Zain Asher Biography
Zain Asher is an American anchor/reporter working for CNN News serving as a mid-day anchor for One World with Zain Asher on weekdays. She currently works with the network.
Zain Asher Age
Asher who originally was born as Zain Ejiofor Asher is 39 years old as of 2022. She was born on 27 August 1983 in London.
Zain Asher Height
Asher stands at an approximate height of 5 feet 4 inches.
Zain Asher Family
Asher was born to her loving Nigerian parents in London and raised in South London, West Norwood. Her mother Obiajulu Ejiofor worked in Brixton as a pharmacist while her father Arinze Ejiofor worked as a doctor. Unfortunately, in the year 1998, her father Mr. Arinze died due to a road accident while on a road trip to Nigeria. Her elder brother actor Chiwetel Ejiofor was the accident’s sole survivor and apparently was the only passenger. Originally, Asher’s family is from Enugu state, Nigeria and she is of Igbo decency.
Zain Asher Husband
Asher married her loving husband Steve Peoples on October 3, 2017. This is evident after her post on her Instagram page on October 3 2018 wishing her husband and herself a happy one-year anniversary. The duo is blessed with two handsome boys whom they manage to keep their information away from the limelight.
Zain Asher’s Net Worth
Asher has an estimated net worth of between $1 Million-$5 Million which she has earned through her successful career as an anchor.
Zain Asher Salary
Asher earns an annual salary ranging from $ 45,000 – $ 110,500.
Zain Asher Education
Asher went to Oxford University in 2001 and later graduated with a bachelor of arts degree in French, and Spanish in the year 2005. She later joined Columbia University – Graduate School of Journalism in pursuit of her master’s in Broadcast Journalism and later graduated in 2006. Asher is fluent in her native Nigerian dialect Igbo, Spanish, and French.
Zain Asher Career
Asher is an American journalist who currently works for CNN. She also is the author of Where the Children Take Us. The book explains her mother’s fight as a widow in raising her four children as an immigrant in South London. Asher also anchors the network’s weekly business International show “Marketplace Africa.” The show features world leaders and CEOs. It also covers its post in global markets in the continent.
Asher has also reported on several spot-hitting events that include Queen Elizabeth’s II death, the US-China trade war, the ongoing Ukraine war, the Covid-19 pandemic, Beirut’s explosion in August 2020, Nigeria’s anti-police violence protests, America’s economic and racial inequality, the Boston Marathon terrorist attack in 2013 and Fidel Castro and boxing legend Muhammad Ali’s deaths.
She also was part of the 2014 team that went to Nigeria 2014 to cover Boko Haram militant’s kidnap of hundreds of schoolgirls in Chibok, Nigeria. The network was accorded the prestigious 2014 Peabody Award due to the horrific abduction coverage.
Previously, Asher served as a business correspondent for the network covering U.S. Federal Reserve monetary policy and high-profile IPOs from New York Stock Exchange. She previously worked at MONEY magazine investing and covering careers. Prior to her joining MONEY, she worked at News 12 in the greater New York area where she served as a general assignment reporter.
Zain Asher CNN News
Asher is working at CNN News where she works alongside other famous CNN News meteorologists, anchors, and reporters including;
- Jim Acosta
- Christiane Amanpour
- Becky Anderson
- John Avlon
- Dana Bash
- John Berman
- Victor Blackwell
- Wolf Blitzer
- Kate Bolduan
- Pamela Brown
Zain Asher 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 17K followers on Instagram, over 17K followers on Facebook, and over 57.7K followers on her Twitter accounts.