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Who is Jim Acosta and what is his net worth?

JIM Acosta is a journalist and CNN's chief domestic correspondent.

Acosta has accumulated a vast net worth over his media career.

Who is Jim Acosta?

Jim Acosta was born in Washington, D.C., on April 17, 1971.

He graduated from James Madison University with his bachelor's degree in mass communications.

He began his career in radio before moving up to local news stations, where he started to appear on camera.

Before he joined CNN, Acosta worked for CBS News as a correspondent.

After joining CNN in March 2007, Acosta began to hone in on political news coverage of the 2008 presidential election.

He went on to cover the 2012 presidential election, for which his team won an Emmy award.

Acosta served as the national political correspondent for CNN and the network's chief White House correspondent during the Obama and Trump administrations.

He regularly covers "presidential press conferences, visits by heads of states, and issues impacting the Executive Branch of the federal government," according to his CNN biography.

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What is his net worth?

Jim Acosta is said to have a net worth of around $5million as of 2023, according to multiple outlets.

His annual salary is estimated at $700,000.

This all comes from his broadcasting career and the sales from his New York Times best-selling book published in 2019, The Enemy of the People: A Dangerous Time to Tell the Truth in America.

Is Jim Acosta married?

Jim Acosta was married to Sharon Mobley Stow from 1994 until 2017.

Before they divorced, the couple had three children together, two daughters and a son.

Acosta is reportedly still single and never gave a reason for the divorce.

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