Jim Acosta Profile
Jim Acosta (Real name – Abilio James Acosta) is an American News Anchor, Reporter, Correspondent, and author working for CNN as an anchor and CNN’s chief domestic correspondent based in Washington, D.C. He joined the station in March 2007. Before joining the station, he served at CBS News as a correspondent.
Jim Acosta Wiki
Full Name: Abilio James Acosta
Profession: News Anchor, Reporter, Correspondent, and Author
Nationality: American
Education: Annandale High School, James Madison University
Gender: Male
Date of Birth: April 17, 1971
Age / How Old is Jim Acosta?: 53 years old as of 2024
Place of Birth: Washington, D.C.
Country: United States Of America
Height / How tall is Jim Acosta?: 5 feet and 6 inches (1.68 m)
Parents: Not Available
Marital Status: Divorced
Children: 2
Salary: $700,000
Net Worth: $2 Million – $5 Million
Jim Acosta Education
Acosta graduated from Annandale High School in the year 1989 and then enrolled at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia. He graduated from the university in the year 1993 with a bachelor’s degree in Mass Communications and a minor in Political Science. During his stint at the university, he volunteered for a student-run radio station, WXJM, and served at WSVA (local radio station) as a reporter.
Jim Acosta Career
Acosta serves at CNN as a Chief Domestic Correspondent and Anchor. Before joining the station, he served at CBS News as a correspondent. He spent 4 years and 1 month there (February 2003 – February 2007), first as a correspondent based in New York, and then later based in Atlanta. There, he covered various stories including Hurricane Katrina, the Iraq War from Baghdad, and the 2004 campaign of John Kerry (Democratic presidential candidate).
Before going to CBS News, he worked for WBBM-TV (CBS affiliate) in Chicago, Illinois as a news reporter. He worked for KTVT-TV (CBS affiliate) in Dallas, Texas as a news reporter. Acosta started his journalism career in radio, where he worked for WMAL in Washington, D.C. From there, in the year 1994, he now began working on TV, where his first TV station was WTTG-TV, a Fox-affiliated station in Washington, D.C. His role there was a desk assistant. In the year 1995, he went to work for WBIR-TV, an NBC-affiliated station in Knoxville, Tennessee as a substitute anchor and reporter. His next move was to KTVT.
Jim Acosta CNN
Acosta works as an anchor and CNN’s chief domestic correspondent based in Washington, D.C. On weekends, he anchors CNN Newsroom with Jim Acosta on CNN, and on Thursdays and Fridays, he anchors CNN Newsroom on CNN Max. He began as a correspondent, then in February 2012, he transitioned to National Political Correspondent. In September 2013, he became the Senior White House Correspondent, and in January 2018 Chief White House Correspondent.
As a chief White House correspondent, Acosta earned national attention for President Donald Trump’s clashes with him at press briefings. This was during Donald Trump’s administration. As a Senior White House correspondent, Acosta took coverage of President Barrack Obama’s administration’s strategy for destroying ISIS (a terrorist organization) in November 2015.
In March 2016, Acosta went to Cuba to report on President Barack Obama’s historic trip to the island. Joining CNN, he worked for the American Morning program, where he served as a contributor to CNN’s coverage of the 2010 midterm elections. As a national political correspondent, he took coverage of the 2012 presidential campaign of Mitt Romney (Republican nominee), and for the coverage, he became the lead correspondent.
In the subsequent year after joining CNN, Acosta often appeared on “Ballot Bowl,” CNN’s weekend political program, where he served as an anchor. He covered the 2008 presidential campaigns of Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama (Democratic candidates).
Jim Acosta Political Affiliation
In May 2016, at a nationally televised news conference, Acosta was called by President Trump “a real beauty” for his reporting. On August 2, 2017, during a debate at a White House press conference, Acosta got into a heated argument with Stephen Miller (White House senior policy advisor). The argument was over the Donald Trump administration’s support for the RAISE Act.
After Kaitlan Collins got banned from the official press conference by the White House on August 2, 2018, and after a statement from Donald Trump, Acosta asked Sarah Huckabee Sanders (press secretary of the White House) if she evaded herself from that statement. The statement was “FAKE NEWS media… is the enemy of the American People.” Sarah Huckabee was neither declining nor supporting the statement and she argued over her own treatment by the media. Acosta was panned by many conservatives and praised by many liberals.
Jim Acosta Personal Life, Family, Parents, and Wife
Acosta was born on 17 April 1971, in Washington, D.C., United States. As a result, he is 53 years old as of 2024. He celebrates his birthday on April 17 every year. Acosta stands at an approximate height of 5 feet and 6 inches (1.68 m).
Acosta grew up in northern Virginia. His father grew up in Virginia and arrived in the United States as a refugee from Cuba, 3 weeks before the Cuban Missile Crisis. At the time, his father was 11 years old. Acosta’s mother is of Czech and Irish ancestry. The names of Acosta’s parents are unknown at the moment.
Acosta is neither married nor engaged at the moment. He was previously married to a registered nurse, Sharon Mobley Stow. They divorced in the year 2017 after 17 years of marriage, due to unknown reasons.
Acosta and his ex-wife, Sharon Mobley Stow were blessed with 2 children, a daughter and a son, whose names are currently under review.
Jim Acosta Salary and Net Worth
Being one of the top journalists for CNN, Acosta earns an estimated annual salary of $700,000. Acosta has an estimated net worth of between $2 Million – $5 Million which he has earned through his successful career as a News Anchor/Reporter/Correspondent.
Jim Acosta Book, Author
Other than working as a journalist, Acosta is also an author. In the year 2019, he authored a book, “The Enemy of the People: A Dangerous Time to Tell the Truth in America”
Jim Acosta Find Your Roots
Acosta appeared on SN 9 episode 9 of PBS’s Find Your Roots alongside Van Jones. On the show, they learned about their ancestors. He found out that his father was a refugee from Santa María del Rosario who came to the U.S. at 11 years old. Also, he discovered that his father’s ancestors originally descended from the Canary Islands. CLICK to view the episode.
Jim Acosta Twitter and Instagram
Acosta has active Twitter and Instagram accounts. His Twitter account has over 2M followers. CLICK HERE to view his Twitter account. His Instagram account has over 235K followers. CLICK HERE to view his Instagram account.