Jason Bellini Biography
Jason Bellini is a media personality serving as an International correspondent for Scripps News currently covering the war in Ukraine. He joined Scripps News in 2021. Previously, he was a video reporter and senior producer at The Wall Street Journal.
Jason Bellini Age
Bellini was born on July 12, 1975, in Phoenix, Arizona. Hence, he is 47 years old as of February 2023.
Jason Bellini Height
He is tall in stature. He stands at 5 feet 10 inches tall.
Jason Bellini Nationality
He is American by nationality.
Jason Bellini Education
Bellini attained the right education for his career. He joined Chaparral High School in Scottsdale, Arizona in 1989. In 1992, Bellini became a U.S. Senate Page in Washington, D.C. The next year, Bellini graduated from Chaparral High School where he worked on the school newspaper and became an Eagle Scout. In 1997, Bellini earned a bachelor’s degree in history from Georgetown University.
Jason Bellini Family
Jason was born and raised in Phoenix, Arizona, and is the older brother of Jarrett Bellini, a writer, and journalist. His brother Jarrett is also a bass guitarist and has played in the past with the former local Atlanta band Animal & the Evolvers. He is of Italian and Jewish descent. However, Jason hasn’t shared any information about his parents.
Jason Bellini Partner
Bellini is openly gay and lives in New York City. However, he has managed to keep his marital status away from the limelight. Therefore, it is not known whether he is married, single, or in a relationship.
Jason Bellini Scripps News
Jason is Scripps News’s international correspondent. Currently, his primary assignment is covering the war in Ukraine. He joined Scripps News in 2021. An alum of CNN, Bloomberg News, and the Wall Street Journal, Jason has covered conflicts in Afghanistan, Kosovo, and Iraq. He focuses on telling the stories of remarkable individuals who are being put to the test by the most extraordinary of circumstances.
Prior to joining Scripps News, Jason was a video reporter and senior producer at The Wall Street Journal. His video series, The Short Answer, offered explainers on hot topics that used the latest data visualization tools. He was also a weekly contributor to NPR’s Here & Now. In 2012, his multimedia report for The Wall Street Journal on the credit downgrade of the U.S. won a SABEW “Best in Business” award.
Jason began covering business and economics in Singapore, where he worked for Bloomberg TV, reporting on emerging markets throughout SE Asia and India. From 2005 to 2009, Jason was the lead news anchor for CBS News on Logo. From 2000 to 2005, Jason worked as a CNN correspondent. There he covered the wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, and conflicts in Israel and Kashmir. Jason was CNN’s youngest embedded reporter during the Iraq invasion, and the first CNN correspondent to reach Baghdad.
While at CNN, Jason produced and anchored a half-hour show on the second Intifada, which won a gold medal from the New York Festivals. During the 2000 presidential race, Jason was a member of MTV’s Choose or Lose “Street Team”.
Jason Bellini Salary
He receives an average annual salary ranging between $20,000 – $100,000.
Jason Bellini Net Worth
He has an estimated net worth ranging between $1 million – $5 million.
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