Jim Sciutto Profile
Jim Sciutto is an American news anchor and former government official working for CNN serving as a chief national security correspondent and co-anchor. He has been working for the station since September 2013 and previously worked as ABC News’ senior foreign correspondent, primarily in London and later in Washington.
Jim Sciutto Education
Sciutto went to St. Ignatius Loyola School before transferring to Regis High School in Manhattan. Sciutto graduated from Yale University in 1992, where he majored in Chinese history and graduated with honors.
Jim Sciutto Career
Sciutto is CNN’s chief national security correspondent as well as co-anchor of CNN Newsroom airing Monday through Friday from 9 to 11 a.m. ET alalongside Poppy Harlow. He also reports and analyzes all aspects of US national security, including foreign policy, the military, the intelligence community, and the ongoing Russia investigation, across the network’s programs and platforms.
Sciutto also fills in as an anchor for a number of the network’s shows. He has also reported from Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and the Arctic with the US military and senior US leaders, and he was instrumental in CNN’s coverage of the Charlie Hebdo and Paris terrorist attacks in France, as well as the violent elections in Ukraine.
Sciutto’s one-hour CNN special, Targeting Terror: Inside the Intelligence War, won a Headliner Award for documentaries in 2016, and his reporting from inside Iran during the 2009 election protests earned him an Edward R. Murrow award. Prior to joining ABC News, he was Asia Business News’ Hong Kong correspondent.
He began his career as the moderator and producer of a weekly public affairs talk show on PBS after graduating from Yale University with a bachelor’s degree in Chinese history. Sciutto has also served as chief of staff and senior advisor to Gary Locke, the United States Ambassador to China.
Quick Facts About Jim Sciutto
| Age | 54 years old as of 2024 |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse | Gloria Riviera Sciutto |
| Net Worth | $1 Million – $5 Million |
He also received the White House Correspondents Association’s Merriman Smith Award in the broadcast category, along with CNN colleagues Jake Tapper, Carl Bernstein, and Evan Perez, for their January 2017 report on how the intelligence community believed Russia had compromising information on then-President-elect Trump.
He also received the George Polk Award and an Overseas Press Club Citation for Excellence for his undercover reporting from Myanmar, where he defied government restrictions to tell the stories of that country’s repressive regime. In addition, his reporting for the series Iraq: Where Things Stand received an Emmy Award for two years in a row.
Sciutto previously worked as ABC News’ senior foreign correspondent, primarily in London and later in Washington. He reported from more than 50 countries around the world in his role, including dozens of assignments inside Iraq, Afghanistan, and Iran.
Jim Sciutto Age
Sciutto is 54 years old as of 2024. He was born on March 10, 1970, in the United States. He celebrates his birthday on 10 March every year.
Jim Sciutto Height
Sciutto stands at a height of 6 feet 1 inch (1.9 m).
Jim Sciutto Family
Information regarding Sciutto’s parents and siblings is currently under review. However, the information will be updated as soon as it’s available.
Jim Sciutto Wife|children
Jim is married to Gloria Riviera Sciutto, an NBC News Correspondent. The couple married in 2006 in New York, New York, United States, and have three children; Tristan Sciutto, Caden Sciutto, and Sinclair Sciutto.
Jim Sciutto Daughter
In July 2015, Jim and his wife, Gloria welcomed their daughter Sinclair Sciutto. The name Sinclair is Rivera’s middle name as well as her grandmother’s maiden name.
Jim Sciutto Salary
Being one of the top journalists for CNN, Sciutto earns an annual salary ranging from $ 20,000 – $ 100,000.
Jim Sciutto Net Worth
Sciutto has an estimated net worth of between $1 Million – $5 Million which he has earned through his successful career as CNN’s chief national security correspondent and co-anchor.
Jim Sciutto Book
Sciutto is also the author of The Shadow War, a book about Russian as well as Chinese efforts to undermine the United States that was published in 2019 by Harper Collins. Against Us: The New Face of America’s Enemies in the Muslim World, his first book, examines the forces that drive Islamic radicalization.
Jim Sciutto Accident
In October 2022, Jim went on a personal leave the reasons being he fell while working in Amsterdam. He fell while he was traveling back to the USA after he enclosed the Ukraine-Russia war during a stopover in a Dutch city.
Jim Sciutto’s Nationality and Ethnicity
Sciutto was born and raised in the USA and hence holds the USA nationality and citizenship by birth. Concerning his ethnicity, he is of Italian and Irish descent.
Is Jim Sciutto still on CNN?
Sciutto is still working for CNN, he serves as CNN’s chief national security correspondent and co-anchor of CNN Newsroom airing Monday through Friday from 9 to 11 a.m. alongside Poppy Harlow.
Jim Sciutto CNN
At CNN Sciutto works alongside
- Jake Tapper
- Patrick Snell
- Isa Soares
- Lynn Smith
- Michael Smerconish
- Sara Sidner
- Dan Simon
- Sunlen Serfaty
- Alex Thomas
- Gary Tuchman
- Nick Valencia
- Derek Van Dam
- Bob Van Dillen