Errol Barnett Profile
Errol Barnett is a British-born American anchor/reporter and national correspondent working for CBS News based in New York City. Barnett joined CBS News in the year 2016.
Errol Barnett Career
Barnett serves at CBS as a news reporter and correspondent. He also serves as a reporter for all CBS News broadcasts and platforms, including “CBS This Morning,” the “CBS Evening News with Norah O’Donnell,” and CBSN, the 24/7 digital streaming news service.
At CBS News, Barnett reported a wide spectrum of national and world news stories. He was the first network journalist to travel over Hurricane Dorian when it stalled across the Bahamas and documented widely on the ground covering the effects of the storm. He also received a variety of exclusive interviews, including a new interview with the mother of a nine-year-old Illinois boy charged with the murder of five relatives.
Barnett began as a Washington-based reporter for the White House on weekends and the rest of the country on weekdays on CBS. He was with President Barack Obama on his last overseas trip to the office and was part of CBS News’ special inaugural coverage for President Donald Trump. Barnett has announced the disappearance of Jamal Khashoggi. She has worked as a fill-in anchor for “CBS Weekend News,” “CBS This Morning: Saturday” and CBSN.
Before joining CBS News, Barnett had hosted weekday editions of “CNN Newsroom” broadcast on CNN and CNN International. Prior to being anchored at CNN’s Atlanta offices, the network assigned Barnett as a general assignment reporter to Johannesburg, South Africa, and Abu Dhabi, U.A.E. as a midday anchor. When anchoring from the Middle East, Barnett was part of CNN’s 2011 Peabody Award-winning coverage of the “Arab Spring.” He also anchored CNNI’s weekly series “Inside Africa” where he reported from 22 countries around the continent over 24 months, including Madagascar, Senegal, and Tunisia.
His success won him a Salute to Excellence award from the National Association of Black Journalists. His journalism career began in 2001 at Channel One News, where he was the youngest anchor and correspondent on the Los Angeles network at the age of 18. Barnett covered the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, then-Senator Barack Obama’s first national address, and the New England opioid crisis.
Quick Facts About Errol Barnett
| Age | 38 years old as of 2021 |
| Nationality | American-British |
| Spouse | Ariana Tolbert |
| Net Worth | $1 Million – $5 Million |
Errol Barnett Age
Barnett was born on April 3, 1983, in Milton Keynes, United Kingdom (he is 38 years old as of 2021.) He celebrates his birthday on the 3rd of April every year.
Errol Barnett Height
Barnett stands at an average height of 5 feet 8 inches tall.
Errol Barnett Family
Barnett was born to Michael Christie, the son of Gladstone, and Pamela, an English woman from Liverpool. He’s got an older brother, Danny, and an older sister, Natalie, who died. His mother later married Gary Barnett, a U.S. Air Force sergeant who served in the Gulf War before moving his family to Phoenix. Gladstone Christie, his Jamaican ancestor, was one of the 500 Caribbean aircrews who served with the British Royal Air Force during the Second World War and then moved to England as part of the Windrush generation.
Errol Barnett Wife/ wedding
Barnett is married to Ariana Tolbert. The couple wedded on Saturday, May 18 2019 at the Round Hill Resort in Montego Bay Jamaica in front of family and friends.
Errol Barnett Salary
Being one of the top journalists for CBS, Barnett earns an annual salary ranging from $ 20,000 – $ 100,000.
Errol Barnett’s Net Worth
Barnett has an estimated net worth of between $1 Million – $5 Million which he has earned through his successful career as a journalist.
Errol Barnett CBS News
At CBS News Barnett works alongside;
- Peter Van Sant
- Imtiaz Tyab
- Jonathan Vigliotti
- Tracy Smith
- Susan Spencer
- Bob Schieffer
- Serena Altschul
- David Begnaud
- Jeff Berardelli
- Nikki Battiste
- Jan Crawford
- Jim Axelrod
- Rita Braver
- Jericka Duncan