Jim Acosta is a veteran American journalist with Cuban nationality, who currently works for CNN as a senior White House correspondent. He had worked for CBS before joining CNN in 2007 and was dismissed by President-elect Donald Trump as “fake news”. Learn more about his family, his wife and why he divorced his wife after 24 years of marriage.

Jim Acosta Biography

The American journalist was born on November 17, 1971 as Abilio James Acosta in Washington, DC but he grew up in Annandale, Virginia with his parents. Jim Acosta is of mixed ancestry, with his father being of Cuban descent who emigrated from Cuba to the United States following the Cuban Missile Crisis when he was 11 years old. His mother (Jim Acosta), on the other hand, is Irish and Czech. origins.

Acosta attended high school at his neighborhood -Annandale High School in Annadale, Virginia. After graduating in 1989, he enrolled at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia. He graduated in 1993 with a bachelor’s degree in mass communication and a minor in political science.

Media career – CBS, CNN

After graduating in 1993, Jim Acosta began working at the Washington-based commercial AM News/Talk radio station called WMAL; it was there that he began his career as a journalist. The following year, 1994, he moved into television after landing a job with WTTG-TV, a Fox-owned company, but he was unhappy with the job and wanted to be in on the action. So he joined WBIR. -TV in Knoxville, Tennessee as a reporter and also sometimes worked as a TV host. That’s what he was looking for. So he stayed three years before leaving in 1998 for Dallas-based KTVT-TV (1998-2000) and Chicago-based WBBM-TV (2000-2001). a journalist.

At the WBBM, Jim Acosta received an offer from CBSwhere he later worked as a correspondent, covering both Dallas and Chicago. With CBS, Jim covered the Iraq War, Hurricane Katrina, John Kerry’s 2004 presidential campaign, among other things. His work at CBS ended when CNN called in 2007.

His first assignment after joining CNN in April 2007 was the presidential campaign of Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, two 2008 Democratic presidential candidates. and corresponding to “American Morning”.

He became CNN’s National Political Correspondent in February 2012, before serving as CNN’s Senior White House Correspondent – a position in which Jim Acosta has questioned US presidents about their policies. An example of this was in 2015 when he asked then-President of the United States Barrack Obama a question directly about his ISIS combat strategy policy. He would later be promoted to Chief White House Correspondent at CNN in 2018. His Cuban roots became an asset when he had to cover former President Obama’s historic visit to Cuba in March 2016.

In January 2017, US President Donald TrumpCNN was called “fake news” during his first press conference as President-elect of the United States of America, when he refused to answer questions from Jim Acosta, one of the reporters in the press room.

Wife, divorce, children

The veteran journalist is currently single but has divorced his wife of 24 years. Jim Acosta had been married to his college sweetheart Sharon Mobley Stow in 1993. They met while at James Maddison University and attended the school throughout their years. The loving couple walked straight down the aisle, into holy matrimony, just months after graduating from college.

After a long wait, the union was blessed with three children – two daughters and a son. The stepchildren weren’t strong enough to keep the marriage going, as in 2017 Acosta and his wife, Sharon, a registered nurse, called for the abandonment of the marital union that had existed for 24 years (1993 – 2017).. To this day, the couple have remained silent about the reason for their breakup. They haven’t talked about it on any show or given interviews about it, because they remain silent on the matter.

Is Jim Acosta gay?

The only relationship associated with Jim Acosta was that of his now estranged wife, Sharon Mobley Stow. They got married between 1994 and 2017 and had children together as mentioned earlier. So it’s hard to tell if he has a secret gay affair since he’s now single and seems to be enjoying his life as it is. The question of Jim Acosta’s sexuality – whether he is gay or straight – stems from the fact that he has been divorced from his wife of 24 years with no given reason for the separation. But for now, it’s safe to say that Jim Acosta isn’t gay.

Fast facts

first name : Abilio James Acosta

Known As : Jim Acosta

Occupation : Journalist

Date of birth : April 17, 1971

Horoscope : Aries

Nationality : American

Husband : Sharon Mobley Stow (div. 2017)

Children : 3

Net worth : $2 million

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