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Victor Blackwell CNN, biography, net worth, height, weight, relationship

About Victor Blackwell

Victor Blackwell is an American Television news anchor who serves in the CNN Center headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia. He is well-known for hosting CNN Newsroom’s Saturday 10 a.m. hour and New Day Weekend.

Full Name: Victor Blackwell

Gender: Male

Date of Birth: September 25, 1981

Place of Birth: Baltimore, Maryland, United States.

Profession: Journalist

Nationality: American

Relationship: Gay

Height: 5ft, 11 inches

Weight: 80kg

Children: none

Net Worth: $1 million

Early Life and Education

Born and brought up in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. Victor Blackwell graduated at Milford Academy back then in 1999. He earned a B.A in Broadcast Journalism from Howard University in Washington, D.C.

Career

Shortly after college, Blackwell got employed to become a reporter at WHAG-TV in Maryland.
He also became a reporter for WTLX/WJXX in Florida. He became the first black anchor in West Palm Beach in Florida.
In 2012, he worked for CNN as a correspondent.
In January 2014, he got promotion to become a co-host of New Day Saturday and Sunday with Christi Paul.
He started co-hosting a two-hour afternoon block of CNN Newsroom with Alisyn Camerota on April 19, 2021.
Blackwell made a comeback to co-anchoring CNN This Morning with Amara Walker on weekends on March 25, 2023. He declared that this was a long-term task.