Zain Asher Profile
Zain Asher is a British Nigerian News Anchor, Reporter, and Host working for CNN in Atlanta, Georgia as an anchor based in New York. She joined the station in February 2013. Before joining CNN, Asher worked for MONEY magazine, where she mainly focused on covering investing and careers.
Zain Asher Wiki
Full Name: Zain Asher
Profession: News Anchor, Reporter, and Host
Nationality: British-Nigerian
Education: Oxford University and Columbia University
Gender: Female
Date of Birth: August 27, 1983
Age / How Old is Zain Asher?: 40 years old as of 2023
Place of Birth: Balham, London Borough of Wandsworth
Country: England
Height / How tall is Zain Asher?: 5 feet and 3 inches (1.60 m)
Parents: Obiajulu Ejiofor (mother) and Arinze Ejiofor (father)
Husband: Steve Peoples
Children: 1
Salary: $ 20,000 – $ 100,000
Net Worth: $1 Million – $5 Million
Zain Asher Education
Asher is a proud alumnus of Oxford University and Columbia University. She first graduated from Oxford University in the year 2005 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Spanish and French. She then graduated from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism in the year 2006 with a Master of Science in Broadcast Journalism. In the year 2021, Asher was named an honorary fellow of Keble College, Oxford University.
Zain Asher Career
Asher serves at CNN as a news anchor of One World with Zain Asher and Bianna Golodryga which airs from Monday to Friday at 12 p.m./ET. She also serves as a host of a weekly business show, “Marketplace Africa” and regularly conducts interviews with CEOs and world leaders for the program. She has worked as an anchor for significant business stories and breaking news for CNN such as the August 2020 explosion in Beirut, the COVID-19 pandemic, Nigeria’s anti-police violence protests, and the US-China trade war, just to name a few.
Asher was among the CNN team that was assigned to go to Nigeria to cover the kidnapping of many schoolgirls by Boko Haram militants in Chibok in the year 2014. The coverage of the horrific abduction done by the CNN team was honored with a 2014 Peabody Award.
Before Asher’s current position at CNN, she was a business correspondent, where she covered the United States Federal Reserve monetary policy, high-profile IPOs, and the stock market from the New York Stock Exchange. Before joining CNN, Asher worked for MONEY magazine, where she mainly focused on covering investing and careers. She worked for News 12 in New York as a general assignment reporter before going to MONEY magazine.
Zain Asher Personal Life, Family, Parents, and Husband
Asher is 40 years old as of 2023. She was born on August 27, 1983, in Balham, London Borough of Wandsworth, England. She celebrates her birthday on the 27th of August every year.. Asher stands at an approximate height of 5 feet and 3 inches (1.60 m).
She was born to her loving parents, Obiajulu Ejiofor (mother) and Arinze Ejiofor (father). She was raised in West Norwood, South London. Her mother is alive and has worked as a Pharmacist in Brixton. Her father is currently dead. He died in a tragic car accident during a road trip in Nigeria. During the death of Asher’s dad, she was 5 years old. Before Asher’s dad died, he was working as a Physician. Mentioning her siblings, Asher has a brother, Chiwetel Ejiofor. Asher is fluent in Spanish, French, and Igbo (her native Nigerian dialect).
Zain Asher Chiwetel Ejiofor
Asher’s brother, Chiwetel Ejiofor, is a British actor. He is 44 years old as of 2021, having been born on July 10, 1977, in Forest Gate, east London. Further, he is a proud recipient of different awards. He holds a BAFTA Award, an NAACP Image Award, 2 Primetime Emmy Awards, a Laurence Olivier Award, 5 Golden Globe Awards, and 3 Screen Actors. He is also a proud nominee for an Academy Award. Chiwetel is a sole survivor of a car accident.
Zain Asher’s Husband, Wedding
Asher is married to Steve Peoples, a political reporter working for The Associated Press. They tied the knot on September 30, 2017, at a private wedding ceremony in Sintra, Portugal. Before the wedding, they were in an engagement, which they engaged in April 2016. Asher and her husband first met while on a work trip to Boston.
In August 2018, Asher announced that she would have a baby soon. On August 13, she posted a photo on her Instagram page and captioned it that the baby’s room was ready. The name of her baby is currently under review.
Zain Asher Salary and Net Worth
Being one of the top journalists for CNN Asher earns an annual salary ranging from $ 20,000 – $ 100,000. Asher has an estimated net worth of between $1 Million – $5 Million which she has earned through her successful career as a News Anchor/Reporter/Host.
Zain Asher Book
On April 26, 2022, HarperCollins released a book, “Where The Children Take Us,” which entails Asher’s memoir. Asher’s 2015 Tedx talk “Trust Your Struggle” inspired the book, which has over 2.2 million views on YouTube as of the year 2022.
Zain Asher Instagram and Twitter
Asher has active Instagram and Twitter accounts. Her Instagram account has over 19K followers. CLICK HERE to view her Instagram account. Her Twitter account has over 64.5K followers. CLICK HERE to view her Twitter account.