Chantal Da Silva Biography
Chantal Da Silva is a Canadian-British media personality serving as a Breaking News Editor at NBC News based in London, U.K. She joined NBC News as an editor in 2021. Previously, she was a chief correspondent for Newsweek from 2020. She joined Newsweek in January 2018 as a senior reporter.
Chantal Da Silva Age
Da Silva is around 34 years old as of 2023. However, her birthday is unknown.
Chantal Da Silva Height
Her height appears to be average, she could be about 5 feet 6 inches tall.
Chantal Da Silva Nationality
She holds a Canadian-British nationality.
Chantal Da Silva Education
Da Silva graduated from McMaster University with a Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology in 2011 and an M.A. in Journalism from the University of Western Ontario in 2014.
Chantal Da Silva Family
Chantal is the daughter of Ray Khan and Celeste Da Silva. She grew up in a half-Portuguese, half-Indian-Pakistani household in Toronto, Canada. Both of her parents were immigrants. Her father Ray Khan, born Imtiaz Husain Khan, arrived in Toronto at the age of 11 from Britain, where he was born and raised and where his parents, Mumtaz Husain Khan and Shamslaqua Begum Khan, had migrated years after fleeing from India to Pakistan during Partition.
Her mother, Celeste Da Silva, meanwhile, came to Toronto at the same young age, leaving her small town of Chao da Parada in Portugal behind as she and her mother, Maria Saraiva, sought to start a new chapter after her father, Germano Da Silva, died.
Chantal is the sister to Danielle Khan Da Silva, founder of Photographers Without Borders.
Chantal Da Silva Husband
Despite being a famous media personality, Chantal has managed to keep her marital status away from the limelight. Therefore, it is not known whether she is married, single, or in a relationship. She hasn’t also revealed whether she has kids or not.
Chantal Da Silva NBC News
Who is Chantal Da Silva? Chantal is a Canadian-British journalist currently working as a Breaking News Editor at NBC News based in London, U.K. Chantal is best known for her news coverage of immigration and human rights. She has been a staff journalist for multiple publications, including The Independent and CBC News. She has also written independently in many other publications, including The Guardian, Forbes, and CNN. Her work has also appeared in the Dhaka Tribune due to their partnership with Newsweek.
Prior to joining NBC News, Chantal was a chief correspondent for Newsweek. Within Newsweek, she was appointed Senior Reporter in 2019 and later served as chief correspondent from 2020. She joined NBC News as an editor in 2021.
In 2019, she traveled to Honduras with UNICEF to investigate the fleeing due to violence. Her work has also been cited in print publications, such as the book The Political Voices of Generation Z.
Some of her most impactful news stories have been reshared by other publications, notably a story of hers about Joe Rogan’s remarks on COVID-19, which was linked from The Washington Post and the News Literacy Project. Her stories have also been linked to websites such as In the Public Interest and POLITICO.
She was one of the journalists who covered the detainment of Evan Gershkovich, as she published a popular story for NBC. Another story of hers that received buzz in other outlets was on ‘Mini AOC’, an 8-year-old who was pictured impersonating Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
Chantal Da Silva Salary
She earns an annual average salary of between $20,000 to $100,000.
Chantal Da Silva Net Worth
She has an estimated net worth ranging between $1 million to $ 5 million.
