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Introduction :
Christina Wilkie is a national political reporter for CNBC. A native of Washington D.C, she has worked for big outlets like Huffington Post & The Hill in the past.
Personal Life, Parents and Family Details :
- Christina is the daughter of Neil Wilkie (father) and Eugenia Wilkie (mother).
- She has 2 siblings. Her brother is an American attorney, risk analyst and fund manager, Ian Wilkie. Her sister is Jenny Wilkie.
- Her late uncle, Don Edwards, represented San Jose, California, in the House of Representatives for over 30 years.
- In May 2019, Christina came back from maternity leave after delivering her daughter, Edith. In a tweet, she thanked CNBC for their support towards pregnant employees and their generous medical leave policy.
- Wilkie attended the New Canaan Country School from 1986 to 1993, and graduated from Telluride High School in 1995.
- From there she furthered her studies at the Groton School until 1997. Subsequently, she obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree, majoring in Philosophy, Classics and Italian from Trinity College-Hartford in 2001.
Career, Job, Salary and Net Worth :
- Christina began her career in 2004. The Aspen Institute employed her as the coordinator of development and special events.
- In 2006, she started her new job as the Traveling Chief of Staff for the Office of Her Majesty Queen Noor.
- Following this, Wilkie became the managing editor for the Washington Life Magazine. She was there for nearly two years.
- She joined The Hill to write for the column titled, “In The Know” in mid-2009. Christina remained there for another two years before moving on. Judy Kurtz, daughter of Washington Bureau Chief Howard Kurtz, was her replacement.
- Christina’s following job brought her to The Huffington Post, where she was posted as a national reporter. One of her biggest tasks was to provide coverage for the 2016 presidential election.
- She was promoted as a White House Correspondent in 2016, where she continued on the role until mid-2017.
- She then left to join CNBC as a national political reporter.
Awards and Notable Achievements :
- Wilkie’s notable achievements in national politics include covering the 2008 Financial Crisis, the Tea Party counter-revolution in 2010 & the pitchfork rebellion against the rich in 2012.
- She is also well-known for writing a hit article while with Huffington Post about Trump supporters Lynette “Diamond” Hardaway and Rochelle “Silk” Richardson, alleging them of cozying up to a white nationalist. The article received heavy backlash.
Interesting Facts, Height and Trivia :
- Wilkie finds satisfaction from reporting by serving as the eyes and ears for the people, and reporting her findings back for the benefits of the people.
- Shockingly, she has received a number of hate messages, threats and cyber-attacks following the 2016 US presidential election.
- She is popular on Twitter (now called X), with a following of well over 100,000.
Distorted view of the RNC