Whitney Wild Biography
Who is Whitney Wild of CNN?: Whitney Wild is a CNN law enforcement correspondent based in Washington, DC where she covers law enforcement agencies, including the Capitol Police and Secret Service. She is a former correspondent for CNN Newsource. Prior to joining CNN, she was a special assignment unit reporter for WUSA-TV.
Whitney Wild Age – Height
Whitney is 35 years old, she was born in 1988 in Michigan, United States. She celebrates her birthday on January 21. She stands at a height of 5 feet 4 inches tall.
Whitney Wild Education
Wild did her undergraduate studies at the University of Michigan, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Comparative Literature. She then joined Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism where she earned her Masters degree in Journalism.
Whitney Wild Parents
She is the daughter of Terri Wild and Steven Wild. She posts her parents on her socials but there is no public information about their occupations. She was raised alongside her brother, Trevor Wild, who is a Director of Financial Planning & Analysis-Truck Bed Covers at RealTruck. He holds a bachelors degree in Economics and a masters degree in Finance and Strategy both from the University of Michigan. He has worked as a finance analyst at Ford Motor Company and also as purchasing finance director at Adient. He also interned at High Gear Media as well as Studio Center.
Whitney Wild Husband
Is Whitney Wild Married: Whitney is married to Christopher Carl Amon. Christopher is a the Chief of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives’ (ATF) in the U.S Department of Justice. In his role, he oversees the e National Integrated Ballistics Information Network (NIBIN), the NIBIN National Correlation and Training Center (NNCTC), and ATF’s Crime Gun Intelligence Programs. He is also the Chairman of the National Crime Gun Intelligence Governing Board, which consists of Chiefs of Police, United States Attorneys, District Attorneys, and Laboratory Directors from Major Cities who advise ATF on policies related to Crime Gun Intelligence.
Whitney Wild Children
Whitney is a mother of three, a daughter known as Audrey and two sons; Philip born in 2018 and Paul Steven born in August 2020.
In 2019, she began advocating for parents to stop breastfeeding and decide for themselves and take pride in whatever choice they make. She revealed that she couldn’t nurse her daughter effectively and she felt guilty about that. She said she was determined to breastfeed her son but when he was three weeks old he started crying seemingly non-stop.
“It felt like he was either eating, sleeping, or screaming. He hardly ever seemed satisfied and even when he was full, he was fussy. Between the stress and the sleep deprivation, I lost my grip on my emotions. I sobbed for no reason and screamed at my husband for the smallest infractions.
The low point came on a cloudy winter day when I looked over at my crying baby lying on the couch. I knew he needed a diaper change. I couldn’t gather the strength to help him. I couldn’t even convince myself to hold him. Anger had edged out my compassion for my only son. It was an irrational reaction that terrified me. That was the moment I realized breastfeeding had wedged itself between me and my child. That was the day that I stopped.”
Whitney Wild CNN
Whitney is a CNN law enforcement correspondent based in Washington, DC where she covers law enforcement agencies, including the Capitol Police and Secret Service. She joined CNN in July 2019 as a correspondent for CNN Newsource. She delivered live reports and digital content for Newsource’s 1,000+ local news partners.
Whitney Wild 9 News
Whitney served as a general assignment reporter at 9News – WUSA. She joined the station in March 2014. She earned a National Capital Chesapeake Bay Chapter Emmy Award for her reporting on discriminatory property advertising and rental practices affecting federally subsidized housing voucher holders. Following her reporting, lawmakers in the nation’s capital expanded efforts to combat housing discrimination based on the source of income.
She began her career at WJLA-ABC 7 News/NewsChannel 8 in Washington, D.C. as a multimedia journalist. Her work was featured on ABC 7 News, NewsChannel 8, political series Capital Insider, sports show Capital Golf Weekly, and Washington, D.C. CBS Radio affiliate WTOP. While at the station her reporting led to the arrest of a child sex predator by the U.S. Marshals, and helped ABC 7 News/NewsChannel 8 break local and national stories.
In June 2013 she was named the Chesapeake Associated Press Broadcasters Association winner for Outstanding TV Multimedia Journalism for a compilation of day-turn stories.
Whitney Wild CNN Salary
Whitney earns an annual base salary of $100,000. She has amassed an estimated net worth of $3 million.