Erin Burnett Biography

Erin Burnett is an American Anchor/Reporter/Correspondent working with CNN where she serves the station as an anchor for Eric Burnett OutFront. This is a dynamic nightly news program that provides in-depth analysis, compelling newsmaker interviews, and lively debates on the day’s top issues.

Erin Burnett Education

Burnett attended St. Andrew’s Academy, a private co-educational preparatory boarding school in Middletown, Delaware, and graduated in 1994. She returned to school in 2009 to give the opening address. Burnett attended Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts, where she studied political science and economics and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in political economy. She played lacrosse and field hockey as a graduate.

Erin Burnett Career

Burnett works with CNN where she serves the station as an anchor for Erin Burnett OutFront. The program airs every weeknight at 7 PM ET on CNN and is simulcast on CNN International. She also serves the station as a CNN Chief Business and Economics Correspondent.

Erin has been at the forefront of reporting on the coronavirus pandemic. While she is used to her trademark analysis to constantly fact-check and hold the Trump and Biden administrations accountable, she also focused on the stories of people who sacrificed and suffered.

Being part of CNN’s political coverage, she moderated the 2020 CNN/New York Times Democratic presidential primary debate in Westerville, Ohio. She has also hosted CNN town halls with presidential candidates, which include now President Joe Biden, and Vice President Kamala Harris.

In her tenure with CNN, she has also covered countless breaking news stories on location from the Paris and Brussels terror attacks to the Las Vegas and Orlando mass shootings and Hurricane Sandy. Asides from that, she has reported from around the world, which includes reporting across Africa and Asia, Cuba, Iran, and Afghanistan.

Her investigative reports on terror funding identified a Qatari financier whom the U.S. Treasury Department subsequently designated a global terrorist. Part of Burnett’s national security coverage includes a documentary “The Truth About Benghazi.”

Her documentary work also includes an investigation into then-President Trump’s business activities “The Trump Family Business.” She has also provided a deep dive into women in America on the 100th anniversary of women’s suffrage.

CNBC

She joined CNN from CNBC where she was anchoring two flagship programs and contributed to Meet the Press. In her tenure working at CNBC/NBC News, she broadcast from Cairo during the Egyptian revolution and from Nigeria after the attempted terror bombing of a Detroit-bound jet. She has also produced and anchored documentaries on Russia, Africa, India, Dubai, and Iraq.

Erin Burnett Age

Burnett is 47 years old. She was born Erin Isabelle Burnett on 2 July 1976 in Mardela Springs, Maryland, United States. She celebrates her birthday on July 2nd every year.

Erin Burnett Height

Burnett stands at a height of 5 feet 6 inches (1.68 m).

Erin Burnett Family

Burnett is the youngest daughter of Esther Margaret (née Stewart) and Kenneth King Burnett, a corporate attorney. She is of Irish and Scottish ancestry.

Erin Burnett Husband/Is Erin Burnett Still Married?

Burnett had a blind date with Executive David Rubulotta on 21st December 2012. Their marraige is 11 years old. Rubulotta has formerly been a broker with Lehman Brothers. They were engaged in September 2011 after dating for 9 years. They met on a blind date in 2003. Burnett gave birth to a son on November 29, 2013 named Nyle Thomas. Thomas is 10 years old.

She gave birth to a daughter on July 18, 2015 named Isabelle Burnette. Isabelle is 8 years old. The couple welcomed their third child, a boy, on the 20th of August 2018 named Owen Thomas. Owen is 5 years old. Together, as a family, they reside in New York City.

Erin Burnett Net Worth

Burnett has an estimated net worth of $20 Million which she has earned through being a news anchor.

Erin Burnett Salary

Burnett earns an annual salary of $6 Million.

Erin Burnett Religion

Burnett is Catholic.

Erin Burnett CNN

Burnett works at CNN where she works alongside other famous CNN anchors, reporters, meteorologists, and sports anchors including;

1. Roland Martin
2. Sara Sidner
3. Erin Mclaughlin
4. Alex Marquardt
5. Kirsten Powers
6. Midwin Charles
7. Anderson Cooper
8. Jason Carroll
9. Josh Campbell
10. Ryan Browne
11. Pamela Brown
12. Gloria Borger

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