Jessica Yellin Biography
Jessica Yellin is a former Chief White House Correspondent for CNN and recognized award-winning broadcast journalist from the United States of America. She has also authored a book by the title ‘Savage News’ which was published in 2019. While working for CNN, Yellin was based in the network’s Washington, D.C. bureau.
During her time as Chief White House Correspondent, Yellin was also described as “one of the most powerful women in Washington”. After her mainstream career, Yellin founded a media platform known as #NewsNotNoise that shares it’s daily news reports on Instagram under her account @JessicaYellin. She reported on politics for ABC News, CNN as a White House correspondent and for MSNBC as a correspondent and overnight anchor.
How old is Jessica Yellin? – Age
The former CNN reporter is 50 years old as of February 25, 2021. She was born as Jessica Sage Yellin in 1971 in Los Angeles, California, United States.
Jessica Yellin Family – Parents and Sibling
Jessica was born and raised in a family of four with only one sibling; younger brother Seth Yellin. She is the only daughter and elder child of Ira Yellin and Adele Marilyn Yellin. Their father, Ira, was a well-known real estate developer in L.A. who used to restore older homes as well as neighborhoods.
Jessica’s family is Jewish with her father being a past president of the American Jewish Committee and a son of an Orthodox rabbi.
Is Jessica Yellin married? – Husband
She was married to CNN’s chief national correspondent John King from 2008 to 2012. She was previously married to Jeremy Bash from 1998 to 2007.
Jessica Yellin Journalism Career
In June 2011, she was assigned to the role. Yellin is contributing to CNN’s America’s Choice 2012 election coverage, focusing on President Barack Obama’s presidency and his re-election bid. Prior to her new job, Yellin worked as National Political Correspondent in January 2009. She reported the life stories of politics, politics, and entertainment through CNN shows. Yellin also traveled around the globe, focusing on breaking political news, as well as political developments and activities impacting Americans outside the nation’s capital.
As a member of the Peabody Award-winning Best Political Team on Television, Yellin’s coverage of the 2008 and 2010 American Votes elections was popular throughout the network. During the 2008 campaign, she flew around the frontline to cover important races and meet the candidates. Yellin has addressed global policy discussions, including the drive to overhaul the financial regulatory system. In 2010, she received the Gracie Award for research on the intersection of women and politics.
In August 2007, Yellin joined CNN as a reporter for Capitol Hill. Until CNN, Yellin was White House correspondent for ABC News. She started working with ABC in July 2003 and focused on politics and culture for programs such as World News, Good Morning America, and Nightline. She met Presidents Bill Clinton and George H. W. Bush and First Lady Laura Bush. It has also been published from across the globe, including Russia, China, Europe, Latin America, and Mongolia.
Prior to joining ABC News, Yellin was a night reporter and MSNBC correspondent. She covered the 2000 recount in Florida as a general assignment reporter for WTVT-TV in Tampa. She started her career as a general assignment reporter for Orlando’s 24-hour cable news station, Central Florida News 13, in 1998. She was appointed the morning anchor in 1999. Yellin’s writing was published in The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, Information and Entertainment Monthly. She was a writer for George Magazine based in Los Angeles. Previously, she worked as a front-of-the-book reporter at Los Angeles Journal, where she contributed and edited articles on politics, Hollywood, and cultural topics.
Jessica Yellin Net Worth
Yellin’s net worth is not revealed.
Why did Jessica Yellin leave CNN
In August 2013, Yellin became Chief Internal Relations Officer and also worked as a replacement anchor. Reportedly unhappy with the transfer, Yellin agreed to quit CNN in October of 2013.