Jill Dougherty is a journalist and professor from the United States. For three decades, Jill Dougherty served as a CNN journalist. She worked as a White House Journalist, a Foreign Affairs correspondent for the US State Department, a US Affairs Editor, a Managing Editor for CNN Asia/Pacific, and the Moscow Bureau Chief for over a decade.
Early Life
Jill Dougherty was born in 1949 in America. As of now, she is 72 years old and she is a citizen of America. Moreover, she holds the Caucasian ethnicity. Talking about her siblings, she has a twin sister whose name is Pamela. Besides that, there is no more information regarding her birthplace, zodiac sign, parents, and her childhood life. Moreover, we can assume that she along with her twin sister were well raised by her parents as a child.
Caption: Jill Dougherty posing for a photo (Source: Jill Dougherty)
Education
Talking about her academic qualifications, she received her BA degree in Slavic Languages and Literature from the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, and her M.A from Georgetown University. In there, she looked into Russia’s delicate power diplomacy.
She was a University of Chicago Benton Scholar in Broadcast Journalism, as well as a Harvard Kennedy School of Government associate and a scholar at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington, DC. She attended Leningrad State University in the Soviet Union as an undergraduate.
Professional career
She began her career in journalism as a correspondent and writer for Voice of America’s USSR division. Moreover, she then came to work as a fill-in reporter for WMAQ-TV. Furthermore, she worked as a concise spell with a specific job conducting projects for TIME magazine and National Public Radio during that time.
She joined the CNN news team in 1983 and began her career as a Midwest reporter based in CNN’s Chicago bureau. For almost 6 years, she worked as CNN’s White House Correspondent, Foreign Affairs Correspondent covering the US State Department, US Affairs Editor, and Managing Editor for CNN Asia/Pacific.
Caption: Jill Dougherty working on the show titled Dialogue (Source: PBS)
For nearly 10 years, she worked as CNN’s Moscow Bureau Chief. Additionally, she worked with CNN for over three years before leaving in January of 2014. As an Independent Specialist and independent consultant, she continues to report on Russia.
Awards and Net worth
Talking about her awards and recognition, she has won some of them. Moreover, she has also received a Benton Fellowship in broadcast journalism from the University of Chicago in 1986.
Working for a long with CNN, she has earned a huge sum of money and a high salary from the news channel. Talking about her net worth, it is estimated around $15 million which she earned from her journalist career. Besides that, her exact salary and income are not yet been disclosed to the public.
Relationship Status
Talking about Jill Dougherty’s relationship status, the report is single and unmarried. Aside from that, there is no information regarding her past relationship available to the media and the internet. In 1999, at the age of 50, she was diagnosed with breast cancer and had treatment.
Talking about her rumor and controversy, Jill Dougherty is not a part of them. Moreover, she likes to stay away from such things and focused on her career.
Body measurement and Social media
The journalist has white hair and blue eyes in color. Besides that, there is no more informatization regarding Jill Dougherty’s height, weight, and other body measurements.
Jill Dougherty is active on Twitter only. On her Twitter account, there are more than 18k followers. Besides that, the journalist is not active on Instagram and Facebook.
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