in the London bureau.
How old is Christina Macfarlane? – Age
Christina was born in Surrey, MacFarlane England. Her date and months of birth are not revealed.
Christina Macfarlane Family
Macfarlane’sparents are not known, her brother Tom Macfarlane is a model with Model Team Glasgow.
In 2015, she together with her brother Tom became the owner of a golden retriever puppy named Skye.
Christina Macfarlane Husband – Wedding
Macfarlane is married to Peter MacPhail, the couple wedded in Scotland in 2020. They have two children. She is the godmother of George.
Christina Macfarlane Career (CNN)
For over five years, Macfarlane has hosted CNN World Sport and anchors CNN news programming daily, including Link the World, Hala Gorani Tonight, and CNN Newsroom. Macfarlane has covered significant live sporting events since joining CNN in 2010, including the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan, the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, and the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janiero.
Macfarlane has faced big sporting news headlines as well as coverage from the Champions League and Six Nations, including Leicester City’s fantasy run to the EPL championship and the continued reporting on the Hillsborough tragedy. After being shut down for posing a question about the National Basketball Association’s standoff with China at an NBA press conference, Macfarlane received international recognition in October 2019.
Macfarlane is the host of World Rugby and Alpine Edge feature shows for CNN, and fronts the regional coverage of CNN tennis. She has written on all four Grand Slam tournaments, including Serena Williams, Novak Djokovic, Rafa Nadal, and Andy Murray, and has interviewed various players. Macfarlane sat down for an exclusive interview titled ‘Roger Uncovered’ with Roger Federer in 2019.
Macfarlane was a writer for CNN’s Living Golf highlight show before becoming CNN’s sports and news anchor. She has also worked on the European and PGA Tour with European Tour Productions in development and as part of her live broadcasting service for Sky Sports.
At the 2019 British Sports Broadcasting Awards, Macfarlane made history, becoming the first woman ever to be named the Broadcast Journalist of the Year. The International Press Association has also shortlisted her work, and she holds a Master’s Degree from City University London in Broadcast Journalism.
Christina Macfarlane Net Worth
Macfarlane has an estimated net worth of $2 million as of 2020.