Abby Philip Biography
Abby Philip is a CNN senior political correspondent.She also hosts Inside Politics Sunday with Abby Phillip, from 8-9 a.m. ET on Sundays. She is a former CNN White House correspondent. Prior to joining CNN she worked as a national political reporter for The Washington Post.
Abby Philip Age
She was born on November 25, 1988 in Bowie, Maryland, United States.
Abby Philip Height
She stands at a height of 5 feet 7 inches tall.
Abby Philip Nationality
Abby is an American national.
Abby Philip Ethnicity
She belongs to Afro-Trinidadian descent.
Abby Philip Education
Abby holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Government from Harvard University. While at the university she wrote for The Harvard Crimson.
Abby Philip Parents
Abby was born to Trinidadian parents June C. Phillip and Carlos W. Phillip who are originally from Sangre Grande. They migrated to the US in 1985 and returned to Trinidad and Tobago in 1988 when Abby was a few months old.
Her father, Carlos, is a psychology program manager for the District of Columbia Public Schools in Washington, while her mother is a Realtor and real estate investor with Fairfax Realty.
Abby Philip Husband
Abby is the wife to Marcus Glenn Richardson who she married on May 26, 2018 after dating for seven years.
The duo met at a party hosted by mutual friends on a rooftop in Washington D.C.’s Chinatown neighborhood in 2011. Neither of them knew many people there so they ended up chatting, speaking about their love of languages, music, travel, and food. They never exchanged contact information as they were interrupted by another woman. At the time Marcus, thought it was Abby’s friend who was trying to save her from the situation but it turned out that she didn’t even know the woman.
A month later, the same friend threw another party and they both attended and a week later began dating. In 2016, they moved to a new apartment and while hosting their families for Christmas Marcus proposed. They got married at an intimate wedding on May 26, 2018.
Who Is Abby Phillips Husband
Marcus Glenn Richardson, a cybersecurity consultant. He is the founder and principal Oak Keep Consulting, a firm which offers application and cloud security services. He formerly worked at nVisium, an IT services and consulting company specializing in web and mobile app security, as a senior application security consultant and later as a managing consultant.
He is the son of Russel G. Richardson and Toussaint Richardson. His father was a soldier who served in the United States Air Force. He holds a bachelor’s degree in International Affairs from Florida State University.
Abby Philip Baby
Abby has a daughter named Naomi Angelina Richardson born on August 16, 2021. Her first name means ‘pleasant one’ while her middle name is a tribute to Abby’s maternal grandmother who passed away in 2014.
Abby Philip CNN
Abby is CNN’s senior political correspondent and anchor of Inside Politics Sunday, an hour-long in-depth conversation on the week’s most important political storylines, with a diverse set of analysts and news-making interviews. She joined the network in 2017 as a White House Correspondent through 2019.
In January 2020, she moderated CNN’s Democratic Presidential Debate in Iowa. She received a lot of backlash for raising the issue about Sen. Bernie Sanders reportedly telling Sen. Elizabeth warren that a woman can’t win the US presidential election during their meeting in December 2018.
She also anchored special coverage of Election Night in America surrounding the 2020 election, which lasted several days until CNN was the first news outlet to project Joe Biden as the winner. In January 2021, she anchored the CNN Special Report: Kamala Harris: Making History about the Vice President’s barrier-breaking career and the childhood experiences that helped shape her.
Abby Philip The Washington Post
Abby joined The Washington Post in 2014 as a writer but was later promoted to the position of a general assignment reporter. She covered domestic and international news including the tragic Charleston, S.C. and San Bernardino massacres.
She later became a national political reporter, covering the White House. She wrote on a wide range of subjects related to the Trump White House, including efforts to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, the president’s overseas trip to Poland and Germany for his first G-20.
She began her career in journalism as an intern at ABC7 News. She later joined POLITICO where she served as a political reporter for the White House. She covered the Obama White House for POLITICO as well as campaign finance and lobbying. In 2012 she joined WJLA-ABC7 News until 2014 when she joined The Washington Post.
Abby Philip Salary
She earns a base annual salary of around $200,000.
Abby Philip Net Worth
She has an estimated net worth of $1 million.