Pamela Brown Biography
Pamela Brown is an American television personality serving as the CNN weekend anchor and senior Washington correspondent. She joined the network in 2013. Previously, she worked for WJLA-TV, ABC Washington D.C. affiliate.
Pamela Brown Age
She was born on November 29, 1983 in Lexington, Kentucky, United States.
Pamela Brown Height
She stands at a height of 5 feet 8 inches tall.
Pamela Brown Nationality
Brown is an American national.
Pamela Brown Education
She went to Henry Clay High School in Lexington. She later joined the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where she graduated with a degree in broadcast journalism. While at the University, she was a reporter on the university’s Carolina Week.
Pamela Brown Parents
Brown is the daughter of John Y. Brown Jr. and Phyllis George. She is also the granddaughter of politician John Y. Brown Sr. Her father, John Y. Brown Jr. was a businessman and former Governor of Kentucky. He served as the 55th governor of Kentucky from 1979 to 1983. He is also best known for building Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) into a multimillion-dollar restaurant chain.
Her mother, Phyllis George was a former Miss America, businesswoman, actress and a sportscaster. She won Miss Texas in 1970 and was crowned Miss America 1971. She was also hired as a reporter and co-host of the CBS Sports pre-show, The NFL Today, in 1975. From 1979 to 1983, she served as the First Lady of Kentucky.
Brown’s parents divorced in 1996 after 17 years of marriage, when Brown was 13. Her mother died at age 70, of complications from polycythemia vera on May 14, 2020 at the Albert B. Chandler Hospital in Lexington, Kentucky.
Pamela Brown Siblings
She has four siblings: An older brother, Lincoln who was born in 1980 and three half-siblings from her father’s prior marriage. One of her half-siblings is called, John Y. Brown, III. He is the former Kentucky Secretary of State.
Pamela Brown Husband
She is married to Adam Wright, a Washington-based consultant . The couple wedded on June 5, 2017 at the bride’s childhood home in Lexington, Ky. Her brother, Lincoln Brown, officiated the ceremony.
Pamela Brown Kids
Brown has two kids with her husband, Adam Wright. Her son, Ben was born in June 2018, followed by her daughter, Vivienne who was born in February 2020.
Pamela Brown CNN
Brown is a CNN anchor and senior Washington correspondent. She joined the network in 2013. She anchors the weekend primetime edition of CNN Newsroom based in Washington, DC. Most recently, Brown covered President Donald Trump and his administration for all of the network’s programs and platforms. Her reporting on the Trump administration has covered key moments such as two impeachment proceedings, the Covid pandemic, the controversial travel ban and child separation policies, missile strikes in Syria and the firing of FBI Director James Comey. She was also a lead reporter on the Mueller investigation, looking at Russia’s interference in the US election and whether the president’s campaign played any role, as well as the possibility of obstruction of justice.
Previously, she served as the network’s Justice and Supreme Court correspondent covering law enforcement, national security and the U.S. Supreme Court.
Brown began her career at ABC7/WJLA-TV and NewsChannel8 in Washington D.C. While there she became a Sunday evening anchor and an Emmy®-nominated special projects reporter covering several national and international stories. She was one of the few local journalists to travel to earthquake-ravaged Haiti in January 2010 and later returned on her own to report on the rebuilding process in Port-au-Prince and the surrounding areas.
Pamela Brown Salary
Her salary is estimated to be $850,000 annually.
Pamela Brown Net Worth
Her net worth is approximately $2.5 million.
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