Errol Barnett Biography
Errol Barnett is a British-born American news anchor and national correspondent working for CBS News based in New York City. Before moving to New York, Barnett was based in Washington D.C. where he covered President Trump.
Earlier on, Errol anchored CNN Newsroom during overnight hours in the United States, as well as CNN International’s cultural affairs program, Inside Africa. In his two years of service at the award-winning show, Barnett reported from half the continent, including Ethiopia, Morocco, Madagascar, and Senegal.
Barnett joined Garden Lakes Elementary and then proceeded to Westview High School in Avondale, Arizona, the United States. After high school, Errol was hired by Channel One News, a move that forced him to relocate to Los Angeles in 2001.
At the channel, he became the youngest anchor/reporter at the age of 18, where he worked alongside, Seth Doane, Gotham Chopra, and Maria Menounos, among others. At the same time, he attended his college classes.
After he was accepted at the University of California, Errol left Channel One to complete his undergraduate studies. In July 2008, he graduated with a bachelor of arts degree in political science with a focus on international relations. Immediately, he got hired by CNN.
Errol Barnett Age
How old is Errol Barnett? Barnett is 40 years old as of 2023. He was born on April 3, 1983, in Milton Keynes, England. In addition, Errol celebrates his birthday on April 3rd every year, and his birth sign is Aries.
Errol Barnett Family
Barnett was born in England to his father, Michael Christie, and his mother, Pamela, an English woman from Liverpool. He has an older brother, Danny, and an elder sister, Natalie, who passed away. Later on, his mother married Gary Barnett, a US Air Force Sergeant who served in the Gulf War before relocating with the family to Phoenix.
Errol Barnett Wife
Barnett was married to her wife, Ariana Tolbert, on Saturday, May 18, 2019. The event was held in Jamaica and Ariana was 25 years old at the time they were tying their knot. We currently don’t have details about his children. Presumably, Errol has no kids.
Errol Barnett Career
Immediately after his graduation, Errol was hired by CNN where he initially reported on the rise in the influence of social media. In addition, he was part of the most viewed streaming event in history during President Obama’s inauguration on CNN.com. In 2010, Errol anchored a noon eastern news hour on CNN International from CNN Abu Dhabi focusing on the Arab Spring.
Between 2011 and 2014, Barnett hosted the network’s longest-running feature program; Inside Africa. The weekly half-hour documentary earned several awards for its representation of the continent.
As a CNN foreign correspondent, Errol was based in Johannesburg, South Africa covering the death of Nelson Mandela, the Oscar Pistorius murder trial, and various miner strikes.
During the 2016 United States election, CBS News hired Barnett as a Washington D.c. based correspondent. At the same time, he appeared as an anchor on CBS This Morning, the CBS Evening News, and on the digital network CBSN.
Some of his notable coverages at CBS News include; the Presidency of Donald Trump, extreme weather, artificial intelligence, and various breaking news events.
In the 2020 presidential campaign, Errol interviewed then-candidate Joe Biden, an event that was highly cited in the broadcast news.
Errol Barnett Net Worth
Barnett has an estimated net worth of $3 million. His income is mainly attributed to his successful career as a broadcast journalist.
Errol Barnett Salary
According to credible sources, Errol earns an approximate annual salary of between $40,000 and $110,500.
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