Sara Sidner Biography

Sara Sidner is an American television journalist who currently serves as a co-anchor of the morning edition of CNN News Central. She previously anchored Big Picture with Sara Sidner on CNN+, the network’s short-lived subscription streaming service.

Sidner began her on-air reporting career at WUFT-TV in Gainesville, Florida, before moving on to stations including KFVS-TV in Cape Girardeau, Missouri; WINK-TV in Fort Myers, Florida; and KDFW-TV in Dallas, Texas. While at KDFW, she spent three years as a consumer reporter and anchor and gained national recognition for her coverage of the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster.

In January 2004, Sidner joined KTVU in Oakland, California, where she served as a weekend co-anchor for KTVU Channel 2 News at 6 and The Ten O’Clock News, while also working as a weekday reporter.

Throughout her career, Sidner has earned numerous journalism honors, including a Regional Emmy Award, a Lone Star Award, and multiple Associated Press Awards.

Sara Sidner Age

How old is Sarah? She is currently 53 years old as of 2026. In addition, she was born in Miami lakes, Florida, the United States on May 31, 1972. Moreover, her earth zodiac sign is Gemini. Furthermore, she celebrates her birthday on 31st May with friends and family annually.

Sara Sidner Education

Sidner went to Hialeah-Miami Lakes High School. In addition, she graduated with a degree in telecommunications from the University of Florida which is based in Florida, United States.

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Sara Sidner Height/Weight

How tall is Sara? She currently stands at 5 feet 9 inches (1.75 m) tall. However, we don’t have much information on her other measurements including her body weight, size, and shoe size. Currently, we are reviewing this information and we will update you here soon.

Sara Sidner Family

Sara was born and brought up by both of her parents in Miami Lakes, Florida in the United States. In addition, her father is an African-American while her mother is British. Currently, we don’t have much information concerning her parents’ names and occupations since she has not disclosed it to the public. Furthermore, it is not known if she has any siblings or if she is the only child. However, our team is currently reviewing this information and will update here you soon.

Sara Sidner Husband/Spouse

She is currently married but, she has not revealed any information about her husband. In addition, she admitted while in an interview on a talk show that her tight work schedule is a great challenge in her marital life. Moreover, she also revealed that her wedding was planned on the phone while she was covering the Libyan war in Africa. However, we will soon update you once we know her husband’s identity.

Sara Sidner Children

Sara has managed to keep her life private including her children. In addition, there is no documentation showing her having children. Currently, our team is reviewing this and will update you here at once.

Sara Sidner CNN

Sidner has worked in various places like New Delhi, India as well as Jerusalem, Abu Dhabi. In addition, she was lastly placed by CNN in Los Angeles since 2014. While at CNN, she reported stories including the unarmed black teenager who was killed by a white police officer in Ferguson in which the jury did not arraign the officer in court and this brought out a two days protest as well as a wide race dialogue.

In addition, she also reported from the Middle East in the Arab spring. In her coverage, she was in a midst of rebel fighters during the fall of Tripoli. Moreover, she headed to South Asia in which she covered a major story that revealed when terrorists attacked different places in Mumbai including the Tower Hotel and the Taj Mahal Place. Furthermore, she also reported the 2008 siege which lasted for over 60 hours and took over 170 lives.

Before CNN, she served several stations including KTVU which is based in Oakland, California in which she served as a weekend anchor of the KTVU Channel 2 News as well as a weekday reporter. Later on, she joined KFVS-TV located in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Furthermore, she also served WINK-TV based in Fort Myers, Florida as well as KDFW-TV based in Dallas, Texas where she worked for three years as a consumer reporter.

Sara Sidner Salary

How much does Sara earn? She earns good pay from her reporting career. Her salary ranges from $120,000 to $200,000 annually.

Sara Sidner Net Worth

Sidner has managed to accumulate a good amount of wealth in her reporting career in CNN. In detail,  her total net worth is worth $2 million dollars.