Cynthia McFadden is an American journalist who works for NBC News as a senior legal and investigative correspondent. Cynthia McFadden was an ABC News anchor and journalist who co-anchored Nightline and appeared on the ABC News special Primetime on occasion. She worked for ABC News from 1994 to 2014 before joining NBC News in March of that year.
Table of Biography
Early life
Cynthia McFadden was born on 27th May 1956 in Lewiston, Maine, the United States of America. As of now, she is 65 years old and she is an American by nationality. Moreover, her zodiac sign is Gemini. Moreover, she is the daughter of Arlene Ridley McFadden and Warren Graham McFadden. Besides that, she has not provided any further information about her early childhood life to the public.
In 1978, she graduated from Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine, with Phi Beta Kappa and Summa cum laude. Furthermore, she also got a Jurisprudence Doctorate from Columbia Law School in New York City in 1984.
She suffers from Crohn’s disease and has made public service announcements to raise awareness about it. Moreover, she also practiced transcendental meditation and also supported the work of the David Lynch Foundation.
Professional career
Talking about her professional career, she was the executive producer of Fred Friendly’s Media and Society seminars at Columbia University from 1984 through 1991, several of which were broadcast on PBS. She then became an anchor and producer for the Courtroom Television Network in 1991, the network’s first year.
Caption: Cynthia McFadden working for Today Show (Source: Instagram)
Joining ABC News
She began working for ABC News as a legal correspondent in February 1994. After two years, she was named a correspondent for ‘Prime Time’ and was made a co-anchor of the broadcast in 2004. Moreover, she worked as the legal editor and narrator of the ground-breaking ABC News documentary series,’ In the Jury Room’ which chronicled six homicide trials from a unique, fly-on-the-wall perspective.
In the same year, she co-anchored and reported an hour-long documentary on school integration, 50 years after Brown v. Board of Education. On March 29, 2014, she joined NBC News where she worked as a senior legal and investigative correspondent, contributing to NBC’s investigative unit across all NBC News Platforms.
Awards and Net worth
Talking about her awards and recognitions, she has received several awards. George Foster Peabody (1985), Cine Golden Eagles, Ohio State Award, Silver Gavels, Grand Award are some of her achievement awards. In 2020, she received an Emmy award and Gerald Loeb Award for Video.
As an anchor and reporter, she earns a decent amount of money in her professional career. According to some online sources, her net worth is estimated at around $1 million to $5 million. She earned a range from $45,000 to $110,500 annual salary.
Relationship status
Caption: Cynthia McFadden with her son Spencer McFadden Hoge (Source: Instagram)
Talking about her relationship status, Cynthia McFadden is a single woman. In past, she married Michael Davies in September 1989. The couple has a son named Spencer Graham McFadden Hoge who was born in 1998 and named after the actor Spencer Tracy. But, the couple split and got divorced in 1996.
Till now, she is not a part of a rumor nor got into any controversy. Rather than, she likes to focus on her journalism career and stays far away from rumors.
Body measurement and Social Media
She is a beautiful and gorgeous-looking woman. Moreover, she is 5 feet 4 inches tall and has blonde hair and blue eyes in color. Besides that, there is no more information regarding McFadden’s weight and other body measurements.
Caption: Cynthia McFadden body measurement (Source: Instagram)
The journalist is pretty active on social media platforms such as Instagram and Twitter. On her Instagram, there are more than 8k followers. There are more than 56k followers on her Twitter account.
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