Joe Johns Bio
Joe Johns is an American lawyer and journalist. Currently he serves as the Senior Washington Correspondent for CNN, based in the Washington, D.C., bureau. Joe was promoted to the position in 2014. Previously he served as the network’s senior correspondent covering the Supreme Court and criminal justice.
Johns is nationally recognized for his crime and law enforcement reporting. Previously he served as senior correspondent covering current and political events across the network’s programming. He has also contributed to the network’s America’s Choice 2012 election coverage. Johns joined CNN as a congressional correspondent in January 2004. He is based in the network’s Washington, D.C. bureau.
Prior to joining CNN Joe worked as an NBC News Capitol Hill Correspondent for TODAY and other NBC programs. Johns first came to Washington, D.C., in 1983 when he joined WRC-TV, an NBC affiliate. There, he won an Emmy for a spot news piece on the violent tactics of the Nation of Islam to rid a district neighborhood of drugs.
Before joining WRC-TV, Johns was a reporter at WSOC-TV, Charlotte, N.C. He began his TV career as a reporter and anchor in 1980 at WSAZ-TV in Huntington, W.Va.
Joe Johns Age
Joe is 64 years old as of 2023. He was born on April 17, 1959 in the United States of America. In addition, Joe celebrates his birthday on 17 April every year and his zodiac sign is Aries
Joe Johns Height
Johns stands tall at an average height of 5 feet 7 inches and has a moderate weight.
Joe Johns Family
Joe was born as Joseph Eduardo Johns to her loving parents in the United States of America. Our efforts to find more about his parents and siblings came to no avail since no such information is publicly known.
Johns attended West High School in Columbus, Ohio where he was a star discus thrower. He then attended Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia where he earned a bachelor of arts degree in political science and graduated Omicron Delta Kappa, and a J.D. degree from American University in D.C. Moreover, Joe was a four-year scholarship track and field athlete at Marshall University and was inducted into the Marshall University Athletics Hall of Fame in 2003.
Joe Johns Wife
Joe is currently single. Previously he was married to his now ex wife, Michelle Bernard a journalist, political analyst, lawyer, author, and President and CEO of the Bernard Center For Women, Politics & Public Policy. The couple tied the knot at Middleburg United Methodist Church located in Virginia but got divorced in 2008. Johns has two children from her previous marriage.
Joe Johns Salary
Johns earns an annual salary ranging between $100,000 to $200,000 from her career as the Senior Washington Correspondent for CNN, based in the Washington, D.C., bureau.
Joe Johns Net worth
Joe has an estimated net worth of $5 million as of 2023. His main source of income is his successful career as a lawyer and journalist.