Cecilia Vega Biography
A native of San Francisco, California, Cecilia Vega born Cecilia Marcellina Vega is an American journalist. She is currently working as chief White House correspondent for ABC News. In addition, she joined the news network in 2011 at the time, she worked as a Los Angeles-based correspondent.
Before starting her White House assignment, she had rotated with Tom Llamasas anchor of the weekend editions of ABC World News Tonight. Prior to joining ABC News, Vega worked at KGO-Tv in San Francisco. At the time she was a part of a team that was awarded an Emmy in 2010. She also wrote for the San Francisco Chronicle before working in broadcast journalism.
Cecilia Vega Age
Vega is 45 years old as of 2022. She was born on January 7th, 1977 in San Francisco, California, United States.
Cecilia Vega Ethnicity | What ethnicity is Cecilia Vega?
She is known for being the granddaughter of Mexican immigrants. With this information, it is safe to assume that she is of a Latin ethnic background. However, she was born and raised in the United States.
Cecilia Vega Height | How tall is Cecilia Vega?
Cecilia measures a standing height of 5 feet 4 inches tall. She also weighs 50 kilograms.
Cecilia Vega Family, Parents and Siblings
Vega maintains a low profile about her personal life. There is no known information regarding her parents, siblings or her other relatives. This information will soon be updated.
Cecilia Vega Husband, Ricardo Jimenez
Cecilia is married to California Highway Patrol officer Ricardo Jimenez. The beautiful couple got married on August 17th, 2008.
Cecilia Vega ABC News
In 2011, Vega joined the ABC News team. At the time, she worked as a correspondent based in Los Angeles. While working as a correspondent, she was able to cover a wide range of stories that took her around the world. These assignments included traveling to Japan, Rome, and London covering the Fukushima power plant disaster, the selection of a new Pope, and the Olympics.
Moreover, Cecilia has taken a submarine to the bottom of the Arctic and petted whales in the Gulf of California. Despite interviewing the President of Mexico, President Enrique Peña Nieto, Vega has also been able to interview Sylvester Stallone among other major newsmakers.
She also covered the 2012 elections and the inauguration of President Barack Obama. Other major national stories Vega covered include Ebola cases in the United States, the 2014 midterm election, the Sony computer hacking and fallout, and allegations against Bill Cosby.
Cecilia was named anchor of ABC News’s World News Tonight Saturday on March 2nd, 2015. She worked as the anchor of the show till January 2017 which was when she was named senior White House correspondent. Vega received widespread media attention when she was insulted by US President Donald Trump while he called on her to ask him questions at a press conference back on October 1st, 2018. During the Biden Administration, she continued to cover the White House as chief White House press corps for ABC News.
Cecilia Vega Salary
Vega has made a great fortune from her career as a journalist. She has an estimated annual earning of $2 million.
Cecilia Vega Net Worth
Over the years, Cecilia has made a great fortune from her career as a journalist. She has an estimated net worth of $12 million.
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