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Lynda Kinkade Bio, Wiki, Age, Height, CNN, Husband, Net Worth, and Twitter

Lynda Kinkade Biography

Lynda Kinkade is an Australian anchor and correspondent working for CNN as an anchor for CNN Newsroom on Friday and Saturday at 10 am, 11 am, and 1 pm ET, and can also be seen filling in on other programs including Connect the World. She joined the CNN news team in August 2014, after previously working for Seven Network.

Lynda Kinkade Career

Kinkade is a CNN International anchor who works out of the network’s main office in Atlanta. She is the host of CNN Newsroom on Friday and Saturday at 10, 11, and 1 p.m. ET. She also fills in on other shows, such as Connect the World. Kinkade has been the host of many breaking news stories since joining CNN in 2014.

These have included the war between Israel and Hamas, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, violent protests from Hong Kong to Chile, terror attacks in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East, Hurricanes Florence, Harvey, and Maria, and the victory over ISIS in the Iraqi city of Mosul.

She is also said to have written a lot about the Trump administration, Russian meddling in the 2016 election, and the investigation into Trump’s impeachment. After the 2015 terrorist killings in Paris, Kinkade was in charge of CNN’s breaking news coverage on both CNN and CNN/U.S. CNN and CNN International helped the network win the 2016 Royal Television Society award for Best Breaking News Coverage.

Kinkade wrote an interesting report about the opioid problem in the U.S. in 2017. It was one of CNN Digital’s most clicked stories. She also helped CNN cover the Manchester concert attack as breaking news, which was nominated for an Emmy Award. After Muhammad Ali died in 2016, she got an exclusive interview with his twin daughters.

Kinkade has been very important to CNN’s coverage of The CNN Freedom Project, the network’s effort to bring attention to modern-day slavery. For #MyFreedomDay, she reported live from schools across the U.S. raising awareness of human trafficking. The State Department about its yearly report on trafficking in persons.

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Kinkade worked for Seven Network Australia, most recently in New York, before joining CNN. There, she hired crews and satellite trucks, pitched stories, and created and filed reports on a wide range of topics, such as the polar vortex, the deadly Harlem gas explosion, and Boeing’s first space taxi. She had previously worked for five years in Melbourne on the national public affairs show Today Tonight for the same network. From California, she covered events like the deadly Black Saturday bushfires, the Australian Open, and the G’Day USA campaign.

Before working for Seven Network Australia, Kinkade worked for Nine Network Australia for four years, first on the assignment desk, then as an anchor desk worker, and finally as a reporter in Sydney. Some of the famous people and politicians she has talked to are former Australian Prime Ministers John Howard, Kevin Rudd, and Julia Gillard, stars Russell Crowe, Cate Blanchett, John Travolta, and Sylvester Stallone, and former U.S. Al Gore is the vice president.

Kinkade is a journalist, but she has also offered to run many forums and raise money for groups like the USA Brain Tumor Alliance, Heartkids NSW, the Epworth Hospital, and the Sydney Symphony. Kinkade earned a Bachelor of Arts in Communication (Journalism) from the University of Technology, Sydney, with an average that was above normal.

At CNN, Scholes works alongside; Fareed Zakaria, Fredricka Whitfield, Bill Weir, Amara Walker, John Avlon, Dana Bash, David Axelrod, John Berman, Victor Blackwell, Wolf Blitzer, Kate Bolduan, Pamela Brown, Kim Brunhuber, Erin Burnett, Alisyn Camerota, Julia Chatterley, Rosemary Church, Laura Coates, Anderson Cooper, Audie Cornish, Amanda Davies, Max Foster, Bianna Golodryga, Dr. Sanjay Gupta, Laila Harrak, Erica Hill, Michael Holmes, Van Jones, Brianna Keilar, John King, Melissa Knowles, Christina Macfarlane, John Miller, Veronica Miracle, Bianca Nobilo, Abby Phillip, Brad Parks, Richard Quest, Don Riddell, Michael Smerconish, Boris Sanchez, Tom Sater.

Lynda Kinkade Salary

Kinkade earns a salary of about $47,000-$120,000 annually.

Lynda Kinkade Net Worth

Kinkade has an estimated net worth of about $1 Million – $7 Million which she has earned through her career as a news anchor.

Lynda Kinkade Age

Kinkade was born on January 10, 1983, in Sydney, Australia. She is 41 years old as of 2023, and she celebrates her birthday on the 10th of January every year.

Lynda Kinkade Height and Weight

Kinkade stands at a height of 5 feet 6 inches tall (1.67m) and weighs 58 kgs (127 lbs).

Lynda Kinkade Family

Kinkade was born in Sydney, Australia to her loving parents alongside her sibling. She has a younger brother named Greg and a twin brother named Stuart. More information about her parents will be updated when available.

Lynda Kinkade Husband and Children

Kinkade has been married to Travis Jackson since 13 April 2013. They had dated for a long time before they tied the knot. The couple is blessed with three daughters; Georgia Emily Jackson (born August 2016), Isabella Evelyn Jackson (born February 2019), and Olivia Jackson (born October 9, 2020). She resides in Atlanta Georgia together with her family.

Lynda Kinkade Social Media Platforms

Kinkade is very active on her Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook pages. She has 15.7k followers on Twitter 15.4k followers on Instagram, and 17.5k followers on Facebook.

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