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<p>Jim Acosta is a <a href="/biography/jim-acosta">news correspondent</a> based in Washington D.C. He is involved with hosting various political television programs for CNN. He has covered some major historical events since he joined CNN in 2007. His role in America’s Choice 2012 election special, where he covered GOP presidential candidates, was one of the most significant roles in his decorated career. Acosta is currently the White House Correspondent for CNN.</p>

<h2>Background</h2>

<p><a href="/biography/jim-acosta">Abilio James Acosta</a> was born on April 17, 1971. He was raised as a Christian by his conservative parents. He attended Annandale High School before moving on to James Madison University. He graduated college with a Bachelor’s Degree in Mass Communication while also minoring in Political Science in 1993.</p>

<p>Becoming a journalist was always in Jim’s future because he was interested in reporting even at a young age and took time to develop his reporting skills. At college, he volunteered for the student-run radio station called WXJM. He was also a reporter for the WSVA local radio station. He was able to practice his speech and communication at his early jobs.</p>

<h2>Breaking into Journalism</h2>

<p>Acosta started his reporting career with the WMAL-AM radio in Washington, and then he shifted his career to television reporting when he joined KTVT-TV, a CBS-owned station in 1995. In 2000, he moved to another unit of CBS, WBBM-TV.</p>

<p>From there, he moved to CBS Newspath as their 24-hour news service correspondent. During his time here, he covered the September 11 terrorist attacks and the Washington sniper story. He worked for WBIR-TV in Knoxville, Tennessee, as a substitute anchor to the main anchor. As his career progressed, he was adding top networks and stories to his resume.</p>

<p>In 2003, he covered the major power blackout, which affected most cities in the northeast of the United States. A powerful story he has covered was the Iraq war where he was reporting live from the war zone in Baghdad when he worked for the CBS. He also reported Hurricane Katrina, which was one of the most significant natural disasters in the history of the United States. He also covered the Pennsylvania miner rescue and the campaign of the Democratic presidential <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Kerry">candidate</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Kerry">John Kerry</a>.</p>

<h2>Finding a Home at CNN</h2>

<p>From CBS, Jim decided to move on to CNN in 2007: where he began to work as an anchor for the weekend political show Ballot Bowl. His popularity increased after joining CNN, making him one of the most revered journalists in the United States of America. His success as a journalist was credited to his excellent coverage of major political events. On the show, he covered the presidential campaigns for Clinton and <a href="/biography/barack-obama">Obama</a>.</p>

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<p>He covered the policy changes and post-cold war conditions in Cuba when the <a href="/biography/barack-obama">Obama</a> administration lifted the restrictions in 2009. He has covered several major historical events for CNN. One of his most significant works was his coverage of America’s Choice 2012 Election covering GOP presidential candidates. During the coverage of the GPO presidential candidates’ campaigns, he followed them to their various battlegrounds. He also held a one-on-one interview with the presidential <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitt_Romney">candidate</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitt_Romney">Mitt Romney</a>.</p>

<p>He didn’t just cover one side. He then covered both of <a href="/biography/barack-obama">President</a> <a href="/biography/barack-obama">Obama</a>’s inauguration ceremonies and took part in the midterm election coverage. He is known to get people’s attention by giving people the information they want without any fluff. Jim has his way of presenting the news to people.</p>

<h2>Political Enemies</h2>

<p>In an interview with Rolling Stone, Jim spoke about how <a href="/biography/donald-trump">President</a> <a href="/biography/donald-trump">Donald Trump</a>’s tendency to be dismissive of journalists is a negative trend for political reporting, “It’s not just me; a lot of us do this, we push back on these falsehoods daily. And this is why there are a lot of folks who support the president who are very upset with us right now because they take it in, and they see it as ‘They’re just bashing the president all day long.’ Listen, are we supposed to do the news and not fact-check the president when he is just telling whoppers, one after another? I was at the rally in Tampa the other night, and he said, ‘Not only is their fake news but there are also fake polls!” And in almost the same breath, he says, ‘And by the way, a poll just came out that said I’m the most popular Republican president of all-time!”</p>

<p>Acosta also talked about a White House press briefing. He used a hostile tone to ask <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Huckabee_Sanders">Press Secretary</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Huckabee_Sanders">Sarah Huckabee Sanders</a> to criticize <a href="/biography/donald-trump">Trump</a>’s labeling of journalists as “the enemy of the people.”</p>

<p>She refused the request and decided to be a good soldier for the president, “She went through a litany of complaints that she had about the way she’s been treated. She talked about the White House Correspondents Dinner, where <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michelle_Wolf">comedian</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michelle_Wolf">Michelle Wolf</a> made unflattering comments. I said, ‘Hey, listen, I’m sorry you’ve been put through the meat grinder. We all get put through the meat grinder in this town. But at the end of the day, you shouldn’t be referring to journalists as the ‘enemy of the people.’ We’re not the enemy of the people.”</p>

<h2>Personal Life</h2>

<p>After 17 years of marriage, Acosta and his wife, Sharon Mobley Stow, a licensed nurse, divorced in 2017. They have a son and a daughter.</p>

<p>Though Acosta is mainly on the move covering important stories, he tries to balance his work and family in the best way he possibly can. He says that he has to make plenty of sacrifices to enjoy both parts of his life equally.</p>

<p>Jim has a net worth of 2.5 Million dollars and earns approximately three hundred thousand dollars in a year. Jim’s wife says that he still looks very handsome although he is in his forties. Jim is very active on his social networking profiles. He has fans not only in the U.S. but also in many other countries. He has a significant number of female fans as well due to his charming looks. His fans adore him and his way of working and reporting. He loves interacting with his fans on his social media feeds.</p>

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