Donie O’Sullivan Bio, Wiki, Age, Height, Family, Wife, CNN, Salary, and Net Worth

Donie O’Sullivan Profile

Donie O’Sullivan is an Irish Correspondent and Reporter working for CNN in Atlanta, Georgia as a correspondent. He joined the network in the year 2016.

Donie O’Sullivan Education

O’Sullivan graduated from Coláiste Na Sceilge High School in Cahersiveen, County Kerry, and then joined the University College Dublin. He graduated from the university with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Politics, History, and International Relations. During his stint at the university, he assisted in leading a ground-breaking investigation into the mishandling of funds at the Students’ Union. O’Sullivan is also an alumnus of Queen’s University Belfast in Northern Ireland where he obtained a Master’s degree in Government and Political Science.

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Donie O’Sullivan Career

O’Sullivan serves at CNN as a New York City-based correspondent. He covers the intersection of technology and politics. His work mainly concentrates on online misinformation’s real-world effects and the function it performs in American politics. O’Sullivan has traveled across the nation covering the functions conspiracy theories were performing in voters’ attitudes to the nation’s response to the coronavirus pandemic and to the election. This was in the months leading up to the United States Presidential election in 2020. On January, 6th, 2021, during the insurrection, O’Sullivan provided live coverage from outside the United States Capitol.

He began as a producer at CNN where he produced for the network’s Social Discovery crew. This was before making his way up to the network’s Business reporter. Since joining CNN, O’Sullivan has worked closely with the network’s investigative unit where he tracked and identified online disinformation campaigns, and his main target was the American electorate. O’Sullivan has also covered how social media platforms, the American intelligence community, and Congress respond to the threat of troll campaigns and disinformation.

He was among the CNN team that discovered a number of significant Russian government-linked social media campaigns, where he targeted the people of America in the run-up to the United States presidential election in the year 2016. Congress investigators have used O’Sullivan’s work when they examined the extent of Russian meddling ahead of the election. O’Sullivan has served as a prominent speaker at multiple international and national conferences such as the Aspen Institute; the Council on Foreign Relations; and at several cyber security events like the RSA Conference and DEF CON.

He was nominated for an Emmy in the year 2020 for “Outstanding Live Interview.” Before O’Sullivan joined CNN, he served at a social media verification news agency, “Storyful” in Dublin, Ireland, and New York. O’Sullivan has served as a committee member at the Northern Ireland Assembly in Stormont.

Quick Facts About O’Sullivan

AgeNot Available
NationalityIrish
SpouseNot Available
Net Worth$1 Million – $5 Million

Donie O’Sullivan Age

O’Sullivan was born in Ireland. His age is unknown for he has managed to keep his personal life private. It is therefore not known how old O’Sullivan is or when he celebrates his birthday. However, he might be in his 30s.

Donie O’Sullivan Height

O’Sullivan stands at a height of approximately 5 feet 8 inches (1.73 m).

Donie O’Sullivan Family

O’Sullivan was born to his loving parents, Donal ‘Tommy’ O’Sullivan (father) and Noreen (mother). His parents serve as patrons of Quinlan’s Kerry Fish Shop. O’Sullivan has worked with his dad at Kerry Fish. His mom is a native of Boston. Information regarding O’Sullivan’s siblings is currently under review. However, there will be an update of the information as soon as it’s available.

Donie O’Sullivan Wife

O’Sullivan has managed to keep his personal life away from the limelight. It is therefore not known if O’Sullivan is engaged to someone or whether he is married. It is also not known if he has any children.

Donie O’Sullivan Salary

Being one of the top journalists for CNN, he earns an annual salary ranging from $ 20,000 – $ 100,000.

Donie O’Sullivan’s Net Worth

O’Sullivan has an estimated net worth of between $1 Million – $5 Million which he has earned through his successful career as a Correspondent and Reporter.

Donie O’Sullivan Mental Health

O’Sullivan revealed that he has been battling depression and anxiety for 10 years, during an interview with Irish Times on February 14, 2021. He stated that he 1st became aware of anxiety in the year 2012 while he was a student at Queen’s University. He said that he first thought he was having heart palpitations. O’Sullivan then began to notice some change in late 2013 after he underwent counseling and took antidepressant medication. O’Sullivan says that it was long until the year 2017 when he was taken hold again by anxiety and since then, he has been having appointments with a therapist. He also said that his battle with anxiety and depression has been quite hard and he advised people to always get assistance rather than hide their issues.

Donie O’Sullivan Documentary

O’Sullivan’s story aired on RTÉ at 9.30 p.m. on January 4, 2022. A 1-hour documentary, “Donie O’Sullivan: Capitol Man” describes how O’Sullivan went from being raised in a small town in Kerry to becoming an international household name on the CNN network. Also, the documentary shows an in-depth look at the run-up to the 2020 election with footage from the insurrection at the United States Capitol building on January 6, 2021. The documentary is also available on the RTÉ Player.

Donie O’Sullivan CNN

At CNN O’Sullivan works alongside;

  1. Phil Mattingly
  2. Suzanne Malveaux
  3. Patrick Oppmann
  4. Ryan Nobles
  5. Paula Newton
  6. Chad Myers
  7. Jeanne Moos
  8. David McKenzie
  9. Oren Liebermann
  10. Alex Marquardt
  11. Miguel Marquez
  12. Athena Jones
  13. Laura Jarrett
  14. Kristen Holmes
  15. Paula Hancocks

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