Zain Asher is a British Nigerian based in New York City in the United States who works at CNN international. She was born on 27 August 1983 to Nigerian parents of Igbo descent.
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Zain Asher was a graduate of the Keble College at Oxford University in 2005 with a degree in Spanish and French. She then graduated the following year from the Graduate School of Journalism at Columbia University, in New York City.
Asher worked as a full-time reporter for Money, where she wrote personal finance articles. She was also a TV reporter at News 12 Brooklyn where she was reporting from Brooklyn, the Bronx, and Connecticut. She joined CNN in 2013 and is working as the anchor of CNN Newsroom weekend edition.
Asher works as a host of Marketplace Africa, CNN’s weekly business show about the continent and its place within global markets. She often interviews CEOs and world leaders for her weekend program.
Asher is also popularly known as the anchor of CNN’s special coverage around #MyFreedomDay which is a global call to action that raised awareness of modern-day slavery all over the world, in addition to the deaths of Fidel Castro, Muhammed Ali, and George Michael.
Asher also anchored major breaking news for CNN, she was known for reporting from the field on high-profile stories such as the 2014 kidnapping of hundreds of schoolgirls by the Boko Haram group in Nigeria, and the 2013 terrorist attack at the Boston Marathon.
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Zain Asher Net Worth
Zain Asher is one of CNN’s high profile anchors that work on high-profile stories. Zain Asher holds an estimated Net Worth of $5 million.
Salary
Zain Asher enjoys a monthly salary of $40,000 and an annual salary of $480,000 at the end of every year.
Husband
Zain Asher is married to Steve Peoples on October 3, 2017. Their marriage wasn’t made public but was very private. Only a few invite guests attended the wedding.
Baby
Zain Asher and Steve peoples have been married for about 3 years now but are without any child. They have not yet revealed or announced any baby news yet.
Brother
Zain Asher has one brother who is an actor, and filmmaker. He was born on July 10, 1977, and is currently 43 years. His name is Chiwetel Ejiofor. It has been alleged that Chiwetel Ejiofor is coming up with new movies, “Infinite” and “Lockdown” which will all be available on Netflix soon.
Ted Talk
Zain Asher was interviewed at Ted Talk and there she shared some important advice to the youths especially girls. Zain Asher said, “Trust your Struggle” on Ted Show, which is meant to entertain, and most importantly teach the youths about life.