Poppy Harlow Bio, Age, Height, CNN, Net Worth, Salary, Parents, and Husband

Poppy Harlow  Bio, Wiki

Poppy Harlow is an American Anchor/ Reporter working for CNN serving the station as an anchor, creator, and host. She has been working with this station since  2008. 

Poppy Harlow  Age

Harlow is 40 years old as of 2022, she was born on May 2, 1982, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States.

Poppy Harlow  Height

Harlow stands at the height of 5 feet 5 inches tall.

Poppy Harlow  Education

Harlow graduated from The Blake School, a private co-educational college preparatory school in Minneapolis, in 2001. Additionally, Poppy graduated magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, from Columbia University, receiving a bachelor’s degree in Political Science and Middle Eastern studies. Moreover, she was an intern at CBS and then served CBS MarketWatch before becoming an anchor and reporter for NY1 News.

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Poppy Harlow  Career

Harlow works at CNN where she serves as a co-anchor alongside Don Lemon and Kaitlan Collins on weekday mornings from 6-9 am ET. Additionally, she is also a host  and the creator of the CNN podcast “BossFiles with Poppy Harlow.” Before, Poppy anchored CNN Newsroom alongside Jim Sciutto on weekdays from 9-11 am ET. In addition to that, she interviewed the world’s top business leaders and CEOs including JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon, Google CEO Sundar Pichai, Bill Gates, and Melinda French Gates.  Poppy also interviewed YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki, and Jay-Z, CZI co-founder, and co-CEO Dr. Priscilla Chan. Moreover, she interviewed Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz, and Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan. Aside from that, she interviewed former Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein, and Robin Hood CEO Wes Moore, among others.

Harlow has been nominated for multiple Emmy awards throughout her career and her reporting has won numerous industry awards. The awards include  SABEW’s Best in Business award for online video and the Gracie Award for the Best online investigative feature on financial fraud. Additionally, Poppy often reports from the field during breaking news. She was also sent to Paris in 2015 to cover the terror attacks and anchored from the ground there for two weeks. Her coverage of the personal stories of the victims and their families. Moreover, she anchored on the Boston Marathon bombings, and for years following the attacks she reported on the recovery and resilience of several women who lost limbs in the bombing. Harlow is deeply focused in her reporting on income inequality and solutions to closing the opportunity gap for women and minorities.

In addition to that, she launched the multi-media series “American Opportunity” shining a light on disparity across America. Prior to joining CNN, she served as an anchor for the Forbes Video Network, and before that, she was an anchor and reporter for NY1 News.  Furthermore, Poppy is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. As well as a member of the 2019 Class of Henry Crown Fellows within the Aspen Global Leadership Network at the Aspen Institute. Harlow previously served on the Board of Trustees of the Madison Square Boys and Girls Club in New York City. She was the 2020 recipient of the John Jay Award, Columbia College alumni for distinguished professional achievement.

Poppy Harlow’s Net Worth

In Harlow’s career as an anchor, creator, and host, she has been able to accumulate a net worth ranging between $1 Million and $6 Million.

Poppy Harlow Salary

She receives annual earnings that range between $35,000 and $100,000.

Poppy Harlow’s Parents and Siblings

Harlow was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota to her parents, James Lee Harlow and Mary Louise Baird. Harlow’s attorney’s father died when she was 15 years old. She wanted to follow in his footsteps and practice law. However, things didn’t turn out that way as she landed her career in journalism. Moreover, Harlow belongs to the American nationality and possesses white ethnicity.

Poppy Harlow  Husband/ Spouse

Harlow is married to Sinisa Babcic, an acclaimed journalist and business analyst. The duo met when Harlow visited her family in Minnesota after graduating from Columbia. The couple tied the knot on 1 September 2012 in New York.

Poppy Harlow  Kids

Harlow is a mother of two children namely Sienna Babcic born on 11 April 2016. The next day she announced the happy news on social media by posting a beautiful picture of herself.  Additionally, she has a son called Luca James Babcic born on 6 February 2018 in New York City, weighing 9 lbs and measuring 22 inches. On that, Harlow also took to social media and introduced their newborn baby after two days through a mesmerizing picture of him.

Poppy Harlow  CNN

Harlow  works at CNN where she works alongside her fellow anchors, reporters, and meteorologists such as;

  1. Phil Mattingly
  2. Suzanne Malveaux
  3. Patrick Oppmann 
  4. Ryan Nobles
  5. Paula Newton
  6. Chad Myers
  7. Jeanne Moos
  8. David McKenzie
  9. Oren Liebermann
  10. Alex Marquardt

Poppy Harlow Wedding

Harlow tied the knot with Sinisa Babcic on 1 September 2012 in New York. However, she has not revealed many details regarding her wedding ceremony.

Poppy Harlow  Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram

She is vocal on her social media accounts where she posts frequently. On her Twitter account, she has about 174k followers, around 238k followers on her Facebook page, and about 70k followers on her Instagram account.

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