Sara Sidner Biography
Sara Sidner is an American anchor working for CNN as a co-anchor of CNN News Central, airing weekdays from 9 am-12 pm ET, and senior national and international correspondent. He joined the CNN news team in January 2008, after previously working for KTVU.
Sara Sidner Career
Sidner is a co-anchor on CNN News Central, which airs daily from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. ET from CNN’s New York City Bureau. She is also CNN’s top national correspondent and has won several awards for her work. She was in charge of the network’s coverage in Minneapolis of the protests after George Floyd’s death and Derek Chauvin’s trial. Sidner also wrote a lot about the protests in Ferguson, Missouri, after a white police officer shot and killed an unarmed black youth.
She was there for weeks while the evidence was looked at by a grand jury, which eventually chose not to charge the officer. Their choice caused two nights of violence in Ferguson, but it also led to protests across the country and a national talk about race and policing in the U.S. It also led to the creation of a state commission and a presidential task force on policing. Sidner reported about a lot of different things as a foreign correspondent, from terrorism to business to social and cultural problems. She has written from many places, such as Egypt, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Cambodia, Indonesia, and Taiwan.
He was on the CNN team that got a Peabody award for its coverage of the Arab Spring in the Middle East. In Libya, she reported from among the rebel forces as Tripoli fell. Her work has been praised all over the world. Sidner shared the Achievement of the Year Award from SKY WFTV Women in Film & Television in the UK in 2011 for her work covering the war in Libya. Sidner was in India at the time and was in charge of covering South Asia from the New Delhi office. Traitors attacked several places in Mumbai, including the famous Taj Mahal Palace and Tower Hotel, on November 26, 2008.
This was one of her first big foreign stories. Sidner was live during the 60-hour attack in 2008, during which more than 170 people died. Along with stories from South Asia, she made a documentary about Sri Lanka’s 25-year civil war, reported from war-torn Afghanistan for several years, and covered live political unrest in Thailand and Bangladesh. She also looked into a lot of stories about how India’s economy and society were changing, which led to several stories for CNN International’s award-winning “Freedom Project.” In addition, Sidner went to Chile and Haiti to report on the damage caused by earthquakes there.
Sidner has won two Asian Television Awards. The first was for her 2011 report on the horrible conditions young Bangladeshis were forced to live in while begging. The second was for the 2012 Freedom Project documentary “Operation Hope,” which told the story of a seven-year-old boy who refused to beg and was castrated and left for dead. Sidner won two Gracie Awards from the Alliance for Women in Media in 2013.
One was for her reporting on India’s unwanted girls, in which she looked into the problem of killing female babies in India, and the other was for her breaking news coverage of the 2012 conflict between Gaza and Israel from both Gaza and Israel. He also reported about the loss of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 from Malaysia. Moreover, the downed Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 from Ukraine, and the war between Israel and Gaza in 2014 from the border with Israel.
Sidner worked as a host and reporter for local TV news stations in San Francisco, Dallas, Florida, and Missouri before joining CNN. At this time, she won several awards, such as an area Emmy Award, an Edward R. Murrow Award, and several Telly Awards. Sidner got her degree in Journalism from the University of Florida. She was also named an Alumni of Distinction in 2011.
Sara Sidner Salary
Sidner earns a salary of about $47,000-$120,000.
Sara Sidner Net Worth
Sidner has an estimated net worth of about $1 Million – $7 Million which he has earned through his career as a Co-anchor and Correspondent.
Sara Sidner Age
Sidner was born on May 31, 1972, in Miami Lakes, Florida, United States. She is 51 years old as of 2023, and she celebrates her birthday on the 31st of May every year.
Sara Sidner Height and Weight
Sidner stands at a height of 5 feet 10 inches tall (1.77m) and weighs 65 kgs (143 lbs).
Sara Sidner Family
Sidner likes to keep her personal life private hence she has neither disclosed the names of her parent nor those of her siblings. However, this information will be updated when available.
Sara Sidner Husband and Children
Sidner is married to Robert O’Brien, a businessman. They met through a mutual friend and they started dating. The couple tied the knot in 2015 after a long time of dating.
Sara Sidner Wedding
Sidner and Robert tied the knot in a private wedding ceremony attended by close friends and family. Sidner said that her husband surprised her by getting her tickets to a Beyoncé show. She also told him how much she loved him.
Sara Sidner Sister
Sidner has not disclosed any details concerning her siblings. However, this information will be updated when available.
Sara Sidner Cancer
CNN host Sidner revealed to the world on January 8, 2024, that she had been diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer. The reporter said that as part of her care, she would be getting chemotherapy and a double mastectomy. She also told other women that every year they should get a mammogram. Sinder looked down, and she talked a lot about breast cancer on her Monday morning show. Sinder said that when she found out she had cancer, life taught her a very important lesson about how we think living is enough.
Sara Sidner Social Media Platform
Sidner is very active on her Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook pages. She has 153.6k followers on Twitter 74k followers on Instagram, and 10.2k followers on Facebook.