Phil Black Biography
Phil Black is a CNN International freelance reporter based in London from Australia. Black joined CNN in April 2007 and focuses on European news. He was a member of CNN’s team that covered the Russian-Georgian conflict in 2008, which erupted over separatist South Ossetia.
How old is Phil Black with CNN? – Age
Black is 41 years old as of 15 August 2021. He was born in 1980 in Australia.
Phil Black Wife – Family
He is married to Eleanor Jane Taylor, an English comedian, television personality, actress, and writer. The couple married in London in 2014 and has one daughter.
Phil Black Net Worth
He has an estimated net worth of $19 million.
Phil Black Height
He stands at a height of 5 feet 7 inches (1.70 meters).
Phil Black CNN Career
Black was CNN International’s Russia correspondent in Moscow before being assigned to London. He covered a number of high-profile stories in the region in this capacity, including Vladimir Putin’s landslide re-election as president and the controversial arrest and detention of protest punk band Pussy Riot.
Recently, Black has been a key figure in CNN’s coverage of the Ukrainian crisis, from his coverage of Kiev’s Maidan protests to Donetsk’s fighting between pro-Russian rebels and government forces. Black was also on the ground at the crash site of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 and broadcasting live from the scene. Black was honored twice at the 2014 AIB awards for his reporting on this story and the shooting of an anti-government protester in Independence Square.
Black began working for CNN International as a freelance reporter in April 2007 and has covered a variety of stories for the network, including the shootings in a Finnish classroom, the McCartney-Mills divorce hearings, the attempted London terror attacks, the search for Madeleine McCann, and the Princess Diana inquest.
Prior to joining CNN International, Black worked as a correspondent for Seven News in Sydney for seven years, during which time he covered the Asian Tsunami from Sri Lanka. Black began his career as a researcher on Channel Nine’s ‘Getaway’ program, where he assisted with logistical planning for crews shooting travel stories all over the world. He worked for the channel for five years, first as a producer and then as a reporter. During this time, he steadily progressed towards his first correspondent role with Seven News. Black has a combined reporting and producing experience of more than ten years.
