What Is Alisyn Camerota's Net Worth and Salary?
Alisyn Camerota is an American television news anchor with a net worth of $8.5 million. She earns an annual salary of $3 million. In 2021, she transitioned to co-hosting CNN's weekday afternoon program "CNN Newsroom" with Victor Blackwell. She is renowned for her previous role as co-host of "CNN Newsroom" and as a former Fox News presenter and anchor of CNN's morning show "New Day."
Early Life
Alisyn Camerota was born on June 21, 1966, in Bellingham, Washington, and raised in Shrewsbury, New Jersey. She is of Italian American descent. She graduated cum laude from the American University with a degree in Broadcast Journalism.
Career
Alisyn Camerota's career began at television stations like WHDH in Boston and WTTG in Washington D.C. She also worked for "America's Most Wanted" and contributed to Ted Koppel's documentaries at Koppel Communications.
Alisyn joined the Fox network in 1998, contributing to the Boston bureau and Fox News Edge. She created a blog, "In The Green Room," on Fox News' website in 2007. She co-hosted the weekend edition of "The After the Show Show" and appeared on "Fox & Friends 1st." Later, she co-hosted "America's News Headquarters" with Bill Hemmer and "Fox & Friends First." Alongside Clayton Morris and Dave Briggs, Camerota co-hosted "Fox & Friends Weekend," with her final broadcast on September 28, 2013. She left Fox News on March 14, 2014.
Later in 2014, Camerota joined CNN as co-anchor of "New Day." She became a permanent co-anchor in 2015, increasing the show's viewership by 9%. In April 2021, she began co-hosting "CNN Newsroom" with Victor Blackwell.
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Notable Coverage
As a correspondent, Alisyn has reported on significant events, including the 2004 and 2008 presidential elections, the start of the Iraq War, and airplane crashes involving JFK Jr., Egypt Air, and American Airlines Flight 587. She reported live from Ground Zero after the September 11th attacks and covered the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey and the Paris and Brussels terror attacks.
In the hours following the Parkland school shooting, Camerota interviewed student survivors and representatives from the National Rifle Association. A frequent critic of Donald Trump, she has held numerous panels with Trump supporters. Camerota has anchored primetime specials on the Me Too movement, including "The Hunting Ground: Sexual Assault on Campus" and "Tipping Point: Sexual Harassment in America."
Throughout her career, Camerota has conducted interviews with notable figures such as former President George H.W. Bush, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, football player Terrell Owens, and rocker Jon Bon Jovi.
Personal Life
Alisyn Camerota has been married to Tim Lewis since 2002. They have fraternal twin daughters, born in 2005, and a son, born in 2007. Their daughters were conceived via in-vitro fertilization, and Camerota appeared on "Today" in 2010 to discuss their infertility issues. She has hosted the National Infertility Association's "Night of Hope Celebration." The family resides in Westport, Connecticut.
