Vanessa Yurkevich Biography
Vanessa Yurkevich works as a CNN business and politics correspondent, covering the intersection of business and politics on CNN’s television and digital platforms.
How old is Vanessa Yurkevich? – Age
Vanessa is 34 Years old as of November 29, 2021. She was born in 1985 in the United States of America.
Vanessa Yurkevich Family
Faze has a biological sister as well as two stepbrothers. There is no information about her biological father, but she adores his mother and is currently residing with her and his stepfather.
Vanessa Yurkevich Husband
Yurkevich was discovered to be dating her boyfriend Brian Dutt, the Founder and CEO of the Ice Skating Company BeeRoll.
Vanessa Yurkevich Measurements
Yurkevich stands at a height of 5 feet and 10 inches. She has light blue eyes and blonde hair. Her weight is around 63 kg. Her US shoe size is 8.
Vanessa Yurkevich Salary
Vanessa earns an annual salary of $500 thousand.
Vanessa Yurkevich Net Worth
She has an estimated net worth of $5 million.
Vanessa Yurkevich CNN – Career
Yurkevich recently covered the historic General Motors strike, the government shutdown, and flooding in the Midwest and its impact on farmers in this role. During the height of the trade war, she sat down for an exclusive one-on-one interview with Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue. She travels to the heart of the country on a regular basis to meet with voters and gauge public opinion.
Yurkevich also covers and interviews Democratic presidential candidate Mayor Pete Buttigieg on the campaign trail. She also spoke with 2020 presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke, former candidate Governor Jay Inslee, and potential presidential candidate Howard Schultz. She has also covered immigration extensively and has spent time reporting from the US-Mexico border. Yurkevich obtained exclusive photos that show, for the first time, the harsh conditions in which children are held by Border Patrol.She also gained exclusive access to the US Border Patrol Academy, where she spent months embedded with three border patrol agents, and produced a three-part series titled ‘The Green Wall.’
Yurkevich also went on a one-month road trip for CNN’s award-winning #MyVote Campaign Camper tour, traveling the country in the final weeks of the 2016 election and speaking with Americans about the issues that were important to them. She was the anchor of CNN’s digital coverage from the Empire State Building on Election Night 2016, which won an Edward R. Murrow, a Webby, and a PROMAXBDA award. She has also conducted exclusive interviews with Richard Branson and Crown Prince Haakon and Princess Mette-Marit of Norway.
Yurkevich previously worked in Buenos Aires for Blouin Artinfo, NY1 News and NY1 Noticias, BBC, The New York Times — The Local, and Associated Press Television.
She was awarded the International Center for Journalists’ Scripps Howard Immigration Fellowship as well as the Knight Foundation’s US – Russia Young Media Professionals Fellowship.
She has also covered immigration extensively and has spent time reporting from the US-Mexico border. Yurkevich obtained exclusive photos that show, for the first time, the harsh conditions in which children are held by Border Patrol.