Athena Jones Profile
Athena Jones is an American Correspondent and Reporter working for CNN in Atlanta, Georgia as a national correspondent based in New York. She joined the network in the year 2011 as a general assignment correspondent. Before joining CNN, she worked for NBC News as a White House producer.
Athena Jones Wiki
Full Name: Athena Jones
Profession: Correspondent and Reporter
Nationality: American
Education: Harvard University, Columbia University, The Complutense University of Madrid, and Duke University
Gender: Female
Date of Birth: July 6, 1976
Age / How Old is Athena Jones?: 47 years old as of 2023
Place of Birth: Boston, Massachusetts
Country: United States Of America
Height / How tall is Athena Jones?: 5 feet and 6 inches (1.68 m)
Parents: Robert Jones (father) and Gaynelle Griffin Jones (mother)
Marital Status: Not Available
Children: Not Available
Salary: $ 20,000 – $ 100,000
Net Worth: $1 Million – $5 Million
Athena Jones Education
Jones is a proud graduate of Harvard University as well as Columbia University. She graduated cum laude from Harvard with a bachelor’s degree in Government. From Columbia University, she earned a Master’s degree in journalism.
Jones has also been a student at the Complutense University of Madrid where she studied European politics, arts and literature, and the Spanish language. Also, she studied Islamic studies at the American Research Center in Cairo, Egypt, with Duke University.
Athena Jones Career
Jones serves at CNN as a national correspondent based in New York. Previously, she served as a White House correspondent where she covered President Donald Trump and his administration for all of CNN’s programs and platforms. She began as a general assignment correspondent at CNN. Over the years with CNN, she has covered politics and multiple general news stories for programs across CNN from national stories to breaking news.
Jones has reported on the coronavirus pandemic, the Ebola epidemic, protests against police brutality, debates over immigration reform, the war against ISIS debt and budget issues, and weather events. She has also covered the Supreme Court decisions and the #MeToo movement.
Before joining CNN, she worked for NBC News as a White House producer. There, she was responsible for writing packages, producing story segments, and reporting on air for NBC News as well as MSNBC. She reported on the presidential campaigns of then-Senators Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, during the 2008 election cycle for the National Journal as well as for NBC.
Before going to NBC, she worked for CNN as a freelance segment producer. For 3 years (2001-2003), Jones served as a reporter for Reuters based in Buenos Aires, Argentina. There she reported on various general news stories such as the collapse of the country’s economy, the farm industry, and the Argentine presidential elections. Before Reuters, she served at Bloomberg News as a reporter where she covered politics and the economy in both Argentina and Chile.
Athena Jones Personal Life, Family, Parents, and Husband
Jones is 47 years old as of 2023. She was born on July 6, 1976, in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. She celebrates her birthday on the 6th of July every year. Jones stands at a height of approximately 5 feet and 6 inches (1.68 m).
She was raised with her loving parents, Robert Jones (father) and Gaynelle Griffin Jones (mother). Her dad hails from a family of sharecroppers in Louisiana. Both of Jones’s parents were lawyers. Her mom was the 1st African-American woman to get a position with the First Court of Appeals in Texas. Also, in the year 1993, she was appointed as the 1st Black woman to be U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas by President Bill Clinton. It was so unfortunate that Jones’s mom died in the year 2013 after a long battle with cancer. Jones has siblings, whose identities are unknown at the moment.
Athena Jones Salary and Net Worth
Being one of the top journalists for CNN, she earns an annual salary ranging from $ 20,000 – $ 100,000. Jones has an estimated net worth of between $1 Million – $5 Million which she has earned through her successful career as a Correspondent and Reporter.
Athena Jones Cancer/Health
Jones is a cancer survivor. In 2012, she was diagnosed with DCIS breast cancer. She went through surgery and recovered. She was diagnosed with another type of cancer “triple positive” invasive breast cancer in the year 2015. In February 2016, she began her chemotherapy, where she underwent a series of chemotherapy and radiation treatments. Eventually, she underwent major surgery and fortunately, she recovered. She is now cancer-free and with no other health issues.
Athena Jones Instagram
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Athena Jones CNN
At CNN Jones works alongside;
- Phil Mattingly
- Suzanne Malveaux
- Patrick Oppmann
- Ryan Nobles
- Paula Newton
- Chad Myers
- Jeanne Moos
- David McKenzie
- Oren Liebermann
- Alex Marquardt
- Miguel Marquez
- Laura Jarrett
- Kristen Holmes
- Paula Hancocks