Amara Walker Biography
Amara Walker is an American journalist now working as an anchor and correspondent based at the network’s global headquarters in Atlanta. She anchors New Day Weekend with Boris Sanchez. Before, Walker worked as a news anchor and general assignment reporter at WFLD in Chicago.
Amara Walker Age
Walker was born on November 30, 1981, in Los Angeles, California, United States. Now, she is 41 years old. Furthermore, she belongs to the American nationality.
Amara Walker Education
Walker graduated Magna Cum Laude with a dual degree in political science and broadcast journalism from the University of Southern California.
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Amara Walker Height
Walker stands at an approximate height of 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m).
Amara Walker Family
Walker originally came from Korean America, though born and raised outside Los Angeles. Information regarding her parents and her sibling is currently not available. Furthermore, she speaks conversational Korean and Spanish.
Amara Walker Husband
Walker married Thomas Walker, an otolaryngologist, and facial plastic surgeon. The couple got married in April 2012 in Austria. Together they are blessed with two children.
Amara Walker CNN Today
Walker is now working as an anchor and correspondent based at the network’s global headquarters in Atlanta. There she anchors New Day Weekend with Boris Sanchez. Walker started her career at CNN as an anchor for CNN International in 2012. While her time with CNNI, she distinguished herself as one of the lead breaking news anchors working on a number of live major international news events, without a script for hours on end.
As a CNN correspondent, Walker reported on the 2021 Atlanta spa massacre and the subsequent outcry from the Asian-American community against the increasing hate. Also the racist incidents due to misplaced blame for the Covid-19 pandemic and Donald Trump’s rhetoric. Additionally, she also co-hosted a primetime special with Anderson Cooper, Victor Blackwell, and Ana Cabrera, called “Afraid: Fear in America’s Communities of Color.”
During the 2020 Presidential election and the Georgia Senate runoff, Walker was among the election night team. They reported on President Trump’s repeated attacks against the Georgia Secretary of State baselessly claiming fraud. Her subsequent reports focused on the investigations into Trump’s phone call pressuring the Secretary to “find” more votes after his loss to Joe Biden. She also reported on the presidential vote recount in Georgia
Additionally, Walker provided updates on Anderson Cooper’s AC360’s “360 Bulletin.” Walker Before worked as a news anchor and general assignment reporter at WFLD in Chicago. During her time there, she reported from President Barack Obama’s re-election campaign headquarters during the 2012 U.S. presidential election. She also worked on the 2012 Chicago teachers’ strike that shut down the public school system for eight days. In addition, she contributed numerous reports on the violence plaguing the south side of Chicago.
Before coming to Chicago, Walker spent seven years at WTVJ in Miami as a weekend evening news anchor and general assignment reporter. During her time there, she reported on major national and international stories including the capture and killing of Osama bin Laden, the 2012 Florida Republican primary, the 2006 NBA championship, and the 2010 governor’s race in Florida. In the summer of 2005, she reported from New Orleans and Mississippi as Hurricane Katrina was bearing down on the South. After the earthquake struck Haiti in January 2010, Walker traveled to the country to cover the devastation.
Amara Walker CNN News
Walker worked live on the air as a fire ripped through Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris in April 2019. Additionally, She was also live on the air as security forces stormed Kiev’s Independence Square. Which ultimately led to the crisis in Ukraine.
In 2014, Walker led the network’s initial coverage of the Ottawa shootings at the Canadian Parliament which was simulcast on CNN and CNN International. Walker was nominated for an Emmy award for her breaking news coverage of the Manchester Arena bombing attack during an Ariana Grande concert in 2017.
Amara Walker Salary
Walker receives an annual salary ranging from $58,544 – $143,769. However, details about the exact amount of salary she earns are currently not available.
Amara Walker’s Net Worth
Walker, an anchor, and correspondent has an estimated net worth of $5 Million.