Cecilia Vega Biography
Cecilia Vega is an American journalist best known for being a correspondent for 60 Minutes from March 2023 to May 2026. Previously, she worked for ABC News as the chief White House correspondent and co-anchor of Good Morning America.
Cecilia Vega Education
Vega joined the American University School of Communication in Washington, D.C., in 1995 after finishing her education at Salesian High School in Richmond, California. In 1999, she graduated with a Bachelor’s degree.
Cecilia Vega Career
Vega is best known for being a correspondent for 60 Minutes from March 2023 to May 2026. There, she made history as the first Latina correspondent for the program. Her first story for the program was about sperm whales. In 2024, she received the National Latina Journalist of the Year Award from the National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ) and CCNMA: Latino Journalists of California.
Vega previously worked for ABC News as the chief White House correspondent. During her time at ABC NEWS, she anchored the network’s Good Morning America, Nightline, and “20/20. She also went on assignments around the world, including London for the Olympics, Rome for the election of a new pope, and inside Japan’s Fukushima power plant. In addition, she covered Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign, the 2014 Ebola epidemic in the United States, the Sony computer hacking, and the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Vega filed reports on the election and inauguration of President Barack Obama. Moreover, she has interviewed notable figures like Sylvester Stallone and Enrique Peña Nieto, Mexico’s President. She danced Gangnam Style with Psy, went to the bottom of the Arctic in a submarine, and petted whales in the Sea of Cortez.
Before joining ABC News, Vega worked as a reporter for KGO- TV in San Francisco, where she won an Emmy Award. She won awards as a print reporter before transitioning to broadcast news in 2007. She served the San Bernardino Sun, the Santa Rosa Press Democrat, and then the San Francisco Chronicle. While working in print journalism, she received accolades from the California Newspaper Publishers Association, the East Bay Press Club, and the Hearst Corporation.
Cecilia Vega Age
Vega was born Cecilia Marcellina Vega on January 7, 1977, in San Francisco, California, Undited States of America. She is 49 years old as of 2026. Vega celebrates her birthday on January 7th.
Cecilia Vega Height
Vega stands at an approximate height of 5 feet and 7 inches.
Cecilia Vega Family
Vega grew up in the East Bay area with her brother, Vincent. Her mother worked for the University of California. She has Mexican and Italian roots.
Cecilia Vega Husband
Vega got married to Ricardo Jimenez. The couple lives in New York. However, she has not disclosed more information about her husband.
Cecilia Vega Net Worth
Vega has an estimated net worth ranging between $1 million – $5 million, which she has earned through being a journalist.
Cecilia Vega Salary
Vega earns an annual salary ranging between $40,000 – $ 110,500.
Cecilia Vega Firing Dispute with CBS
Vega was a correspondent for 60 Minutes from March 2023 to May 2026. Bari Weiss, CBS’s News editor-in-chief, declared that she, alongside Sharyn Alfonsi and two senior executive producers were fired from 60 Minutes due to a shakeup within the program. Vega denounced CBS News, stating that her contract was not set to expire until March 2027. She accused the network of imposing self-driven censorship.