Kylie Atwood is a journalist best known as the national security correspondent for the CNN network. Known for her strong and professional personality, she is well-respected for her work in the journalism community.
Early life
Kylie was born on August 8, 1989, in Boston, Massachusetts, and grew up in a family of five children. She is the eldest of her four younger siblings, Hanna, Sophie, Chaplin, and Taegen. Her family lived in South Africa most of the time, and Kylie contributed to charity projects along with her family. Jim Atwood is her father, while her mother is Kristin Atwood. Her mother founded an NGO called Ripples of Hope, which is run by her family. She has always been interested in social work and politics.
Kylie completed her early school education as well as her high school education at a local school in Boston. She later attended Middlebury College in 2008 and graduated cum laude in 2012 with a major in International Studies and a minor in Economics. She wrote a thesis on US-Somalia relations, for which she received high honors. During her studies, she gradually developed a passion for journalism as she worked for newspapers and journalistic websites.
Kylie Atwood career
Kylie began working as an intern for journalistic websites and newspapers such as CBS NEWS-60 Minutes, Global Post, WPTZ, and the independent newspaper Addison County while she was in college. She developed an interest in journalism and decided to pursue it after graduation. She started in 2012 as an assistant, researcher, and digital campaign journalist for Bob Schieffer, associate producer of CBS News Face the Nation, where she worked until 2015. Kylie Atwood later joined CBS News after graduating as a State Department reporter. She began reporting from several countries such as Russia, Afghanistan, China, and Mexico. Kylie worked at CBS for about six years. She is credited with producing Tillerson’s 60 Minutes interview in 2018 and is also known to have covered the Philippines’ drug war in 2017.
CNN
Kylie joined CNN in 2019 as a national security correspondent. She has actively covered issues such as the US evacuation of Afghanistan, the US and North Korea talks between Trump and Kim Jong Un, the Trump impeachment trial, etc., and she has also disclosed essential information about Trump’s foreign policy agenda and the Ukrainian official matter regarding the defamation of the Democrats. Kylie Atwood currently works actively as a national security correspondent, covering major news and events in the US and the Biden administration. She has recently reported on developments regarding the US stance on Israel and Palestine, Biden’s move to export vaccines to North Korea, US sanctions against the military government of Myanmar, etc.
social media
Kylie is very active on social media platforms. She currently has a total of 40,000 followers on her Twitter account, which she has owned since 2009. Kylie Atwood is also on Instagram, where she currently has 6247 followers, and maintains a well-updated LinkedIn profile for professional networking, where she has over 500 connections. She also has a Facebook profile where she has around 3300 followers.
Kylie Atwood Biography | |
|---|---|
| Real name | Kylie Atwood |
| date of birth | August 8, 1989 |
| Age | 35 years |
| place of birth | Boston, MA, USA |
| nationality | American |
| job | journalist |
| religion | Christianity |
| sun sign | Lion |
Physical Statistics | |
| height | in feet inches – 5′ 5” – in centimeters – 167 cm |
| Weight | in kilograms – 58kg – in pounds – 127 pounds |
| Hair color | Blond |
| eye color | hazel |
| body type | Slim |
Kylie Atwood family | |
| father | Jim Atwood |
| mother | Kristen Atwood |
| sister | Three (Chapin, Hannah, Sophie Atwood) |
| Brothers | One (Teagan Atwood) |
Qualification/Education | |
| school | Local high school |
| University | Middlebury College |
relationship status | |
| marital status | single |
| affair | no |
| Who is Kylie Atwood’s boyfriend? | Not known |
Personal life
Kylie hasn’t revealed much about her personal life and has kept her work and personal life separate. She is currently unmarried and is also not known to be in any relationship. Kylie is currently very focused on her career. She is known for being very close to her parents and siblings, and loves to read and jog.
Kylie Atwood Net Worth
Kylie has been a journalist for several years and is very active in her career. She has built a unique identity and a lot of respect for herself. She has earned most of her income from her job as a journalist working as a national security correspondent. Her estimated net worth as of 2021 is estimated to be around $300,000.
Facts About Kylie Atwood
- Kylie was the only reporter on a trip to North Korea with Mike Pompeo and was allowed to sit and report during the talks and have direct conversations with North Korean officials.
- Her favorite book is The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho.
- She is very interested in photography, skiing, and reading.