Victor Blackwell Biography
Victor Blackwell is an American award-winning anchor and journalist. Currently, he serves as a correspondent and anchor for CNN Newsroom which is based in Atlanta Georgia. Moreover, the anchors the Weekend edition of News Day. In addition, he joined CNN in August 2012. Before CNN, he worked as an anchor and newscast at WOBF 25 News which is based in Palm Beach.
Victor Blackwell Age
How old is Victor? He is currently 38 years old as of 2021. Additionally, he was born in Baltimore, United States, on September 25, 1981. Moreover, he celebrates his birthday on 25th September annually with family and close friends. His zodiac earth sign is Libra.
Victor Blackwell Education
Blackwell attended the Milford Mill Academy and he was the class president and later graduated in 1999. Later on, he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in broadcast journalism from Howard University Washington, D.C., United States.
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Victor Blackwell Height/ Weight
How tall is Victor? He currently stands at 5 feet 11 inches (1.8m) tall. However, we don’t have any information concerning his other measurements including weight, shoe size, and other body measurements. Our team is currently reviewing this information and will soon update it here.
Victor Blackwell Family
Currently, there is no information on victor’s parents since he has not disclosed to the public the name of his parents and occupation. Moreover, he has also not shared with the public if he has any siblings or he is the only child. However, our team is currently reviewing this information and will update you once found.
Victor Blackwell Partner
Blackwell is currently not married since he admitted to being gay. However, he has managed to keep his relationship life away from the public. Currently, our team is looking into this information and will soon update you here.
Victor Blackwell Gay
Victor came out as gay during a conversation show on December 21, 2013, alongside his co-host Pamela brown and their special guest jimmy alexander. While in the show, they were chatting about an interview with Phil alexander where it was published by GQ magazine. In addition, in the magazine, Phil had made a comment in the interview about homosexuality. However, Victor was not hurt or surprised by Phil’s comment as he did not expect any positive reaction from him. He then opened up on being a black gay man. Currently, we don’t know if he is dating, but we will update here.
Victor Blackwell CNN
Victor currently works at CNN Newsroom which is based in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. Moreover, he serves as the anchor of the New Day weekend edition. Victor made his debut in CNN in august 2012 where he anchored and reported various breaking news including; the protest in his hometown in Baltimore after Freddie Gray’s death in 2015, the Orlando shooting at the Pulse Night Club in 2017, and the hurricanes Irma and Harvey.
Moreover, in 2018 he marked the 50th anniversary of the death of Martin Luther King Jr. by conducting an interview with Andrew young who is the civil rights icon, ambassador. In addition, the interview was held at the Memphis motel where King was shot.
Before joining CNN, Victor was an anchor and newscast at WPBF 25 News. Moreover, he also worked at WBAL as a producer and WPMT-TV which is based in New York.
Victor Blackwell Awards
Victor has managed to bag himself a couple of awards in his reporting career. In 2007, he got nominated in the regional Emmy Award and also received the Unity Award from the radio television digital news association where he reported on the high school graduation rate of black boys.
In 2011, victor received the Regional Edward R. Murrow award for reporting on the Stop Snitching show which impacted the inner-city crime.
Victor Blackwell Salary
Victor’s main source of income comes from his reporting career. His salary ranges from $79,000 to $100,000 annually.
Victor Blackwell Net Worth
There is no doubt that he is an extraordinary reporter, and also passionate in his career. His net worth is worth $1.4 million dollars as of 2021.
