Barbara Starr Biography
Barbara Starr is an American television news journalist for CNN. She is the network’s Pentagon correspondent, based in Washington, DC. Starr has received criticism for her reporting, having been called ”a spokesperson for the Pentagon. Starr graduated from California State University, Northridge, and earned a degree in journalism.
From 1979 to 1988, she was a correspondent for Business Week magazine, covering energy matters. Afterward (1988-1997) she worked for the news magazine,” Jane’s Defence Weekly.” She was covering national security and defense policy before joining ABC News as a producer for which she won an Emmy Award.
Moreover, Starr joined CNN in 2001 as the lead Pentagon correspondent, covering national security issues including the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Later after 4 years in 2015, she received critics from Kenyans through a Twitter hashtag that trended for several hours. This is because she called Kenya a ”terror hotbed” as President Obama headed to the East African nation. She was referring to the security threat posed by Al-Shabaab militants operating from neighboring Somalia.
What’s more, in 2021, it was revealed that the Trump administration had secretly fought a legal battle with CNN to obtain Starr’s phone. This was to acquire email records from 2017 as part of a leak probe. The Justice Dependant, under the leadership of Attorney General William Barr, petitioned a magistrate court in Virginia. This was to send the order to CNN compelling it to produce records of Starr’s emails kept on company servers.
Nevertheless, on May 13, 2021, the Biden administration’s Justice Department informed CNN and Starr of the probe and said that she was never the target of the investigation. President Biden said he would not allow search action and called it wrong.
Barbara Starr Age
Starr was born on September 11, 1950, in the United States of America. She is 72 years old as of 2022 and celebrates her birthday on September 11 every year.
Barbara Starr Height
Starr stands at an average height of 5 feet 5 inches tall. Details about her other body measurements are currently unavailable but will be posted once available.
Barbara Starr Family
Details about Barbara’s parents are currently not known. This includes also her siblings. This information will be updated once available.
Barbara Starr Husband
Starr leads a private life, as she has not shared any information about her love. It is neither known whether she has children or not.
Barbara Starr’s Net Worth
Starr has an estimated net worth of between $1 million- $5 million. This, she has accumulated from her career as a journalist.