Abby Phillip Biography
Abby Phillip is an American television personality working as the anchor of CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip airing on weeknights at 10pmET. Previously, she was CNN’s senior political correspondent and anchor of Inside Politics Sunday. She joined the network in 2017.
Abby Phillip Age
Phillip is 35 years old as of May 2024. She was born in Alexandria, Virginia, United States on 25 November 1988.
Abby Phillip Height
She stands at a height of 1.6 m.
Abby Phillip Ethnicity/Nationality
Phillip is of Afro-Trinidadian descent. She also holds American nationality.
Abby Phillip Education
Phillip attended Bowie High School. She then joined Harvard University, graduating in 2010 with a Bachelor of Arts in government. Originally, she intended to study pre-med. Phillip wrote for The Harvard Crimson while studying at the University of Havard.
Abby Phillip Parents
Abby is the daughter of June Phillip, a realtor, and Carlos Phillip, a teacher who later became an educational psychologist. She was born in Alexandria, Virginia. However, her family briefly moved back to Trinidad and Tobago when she was a child. At the age of nine, they returned to the U.S. and settled first in Germantown, Maryland before moving to Bowie, Maryland. Abby has five siblings.
Abby Phillip Husband
Abby is married to her husband Marcus Richardson, a cybersecurity consultant. The couple met in 2011 in Washington at a party given by mutual friends. On May 26, 2018, they tied the knot at the Anderson House, a historic home and museum in Washington. Gene Corbin, a Baptist minister and the assistant dean of Harvard’s College for Public Service, officiated.
Richardson graduated from Florida State University and he is the son of Toussaint Richardson of Wichita, Kan., and Col. Russell G. Richardson of Wendell, N.C. His father retired as a colonel in the Air Force and the director of logistics for the Third Air Forces in Europe at Ramstein Air Base in Germany. He also served, from 1990 to 1991, as a squadron commander in the Gulf War.
The couple lives in Washington, D.C. with their daughter who was born in 2021.
Abby Phillip CNN
Phillip is the anchor of NewsNight with Abby Phillip airing weeknights at 10pmET. She takes a smart and sharp approach to the day’s biggest stories, driven by the facts and pursuit of the truth. With her award-winning background in dogged Washington reporting, Phillip brings unique context to the complexity of current affairs. She also keeps the powerful honest in hard-hitting interviews and hosts interesting conversations with a variety of perspectives.
Previously, she was CNN’s senior political correspondent and anchor of Inside Politics Sunday. She joined the network in 2017 to cover the Trump Administration and served as a White House Correspondent through 2019. In January 2020, she moderated CNN’s Democratic Presidential Debate in Iowa. She also anchored special coverage of Election Night in America surrounding the 2020 election. In January 2021, she anchored the CNN Special Report: Kamala Harris: Making History about the Vice President’s barrier-breaking career and the childhood experiences that helped shape her. Phillip has been an essential player in CNN’s Special Coverage of a range of political events, including election nights, State of the Union Addresses, and the January 6th Committee hearings.
Phillip joined CNN from The Washington Post, she previously worked at ABC News and Politico. Throughout her career, she has covered multiple presidents, campaign finance, lobbying, and several presidential campaigns.
Phillip was named to the Time 100 Next list in 2021 and she was the recipient of the National Urban League’s Women of Power award. When not on television, she spends time with her husband, daughter, and their pup Booker T.
Abby Phillip Salary
Phillip earns an average annual salary ranging between $102,000 – $150,000 as the anchor of NewsNight with Abby Phillip on CNN at 10 pm ET.
Abby Phillip Net Worth
She has an estimated net worth of $2 million as of May 2024.
