Cecilia Vega Bio
Cecilia Vega is an American journalist and news correspondent currently working at CBS News as a correspondent for 60 Minutes. Cecilia joined the team of correspondents at 60 Minutes from ABC News, where she was working as ABC’s chief White House correspondent and one of the nation’s leading political reporters.
She also anchored several broadcasts, including “Good Morning America” and the Saturday edition of “World News Tonight, For three years. Vega reported for the ABC network affiliate station KGO-TV in San Francisco, covering numerous stories. In 2010, Vega won a Northern California Emmy Award for the Best Daytime Newscast in a Large Market.
Cecilia Vega Age
Cecilia is 47 years old a of 2024. She was born on January 7 1997 in San Francisco, California, United States of America. She celebrates her birthday on 7th January every year and her birth sign is Capricorn.
Cecilia Vega Height
Cecilia stands tall at an average height of 5 feet 7 inches (1.7m) and she weighs 50kgs(110 Ibs).
Cecilia Vega Education
Cecilia attended Salesian High School in Richmond, California, and graduated in 1995. She then graduated from the American University School of Communication in 1999.
Cecilia Vega Husband
Cecilia is happily married to her lovely husband Ricardo Jiménez a California Highway Patrol officer. The couple got married on August 17, 2015. They have not revealed if they have any kids though they have been together since 2015.
Cecilia Vega CBS News
Cecilia an Emmy Award-winning journalist joined CBS News as a correspondent for 60 Minutes in January 2023. Vega began reporting for the broadcast in the spring and she is based in Washington, D.C. Previously Cecilia was working at ABC News where she started working in 2011 as a Los Angeles-based correspondent.
She became the anchor for the Saturday edition of World News Tonight, with Tom Llamas anchoring the Sunday edition On March 2, 2015. Llamas was named the full-time weekend anchor of World News Tonight, while Cecilia was moved to become the senior White House Correspondent in January 2017. In January 2021, Cecilia was named the chief White House Correspondent for ABC News, succeeding Jonathan Karl.
Previously before her current position Cecilia reported for the ABC network affiliate station KGO-TV in San Francisco, for three years where she covered a number of stories. She won a Northern California Emmy Award for the Best Daytime Newscast in a Large Market in 2010.
Cecilia began her career after she graduated from the American University School of Communication. She reported for the San Francisco Chronicle, covering then-Mayor Gavin Newsom’s administration. Cecilia’s reporting received accolades from the California Newspaper Publishers Association, the East Bay Press Club, and the Hearst Corporation.
Cecilia Vega Salary
Cecilia earns an annual salary of over $800,000 from her career as a journalist.
Cecilia Vega Net worth
Cecilia has an estimated net worth of $5 Million as of the year 2023. She has accumulated this huge amount from her successful career as a journalist.