Jamie Gangel Biography
Jamie Gangel is a numerous awards television news reporter working as a CNN special correspondent. She joined CNN in August 2015. Gangel is a reporter for CNN’s digital and television platforms, and she can be seen on CNN’s AC360, The Lead with Jake Tapper, and The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer on a regular basis.
How old is Jamie Gangel? – Age
She is 66 years old as of 2021. She was born in 1955 in New York, New York, United States. Her real name is Jamie Sue Gangel.
Jamie Gangel Family
She was born to Richard I. Gangel and Phyllis Gangel-Jacob. Eleven months after her birth, her parents divorced. Her mother is a retired New York Supreme Court justice.
What is Jamie Gangel’s religion?- Education
Gangel was raised as a devout Jew. In 1977, Gangel graduated from Georgetown University’s Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service with a Bachelor of Science degree. In 1976, she enrolled at Harvard University to study international economics.
Who is Jamie Gangel Husband? – Marriage
Gangel is married to Daniel Silva, a New York Times bestselling author, and they have two children who are twins; Lily Silva and Nicholas Silva. The family resides in the state of Florida. Silva became a follower of Judaism as an adult.
Jamie Gangel Net Worth
She has an estimated net worth of $1 million.
Jamie Gangel CNN – Career
Prior to joining CNN, Gangel worked for NBC News for nearly two decades as a National Correspondent for TODAY, covering a wide range of topics from pop culture to breaking news.
Gangel has become well-known for her long-format features and interviews as a TODAY National Correspondent, profiling everyone from presidents and celebrities to ordinary people with extraordinary stories. Presidents George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, and Barack Obama, as well as dozens of prominent newsmakers such as Vice President Dick Cheney, first lady Laura Bush, first lady Barbara Bush, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, Governor Jeb Bush, Governor Chris Christie, and Donald Trump, have all been featured in Gangel’s exclusives.
Over the course of her career, Gangel has conducted numerous exclusive interviews, including with radio host Rush Limbaugh, Chief Justice of the United States William Rehnquist, legendary American artist Andrew Wyeth, actor Robert Downey Jr. while incarcerated in California, Florida Governor Jeb Bush on his daughter Noelle’s battle with drug addiction, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, and businessman Ross Perot.
Gangel has interviewed rock legends Eric Clapton and Keith Richards, as well as ballet star Mikhail Baryshnikov, cellist Yo Yo Ma, Arthur Miller, George Lucas, Quincy Jones, and Burt Bacharach, the legendary songwriter. Harrison Ford, Sean Connery, Jeremy Irons, Mel Gibson, Tom Hanks, Clint Eastwood, John Travolta, Jim Carrey, Courtney Love, Billy Crystal, Vanessa Redgrave, Peter O’Toole, Jane Fonda, Glenn Close, Barbara Streisand, Larry Flynt, Hunter Thompson, 50 Cent, James Earl Jones, Henry Winkler, Cee Lo Green, and Frank Zappa are among the actors, singers, and musicians she has profiled.
Gangel has reported for TODAY from all over the world, from Europe to Africa to South America. As part of the Pentagon pool in the Persian Gulf in 1987, Gangel covered the Iran-Iraq war. Gangel covered stories in Central America in 1986, including the Nicaraguan government’s war with the Contras. In 1984, she covered the presidential campaigns of Jesse Jackson, John Glenn, and Gary Hart, as well as Geraldine Ferraro’s vice presidential campaign. She has profiled major Olympic athletes, traveled to the Arctic Circle to observe polar bears, and swum with sharks in the Caribbean as part of her features. Emmy, Edward R. Murrow, Clarion, AP, and Gracie awards are among her many honors and awards.