Abigail Daniella Phillip AKA Abby Phillip is a CNN political correspondent and weekend anchor who hails from the United States. She’s been a guest on C-SPAN and Washington Week. She is well-known for her bravery and ability to operate in real-time situations.
Early Life
Abby Phillip was born in Virginia, the United States, on November 25, 1988, to June Phillip, a realtor, and Carlos Phillip, a teacher who subsequently became an educational psychologist. Abby was born in Trinidad and is of Afro-Trinidadian origin. She is one of five siblings and she gained basic school education from Bowie High School. After originally intended to pursue premed, she graduated from Harvard University with a Bachelor of Arts in government in 2010. Phillip was a writer for The Harvard Crimson throughout his time at Harvard.
Abby Phillip Career
Abby started her professional career after her graduation. In 2017 Phillip started to cover CNN’s Trump Administration. She worked before CNN in the Washington Post, where she was responsible for national policy reporting and general tasks. As an ABC news assistant and digital correspondent, she has worked in New York City for ABC News. Phillip began her career in journalism as a White House correspondent and blogger for Politico, where she covered campaign finance and lobbying issues.
She appears on PBS’s Washington Week with Robert Costa on a regular basis. On January 14, 2020, Phillip co-moderated the seventh Democratic debate of the 2020 Democratic Party presidential primary at Drake University. In moderating the debate, she was chastised for treating Bernie Sanders unfairly. In 2020, she struck an agreement with Flatiron Books to write the Dream Deferred book about the 1988 Democratic presidential nomination campaign by Reverend Jesse Jackson. The book will be published in 2022, and it will be the first significant contemporary book about Jackson’s life and political legacy.
Social Media
At present, Abby Phillip is on Instagram and has 292K followers, 1,554 followings, and 854 posts under @abbydphilip. She has 733.3K followers and 3,613 followings on Twitter, where she has been active since March 2010.
Abby Phillip Biography |
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| Real Name | Abigail Daniella Phillip |
| Birth Date | 25 November 1988 |
| Age (as of 2021) | 32 Years |
| Birth Place | Virginia, United States |
| Nationality | American |
| Profession | Journalist |
| Religion | Christianity |
| Sun sign | Sagittarius |
Physical Statistics |
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| Height | in feet inches – 5’ 7” – in Centimeters – 170 cm |
| Weight | in Kilograms – 60 kg – in Pounds – 132 lbs |
| Shoe Size | 7 (U.S.) |
| Hair Color | Black |
| Eye Color | Dark Brown |
| Body Type | Slim |
Family |
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| Father | Carlos W. Phillip |
| Mother | June C. Phillip |
| Sister | Asha, Anna-Marie |
| Brother | – |
Qualification/Education |
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| School | Bowie High School |
| College | Harvard University |
Relationship Status |
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| Marital Status | Married |
| Affair | No |
| Husband | Marcus Richardson |
| Children | One |
Personal Life
Abby Phillip and her husband, Marcus Richardson, live in Washington, D.C. In May 2018 at Larz Anderson House, Phillip and Richardson married. In 2021, the couple revealed that they are expecting their first child.
Abby Phillip Net Worth
She has accumulated a net worth of $1.6 million, which she earned entirely through her work as a professional journalist. Abby is completely focused on her career and work and aspires to be a better person.
Trivia
- Abby was named the winner of the Washington Women in Journalism Awards in 2019.
- Phillip was appointed as the new anchor on Inside Politics on January 11, 2021, replacing John King on the Sunday morning edition of the political chat show.
- Starting January 24, 2021, CNN Strted airing Inside Politics Sunday With Abby Phillip, a Sunday morning version of the political chat show.
- President Donald Trump has publicly chastised Abby.
