Holly Williams Profile
Holly Williams is an Australian News Anchor/Reporter who is working for CBS News. She joined CBS News in July 2012.
Holly Williams Education
In 2007-2008, Williams was a Nieman Fellow at Harvard University. She holds a Master of Arts in International Affairs from Deakin University and a Bachelor in Asian Studies from the Australian National University.
Holly Williams Career
Williams serves at CBS News as a CBS News Foreign Correspondent based in Istanbul, Turkey. Williams, who is fluent in Mandarin, was awarded the George Polk Award in 2012 for reporting on Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng, after escaping house arrest and escaping to the U.S. The Embassy of Beijing. She was the first reporter to visit his village—the escape of government security guards—where other members of his family were threatened by the Chinese authorities.
In 2015, Williams won the Edward R. Murrow Award for continued coverage of ISIS and the Jack R. Howard Award from the Scripps Howard Foundation for early reports on ISIS in Syria and northern Iraq. Williams was one of the first journalists to write on the rise of ISIS in the north of Iraq in the summer of 2014. She continued to cover ISIS throughout the area, including the battle for Tikrit, the finding of mass graves in western Iraq, and the advance of militants in Libya.
Williams has covered Syria’s civil war from inside the region, where she and her team were granted access to a jail where ISIS-convicted terrorists were being detained and interviewed female Kurdish soldiers on the frontline. Williams’ international study covers the collapse of the Russian-backed government in Kyiv; the search for lost Malaysian Airlines Flight 370; the Israeli-Gaza conflict; the uprisings in Egypt after the resignation of former President Mohammed Morsi from office; and the earthquake in Nepal. She also presented rare accounts from Saudi Arabia and interviewed women who had been disciplined for claiming the right to drive.
Williams has distinguished himself as an@HollyMAWilliams regional investigative reporter. In 2013, she went undercover in a Bangladesh factory that sells garments and other clothing to U.S. and European retailers where she found safety and labor abuses. As an ivory collector, she focused on the global trade in illicit ivory from Africa to China and investigated the use of the US government-funded “darknet” by pedophiles.
Quick Facts About Holly Williams
| Age | 43 years old as of 2021 |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Spouse | Not Available |
| Net Worth | $1 million – $5 Million |
Before joining CBS News, Williams was an Asia Correspondent for Sky News based in Beijing, covering the Japanese earthquake and nuclear crisis and freeing Burma Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi from house arrest. Previously, she was a producer for BBC News and Sky News. She created stories that received the Royal Television Society Award, the International Press Association Award, and the Golden Nymph Award.
Holly Williams Age
Williams was born in 1978 in Australia (she is 43 years old as of 2021.) It is however not known when she celebrates her birthday.
Holly Williams Height
Williams stands at an approximate height of 5 feet 6 inches.
Holly Williams Family
Information regarding Williams’s parents and siblings is currently under review. However, the information will be updated as soon as it’s available.
Holly Williams Husband
Information about Williams’s dating life is not known for she has managed to keep her personal life away from the limelight. It is therefore not known if Williams is engaged to someone or whether she is married. It is also not known if she has any children.
Holly Williams Salary
Being one of the top reporters for Williams, Williams earns an annual salary ranging from $ 20,000 – $ 100,000.
Holly Williams Net Worth
Williams has an estimated net worth of between $1 million – $5 Million which she has earned through her successful career as a journalist.
Holly Williams CBS News
At CBS News Williams works alongside;
- Jeffrey Pegues
- Jamie Yuccas
- Susan Zirinsky
- Mireya Villarreal
- Peter Van Sant
- Imtiaz Tyab
- Susan Spencer
- Bob Schieffer
- Serena Altschul
- Nikki Battiste
- Jan Crawford
- Jim Axelrod
- Tony Dokoupil
- James Brown