Robyn Curnow Biography
Robyn Curnow is a journalist from South African who is working as the CNN anchor and host of ‘CNN Newsroom with Robyn Curnow’, a CNN International program. Before joining CNN, she served as a reporter for the BBC and for the South African Broadcasting Corporation.
How old is Robyn Curnow? – Age
The CNN Newsroom anchor was born in 1972 in Perth, Australia. She is 49 years old as of 2021.
Robyn Curnow Family – Parents – What nationality is Robyn Curnow?
She is the granddaughter of Syd Curnow(Sydney Harry “Syd” Curnow). Even though her parents are not known, she is a daughter to one of his sons; Niven Francis Curnow, Michael Paul Curnow, Donald McAulliffe Curnow, and one whose identity is not revealed. She is South African.
Who is Robyn Curnow married to? – Husband
Curnow is married to Kim Norgaard. The couple has two children; Freya Norgaard and Hella Norgaard. Her husband is said to be the CNN International’s bureau chief in Johannesburg.
Robyn Curnow Career (CNN)
In Johannesburg and London, Curnow formerly worked as a CNN correspondent. She is based at the Atlanta headquarters of CNN. Curnow has extensively reported on the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, interviewing medical frontline staff, scientists, and other public health experts about the latest news, results, and stories about how people around the world are affected by the coronavirus.
She frequently covers important U.S. political stories, including President Donald Trump and his administration, as well as issues impacting Americans, such as maternal mortality rates and immigration, monitoring the diplomatic and geopolitical ramifications for CNN’s foreign viewers. Curnow was on the air anchoring CNN’s coverage by CNN International and CNN/US when Trump was diagnosed with Covid-19 this fall.
She anchored CNN’s coverage of the recent Beirut blast, numerous terrorist attacks in Europe, North Africa, North Korea, and the Syrian War. She was part of the 2020 Alfred I of CNN. DuPont-Columbia Award-winning coverage of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi’s assassination, as well as CNN’s Emmy-nominated coverage of a 2018 airstrike that killed hundreds of children on a school bus in Yemen.
When Robert Mugabe resigned as president of Zimbabwe in 2017, Curnow was central to the coverage of the long-ruling autocrat by the network, which was awarded in the Breaking News category with a 2019 Royal Television Society Award. In October 2016, when coalition forces launched the Mosul offensive, which led to CNN’s News and Documentary Emmy nomination, Curnow was on television, reporting live from Havana on the death of Fidel Castro as well as the U.S. The landmark trip to Cuba by President Barack Obama in 2016.
While based as a correspondent in South Africa, Curnow led CNN’s coverage of the death of Nelson Mandela and broadcast live from his funeral. Curnow had a long friendly relationship with Mandela, interviewing him before and after his presidency a number of times. Her talk with him was the last interview he had on his 90th birthday.
Curnow interrogated Oscar Pistorius and during his assassination trial, was based in Pretoria. Her Olympian documentary, commissioned by Anderson Cooper 360°, also featured exclusive videos and interviews with the inner circle of Pistorius.
Former U.S. interviewed by Curnow President George W. Bush and Laura, his wife, as well as the former U.S. Bill Clinton the President. She met separately with former First Lady Michelle Obama, Oprah Winfrey, and Archbishop Desmond Tutu as well. She covered a wide variety of African news, such as the HIV/AIDS epidemic, the World Cup cricket, political scandals involving President Jacob Zuma of South Africa, and Boko Haram. She traveled to the continent extensively and reported on human rights violations and corruption from Zimbabwe. Curnow began reporting in London for CNN in 2001, covering stories such as the Vatican’s death of Pope John Paul II, the South Asian tsunami, and the 2005 London bombings.
Robyn Curnow Salary – Net Worth
She earns $58,432 every year. She has an estimated net worth of $2 Million.