Dana Ruth Bash is a US-based journalist and chief political correspondent for CNN. She is known for her strong media presence and engaging communicating skills. Let us find out Dana Ruth’s net worth, success story and trivia.
Dana Ruth Bash – Net Worth and Salary
Dana Ruth’s net worth is believed to be $6 million. For her work with CNN, according to reports, she is paid $300,000 each year.
Dana Bash – Early Life and Education
Bash was born Dana Ruth Schwartz in Manhattan, New York City, to Jewish studies author Frances Schwartz and ABC News producer Stuart Schwartz, who was also the senior broadcast producer for Good Morning America.
She spent her formative years in Washington, D.C., and New Jersey.
Bash attended the New Jersey-based, Pascack Hills High School.
She graduated from George Washington University with a bachelor’s degree in political communications. She completed internships at NBC, CBS, and CNN while in college.
| Profile | chief political correspondent for CNN. |
| Net Worth | $6 million |
| Age, Birthplace | June 15, 1971 (age 51). Manhattan (USA) |
| Husband | Jeremy Bash |
| Awards | 2 Dirksen awards |
Dana Bash – Career
After college, Bash joined CNN as a producer of their weekend programs such as Late Edition, Evans & Novak, and Inside Politics (later occasionally appearing on-air in the absence of regular host John King).
Later, she began producing programming specializing in coverage of the United States Senate where she would eventually become CNN’s Chief Congressional Correspondent. In 2021, Bash joined Jake Tapper to become co-host of CNN’s Sunday morning show State of The Union.
Bash was one of the women honored at Elle magazine’s 2014 “Women in Washington Power List” event.
Bash was the host of the 2019 Democratic presidential primary debate where Kamala Harris was noted for making her “that little girl was me,” statement to Joe Biden. After the first of the 2020 United States presidential debates between Joe Biden and Donald Trump, Bash referred to the event as a “sh*tshow”.
Bash covered the 2000 presidential primaries and congressional campaigns.
She worked as a Capitol Hill producer, overseeing the network’s U.S. Senate coverage. In 2002, she won her very first Dirksen Award from the National Press Foundation for her Sept. 10, 2001, coverage on the government’s interception of Al-Qaeda transcripts.
She covered the 2004 presidential campaign and the 2006 midterm elections, and she won a Peabody Award for CNN’s “America Votes 2008” coverage.
In March 2006, she began covering the U.S. Congress and won her second Dirksen Award for her coverage of “earmarks” in 2010.
Dana Bash – Age and Height
Born on June 15, 1971, Dana Bash is 51 years old, as on 2022.
She is 1.57 meters tall.
Dana Bash – Husband and Ex Husband
Bash was married to Jeremy Bash, who became CIA and DOD chief of staff under Obama.
She married CNN’s John King in 2008. Bash and King divorced in 2012.