Introduction :
Abby Phillip is a digital journalist best known for her reporting work on the latest political happenings & her appearances on CNN & other TV networks.
Personal Life : Parents, Family and Education
- Abby was born into a one-child family and was considered a bright student & an academic from a young age.
- Her parents are June C. Phillip and Carlos W. Phillip. Her father was a psychology program manager for the District of Columbia Public Schools in Washington & her mom is a real estate investor.
- Abby Phillip Harvard Education : In 2006, Abby began attending Harvard University, having been accepted straight out of high school.
- Originally, she began at Harvard intending to complete a pre-med degree to assist her with her goal of becoming a heart surgeon.
- However, a class assignment required her to write a one-off blog about her experiences with a service trip. It was this assignment that made her realize her heart was in journalism, and from there, she transitioned into Harvard’s school of Arts.
- She graduated in 2010 with a Bachelor of Arts and a major in Government.
- In May 2018, Abby got married to Marcus Richardson. Marcus is a managing consultant at a mobile app security company & has graduated from Florida State University. The pair had first met in 2011 in Washington at a party.
Abby Phillip Salary, Net worth and Career :
- At the beginning of her career, Abby’s writing mostly centred around political campaign finances.
- From there, she branched out into radio and television appearances for networks such as WJLA ABC-7 News, MSNBC, News Channel 8, Fox News and CNN.
- Now specialising in digital journalism, her specialty lays in the following areas: Politics, Health, Crime, Breaking News & Washington based popular and internet culture
- She joined The Washington Post in 2004, beginning in their general assignment team.
- In 2016, she was upgraded to a political reporter and was the Post’s correspondent following the Presidential Campaign that eventually saw Donald Trump elected to the White House.
- The following year, in Oct 2017, she joined the CNN White House team in the role of a correspondent.
Interesting Facts, Height and Trivia :
- Though her focus is writing on politics, Abby enjoys writing on science & human-centric stories.
- She has been a contributor to the POLITICO website as well.
