Zain Asher
Zain Asher | |
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 Asher speaking at the 2019 Action Against Hunger Gala | |
| Born | Zain Ejiofor Asher 27 August 1983 Balham, London Borough of Wandsworth, England |
| Nationality | British, Nigerian |
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| Occupation | Anchor, journalist |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Relatives | Chiwetel Ejiofor (brother) |
Zain Ejiofor Asher (born 27 August 1983) is a British Nigerian news anchor at CNN International, based in New York City. She currently anchors the network's primetime, global news show One World with Zain Asher airing weekdays at 12pm ET.
Asher also hosts Marketplace Africa, CNNI's weekly business show about the continent and its place within global markets, and often interviews CEOs and world leaders for the program.
She has anchored CNN's special coverage around #MyFreedomDay, a global call to action that raised awareness of modern-day slavery all over the world, as well as the deaths of Fidel Castro, boxing legend Muhammad Ali and singer George Michael.
In addition to anchoring major breaking news stories for CNN, she has reported from the field on high-profile stories like the 2014 kidnapping of hundreds of schoolgirls by Boko Haram militants in Nigeria, and the 2013 terrorist attack at the Boston Marathon.
Asher previously served as a CNN business correspondent covering the stock market from the New York Stock Exchange, U.S. Federal Reserve monetary policy and high-profile IPOs.
In 2013, Asher joined FOX from Money magazine, where she covered careers and investing. Before Money, Asher was a general assignment reporter for News 12 in the greater New York area.
Born and raised in London, Asher graduated from Oxford University where she studied French and Spanish and graduated with a distinction in oral Spanish. In 2006, she earned an MS from Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism.
Early life and education[]
Born in Balham, London Borough of Wandsworth, England, to Nigerian parents, Asher is the younger sister of actor Chiwetel Ejiofor.[1][2] She is of Igbo descent; her family originated in Ezeagu LGA, Enugu state, Nigeria.
Asher graduated from Keble College at Oxford University in 2005 with a degree in Spanish and French.[3] The following year, she graduated from the Graduate School of Journalism at Columbia University, in New York city.[4]
Early career[]
Before joining CNN in February 2013, Asher was a full-time reporter for Money, where she wrote personal finance articles. Asher also was a TV reporter at News 12 Brooklyn, reporting from Brooklyn, the Bronx and Connecticut.[5]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Mesure, Susie (27 January 2013). "Chiwetel Ejiofor: 'I find racial concepts fascinating'". The Independent. London. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
- ^ "Quick Links". CNN.com.
- ^ "35 Years of Keble Women". keble.ox.ac.uk. Keble College, Oxford University.
- ^ "Quick Links". CNN.com.
- ^ "Quick Links". CNN.
- 1983 births
- CNN people
- Living people
- Alumni of Keble College, Oxford
- Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism alumni
- English people of Nigerian descent
- English people of Igbo descent
- Igbo journalists
- Black British television personalities
- British expatriates in the United States
- English women journalists
- Igbo television personalities