John King Net Worth, Biography and Age

John King Net Worth  $7 million

John King is an American journalist, newscaster, and CNN’s chief national correspondent. He is presently the anchor of Inside Politics, a sixty-minute-long program that airs weekdays at noon featuring a board of top-tier political correspondents.

An award-winning journalist, John has reported from all 50 states of America and from more than 70 countries around the world. He has covered the past nine presidential elections and has interviewed many prominent figures in the United States.

King, a native of Boston, attended the University of Rhode Island from which he graduated with a bachelor’s degree in journalism.

He is pivotal to CNN’s breaking news coverage and daily reporting and participates in major events like the network’s 2020 Election Night in America coverage. Past campaign experience includes supervising three presidential primary debates in 2012.

This past election was the fourth series in which his reporting included the use of CNN’s “Magic Wall,” which was initially introduced in 2008 and was also a fundamental part of the network’s 2012 election night coverage which received an Emmy Award.

King joined CNN in 1997 and was promoted to chief national correspondent eight years later. He served as the network’s senior White House correspondent for six years starting from 1999, where his duties included covering the September 11th terrorist attacks and reporting on the Iraq war.

Before joining CNN, he worked as an Associated Press correspondent for twelve years. His Associated Press duties included several international events, such as the Persian Gulf War, and serving as a lead political correspondent during the 1992 and 1996 presidential elections.

Just for those who do not know John King so well, we’ve put this essay together to serve you with all the useful details you need to know about this veteran journalist and television personality whose professional journey and success story now serves as an inspiration to the younger generation of journalists.

John King’s Early Life & Education

The American reporter and news anchor, John King, was born on August 30, 1963, in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. He is of Irish descent with ascendants from Dún Locháin, Co. Galway.

King attended Boston Latin School, moved to the University of Rhode Island where he completed his tertiary education, and earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism before pursuing his career.

John King’s Career

In 1985, King joined the Associated Press and began his career as a writer. Fast-forward to 1991, he was promoted to the position of chief political correspondent and was charged with the responsibility of heading the AP’s political *coverage of the presidential elections in 1992 and 1996.

In 1997, King advanced to CNN where he worked as the senior White House correspondent for six years starting from 1999 until 2005 when he was named CNN’s chief national correspondent. He still holds this position to date, making him one of the longest-serving journalists to have held that role.

From 2014 to 2021, King anchored the Sunday morning news show Inside Politics, which features a rotating table of reputed members of the media who share their perceptivities of current political topics with John King. He frequently appears on the nighttime news programs Anderson Cooper 360° and The Situation Room, and sometimes fills in as an anchor.

King makes use of the Multi-Touch Collaboration Wall, nicknamed the “Magic Map” or “Magic Wall”. First employed during the primaries of the presidential campaign of 2008, it allows him to display and control various graphics and maps concerning poll and election results.

He and the Multi-Touch Collaboration Wall have been featured in a Daily Show segment, and also CNN’s coverage of America’s Presidential Election in 2016 and 2020.

Just prior to the US presidential inauguration in 2009, King started hosting his talk show State of the Union, which took the place of CNN’s Late Edition with Wolf Blitzer.

With Lou Dobbs’ unexpected resignation from the network in November 2009, CNN announced that John King would take over Lou’s time slot in early 2010. On January 31, 2010, King announced that Candy Crowley, a CNN senior political reporter, would replace him as the host of State of the Union.

On March 22, 2010, King started hosting his new weeknight show called John King, USA. On May 2, 2011, King was the CNN reporter who confirmed the demise of Osama bin Laden to the network’s viewers. On January 19, 2012, he moderated a Republican presidential debate before South Carolina’s Primary.

John King, USA was canceled in 2012, with the final episode telecasted on June 29, 2012. On April 17, 2013, King, referencing law enforcement sources, incorrectly reported that a suspect in the Boston Marathon bombing of April 15, 2013, was a dark-skinned male and had been identified by police.

King was the first to inaccurately report on this suspect’s identification; other news outlets, like Fox News, soon inaccurately reported that the suspect had been arrested.

At present time, King hosts the weekday edition of the morning show Inside Politics on CNN. On January 11, 2021, Abby Phillip was revealed as the new host of the Sunday edition of Inside Politics, replacing John King, starting from January 24th, 2021. The new program is known as Inside Politics Sunday with Abby Phillip.

Awards & Achievements

In 1991, the intelligent journalist, who happens to be one of the highest-rated in the country, won the top reporting award from the Associated Press Managing Editors’ Association for his reportage of the Gulf War in Kuwait. He also has been awarded several honorary doctorate degrees from American University, URI, and William Smith and Hobart Colleges.

King received extensive praise in the wake of the 2020 U.S. presidential election for his reporting of the event, which was positively talked about by many sources.

Personal Life & Family

John has been married twice in his life. John King and his first wife, Jean Marie, have two children, named Hannah and Noah. On May 25, 2008, he married his second wife, fellow CNN reporter Dana Bash. Before marrying Bash, King (formerly a Roman Catholic) converted to Judaism, Bash’s religion. The couple separated in 2012, one year after the birth of their son, Jonah.

John King Net Worth

The top-tier American journalist and CNN Chief National Correspondent, John King, currently has a net worth of $7 million. He has been serving CNN wholeheartedly since he joined the highly-respected news outlet in 1997, and has remained at the network where he has anchored and presented many shows and has been important in the network’s breaking news coverage and daily reporting.