Christina Macfarlane Biography
Christina Macfarlane is an American anchor/reporter/correspondent/host working for CNN International where she serves as a senior sports correspondent. Before joining the network in 2010, she tenured at the network’s Living Golf feature show as a news and sports anchor.
Christina Macfarlane Age
Born in Surrey, Macfarlane has managed to keep her personal life away from the limelight hence she has not disclosed any information about her parents. It is also not known if Macfarlane has any siblings.
Christina Macfarlane Height
Macfarlane stands at an approximate height of 5 feet 7 inches.
Christina Macfarlane Family
Macfarlane has managed to keep her personal life away from the limelight hence she has not disclosed any information about her parents. It is also not known if Macfarlane has any siblings.
Christina Macfarlane Husband
Macfarlane is married to her loving husband Peter MacPhail and is blessed with two kids. The duo also has a godson named George.
Christina Macfarlane Net Worth
Macfarlane has an estimated net worth of between $1 Million-$5 Million which she has earned through her successful career as a senior sports correspondent.
Christina Macfarlane Salary
Macfarlane earns an annual salary ranging from $ 45,000 – $ 110,500.
Christina Macfarlane Education
Macfarlane went to Harvard University where she later graduated in 2002. Later on, in 2003, she went to the University of Massachusetts Amherst and later graduated. Later in 2008, she attended City University London, where she graduated with a Master’s Degree in Broadcast Journalism.
Christina Macfarlane Career
Macfarlane is an American journalist working for CNN International at the London-based bureau. There she served both as a senior sports correspondent and an anchor. She also has anchored the network’s World Sport for over five years, and regularly hosts CNN news programming including Hala Gorani Tonight, CNN Newsroom, and Connect the World.
Macfarlane has featured several major live sports events, including the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan, and the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. In addition to her reports, she has also featured Six Nations and the Champions League.
She has also served as the lead anchor during the network’s major sports news events, including the ongoing reporting around the Hillsborough disaster and Leicester City’s dream run to the EPL title. Later in October 2019, Macfarlane became more notable during an NBA press conference. This was after she was shut down for asking about the National Basketball Association’s standoff with China.
For the network, she also presented the network’s feature programs Alpine Edge, and World Rugby, and led the network’s international tennis coverage. She covered live all four Grand Slam tournaments interviewing various players including Novak Djokovic, Serena Williams, Andy Murray, and Rafa Nadal. In 2019 Macfarlane featured an exclusive interview with Roger Federer titled ‘Roger Revealed’.
Prior to joining the network both as a news and sports anchor, she tenured at the network’s Living Golf feature show where she served as a producer. Additionally, she also tenured for European Tour Productions in production on the PGA Tour and the European with Sky Sports as part of their live broadcast operation.
Macfarlane became more notable during the British Sports Journalism Awards in 2019. She was the first woman to be accorded as the Broadcast Journalist of the Year and also was shortlisted by The Foreign Press Association. During her free time, she enjoys sports and is a qualified ski instructor. She currently resides in London.
Christina Macfarlane CNN News
Macfarlane is working at CNN News where she works alongside other famous CNN News meteorologists, anchors, and reporters including;
- Max Foster
- Dr. Sanjay Gupta
- Poppy Harlow
- Laila Harrak
- Susan Hendricks
- Erica Hill
- Michael Holmes
- Pedram Javaheri
- Van Jones
- Brianna Keilar
- Lynda Kinkade
- John King
- Melissa Knowles
Christina Macfarlane Social Media Platforms
She is active on her social media accounts and is often seen posting on her Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. She has over 7.5K followers on Instagram, over 56 followers on Facebook, and over 9.8K followers on her Twitter accounts.