Jamie Gangel Biography
Jamie Gangel is an American Emmy Award-winning correspondent and news anchor/reporter for CNN. She has been working with the station since August 2015.
Jamie Gangel Age
Gangel is 67 years old as of 2022. She was born on November 2, 1955, in New York City, United States.
Jamie Gangel Height
Gangel stands at the height of 5 feet 8 inches tall.
Jamie Gangel Family
Gangel was born and raised in New York, to her parents. Richard I.Gangel is the name of her father while her mother is Phyllis Gangel-Jacob. Unfortunately, her parent divorced eleven months after her birth. Her mother is a retired justice of the New York supreme court. She was raised by her stepfather Bernard E. Jacob, who was a professor at the law school of Hofstra University.
Jamie Gangel Husband
Gangel got married to Daniel Silva a New York Times bestselling author on October 8, 1988. The couple met while she was covering the Iran-Iraq war. A year later after dating, Jamie and Danil tied the knot in 1988 at the Mayflower hotel. Daniel is the best-selling author of 121 espionage and thriller novels. He also worked for CNN’s television programs serving as an Executive producer and a producer. The programs included Caapita Gang and Crossfire.
Jamie Gangel’s Net Worth
Gangel has an estimated net worth of between $500,000-$2 Million which she has earned through her successful career as a correspondent.
Jamie Gangel Salary
She earns an annual salary ranging from $ 45,000 – $ 110,500.
Jamie Gangel Education
Gangel enrolled at Harvard University in 1976, where she studied International economics. In 1977, she grduated with a B.S. degree from Georgetown University Edmund A. Walsh school of foreign services.
Jamie Gangel Career
Gangel is an Emmy–winning working for CNN, where she serves as a veteran correspondent. She regularly appears on CNN’s AC360, and also covers the network’s digital and television platforms. The Lead with Jake Tapper, and The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer. Before working for CNN, Jamie was working as a National Correspondent at NBC News since 1983. She covers a variety of issues, from popular culture to hard news.
Furthermore, she has become famous for her long-format interviews and features profiling everyone from presidents and celebrities to ordinary people with extraordinary stories. Among the exclusive, Gangel has profiled presidents like Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, and Jimmy Carter. Moreover, the dozens of prominent newsmakers including first lady Laura Bush, first lady Barbara Bush, Donald Trump, and Governor Chris Christie,
Throughout her career, she has made headlines with many other exclusive interviews such as Chief Justice of the United States William Rehnquist, radio host Rush Limbaugh, and legendary American artist Andrew Wyeth. The other exclusive people interviewed were the only television interview with actor Robert Downey Jr, and the first interview with Linda Tripp. Jamie also reported on Florida Governor Jeb Bush while he was in California State prison, on his daughter Noelle’s battle with drug addiction, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, and businessman Ross Perot.
Jamie Gangel and rock legends Eric Clapton
In addition to that, she has interviewed Keith Richards, rock legends Eric Clapton, ballet star Mikhail Baryshnikov, cellist Yo-Yo Ma, Quincy Jones, legendary songwriter Burt Bacharach, George Lucas, and Arthur Miller.
Moreover, Gangel has profiled many singers, artists, and actors, including Jeremy Irons, Mel Gibson, Tom Hanks, Clint Eastwood, and Harrison Ford. They also include Courtney Love, Billy Crystal, Glenn Close, Barbara Streisand, Larry Flynt, and 50 Cent.
Jamie has reported around the world Europe to Africa to South America. She covered the Iran-Iraq war as part of the Pentagon pool in the Persian Gulf in 1987. In 1986 Gangel, reported stories reporting on the war between the Nicaraguan government and the Contras in Central America.
In addition to that, she covered the presidential campaigns of John Glenn, Gary Hart, and Jesse Jackson, and the vice-presidential campaign of Geraldine Ferraro in 1984. Gangel has also interviewed the major athletic stars of the Olympics, traveling to the Arctic Circle to observe polar bears, and swimming with sharks in the Caribbean. Moreover, she has been honored with many honors and awards including the Gracie awards, Clarion, AP, and Emmy, Edward R. Murrow.
Jamie Gangel 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 1k followers on Instagram, over 1K followers on Facebook, and over 40K followers on her Twitter accounts.