Polo Sandoval Biography
Polo Sandoval is an American journalist and National Correspondent now working as a CNN U.S. Correspondent based in New York. Additionally, he is a member of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists and enjoys mentoring young, up-and-coming journalists.
Polo Sandoval Age
Sandoval was born on May 10, 1971, in Texas in the United States. Currently, he is 51 years old. He holds American nationality and he belongs to the Lebanese-American ethnicity.
Polo Sandoval Education
Sandoval earned a bachelor’s degree in Mass Communication with a concentration in Electronic Media from Texas State University in San Marcos.
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Polo Sandoval Height
Sandoval stands at an approximate height of 5 feet 8 inches (1.72m). Furthermore, he weighs around 72kgs. Information about Sandoval’s teeth is currently not available.
Polo Sandoval Parents
Sandoval is originally from texas in the United States. His dad comes from Lebanon while his mum comes from the United States. Additionally, he has a brother though he has not mentioned his name.
Polo Sandoval Wife
Sandoval is married to Daniella though there is not much information about their relationship.
Polo Sandoval CNN
Sandoval is now working as a CNN U.S. Correspondent based in New York.
He works on a wide range of breaking news stories across the country for CNN and its sister networks CNNI, HLN, and CNN Español. While his time at CNN Newsource in Washington, D.C., Sandoval’s responsibilities included daily custom working of national and international headlines for CNN’s 800 English- and Spanish-speaking affiliates. He’s also served regularly with CNN U.S. on high-profile stories, which includes being on the ground for the outbreak of deadly tornadoes across the deep south.
Also the tribute to the victims of the Boston Marathon bombing (2013), the riots in Baltimore (2015), the prison break in Dannemora, NY (2015), and the latest escape of drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman (2016). He also worked on hurricanes that hit the British Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, and Houston (2017), he came back to Rio Grande Valley (his hometown) to cover the controversial immigration child separation (2018). Additionally, he came back to south Texas to provide valuable on-the-ground context and reporting regarding the border wall as the longest-running shutdown continued in Washington, D.C. (2019).
Sandoval served at KRGV-TV, a local ABC affiliate in South Texas, prior to coming to CNN. While he frequently served the anchor desk, Sandoval’s love for storytelling developed as bureau chief along the Texas-Mexico border. His assignments are like immigration, homeland security, drug cartels, and the resulting violence on both sides of the border. Assignments took Sandoval across the country for coverage of political conventions and often into Mexico, the country he grew up in.
Polo Sandoval Salary
Sandoval receives an annual salary ranging from $58,544 – $143,769. However, details about the exact amount of salary he earns are currently not available.
Polo Sandoval’s Net Worth
Sandoval has an estimated net worth of $1 million.