Brianna Keilar CNN, Bio, Age, Husband, Height, Salary and Net Worth

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Brianna Keilar Biography

Brianna Keilar, an Australian American political commentator and journalist now working as a Co-anchor of New Day on CNN. Before, Keilar worked as an anchor of “CNN Right Now,” which aired weekdays at 1 p.m. Additionally, she included reporting on the day’s biggest stories, besides hard-hitting interviews with major newsmakers.

Brianna Keilar Age

Keilar was born on September 21, 1980, in Canberra, Australia Capital Territory, Australia. Now she is 47 years old. Additionally, she holds Australian nationality through birth and belongs to Australian American ethnicity.

Brianna Keilar Education

Keilar studied at Phi Beta Kappa with bachelor’s degrees in mass communications and psychology from the University of California, Berkeley.

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Brianna Keilar Height

Keilar stands at an approximate height of 5 feet 3 inches(1.6m). Furthermore, she weighs 55kg.

Brianna Keilar Family

Keilar is the daughter of Glenn, an Australian, and her late mother Miriam. Her parents lived in Australia at the time of Brianna’s birth. Later, Keilar and her family traveled to the United States and settled in Orange County, California.

Brianna Keilar Husband

Firstly Keilar married Dave French on May 2, 2009, though the couple divorced. In July 2016, Keilar announced that she was engaged to Fernando Lujan, an active-duty Green Beret, who was then a director on the National Security Council at the White House. The couple got married in Las Vegas and together they have a son . Their son was born on June 8, 2018. She is also Teddy’s stepmom.

Brianna Keilar CNN

Keilar is now working anchor of CNN’s morning show “New Day,” airing Monday through Friday from 6 to 9 a.m. Before, Keilar worked as an anchor of “CNN Right Now,” which aired weekdays at 1 p.m. She also included reporting on the day’s biggest stories, besides hard-hitting interviews with major newsmakers. Throughout 2020, Keilar played a key role in the network’s expanded coverage of the coronavirus pandemic.

She has also pushed for increased government accountability through her regular “Roll the Tape” segments on a wide variety of political topics and figures. Keilar is also the author of Home Front, a column that focuses on military families in hopes of bridging the military-civilian divide.

Before working as an anchor in November 2018, Keilar worked as CNN’s senior Washington correspondent, responsible for working on important stories on politics, policy, and breaking news in Washington. Additionally, Keilar also worked as a senior White House correspondent for CNN, reporting on the Obama administration from the nation’s capital and from around the world.

Brianna Keilar CBS

Before working in the White House, Keilar worked as a congressional correspondent, responsible for working on the activities of both the U.S. Additionally, Keilar first came to the network in 2006 as a correspondent for CNN Newsource. There she provided breaking news coverage and reported from the nation’s capital for approximately 800 CNN Newsource partner stations. Furthermore, She came to Newsource from CBS News where she worked as an anchor, reporter, and producer for a CBS newscast that aired on mtvU, MTV’s college network. She also served as a fill-in anchor on CBS News’ overnight newscast, Up to the Minute, and a freelance reporter for CBS Evening News Weekend Edition.

Before working for CBS, Keilar worked as a general assignment reporter in Yakima, Wash., for the CNN and CBS affiliate, KIMA-TV. During that same time, she also served on radio as a morning show personality and weekend news reader. Additionally, Keilar started her journalism career as a production assistant and intern at KTVU-TV, a CNN and FOX affiliate in San Francisco.

Brianna Keilar Salary

Keilar receives an annual salary ranging from $ $58,544 – $143,769. However, details about the exact amount of salary she earns are currently not available.

Brianna Keilar Net Worth

Keilar has an estimated net worth of $8 million.