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Abby Phillip
Phillip in 2023
Born
Abigail Daniella Phillip

(1988-11-25) November 25, 1988 (age 35)
Alexandria, Virginia, U.S.
Alma materHarvard University (BA)
Occupations
  • Journalist
  • political correspondent
Spouse
Marcus Richardson
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(m. 2018)​
Children1

Abigail Daniella Phillip[1] (born November 25, 1988[2]) is an American CNN news anchor[3] who anchors CNN NewsNight. She previously worked for Politico covering the Obama White House,[4] The Washington Post as a national political reporter,[5] and ABC News as a digital reporter for politics.[6]

Early life and education

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Of Afro-Trinidadian descent, Abby Phillip was born in Alexandria, Virginia,[7] to June Phillip, now a realtor, and Carlos Phillip, a teacher and later an educational psychologist. She has five siblings. When she was a child, the family briefly moved back to Trinidad and Tobago and returned to the U.S. when she was nine years old.[8][9] The family moved to Germantown, Maryland, before settling in Bowie, Maryland.[7]

Phillip attended Bowie High School.[10][11] In 2010, she graduated from Harvard University with a Bachelor of Arts in government,[12] after originally intending to study pre-med.[13] At Harvard, Phillip wrote for The Harvard Crimson.[14]

Career

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Phillip interviewing director Greta Gerwig at an event for Barbie in 2023

Phillip began her journalism career as a White House reporter and blogger for Politico, covering campaign finance issues and lobbying.[15][16] Phillip joined CNN in 2017 and covered the Trump Administration.[13][8][17] Before CNN, she worked at The Washington Post, where her roles included national political reporting and general assignments.[8][18] She also worked at ABC News, where she was an ABC News Fellow and digital reporter in New York City, and has appeared as a guest on C-SPAN multiple times.[19] She appears occasionally on Washington Week with Robert Costa on PBS.[20] She signed with United Talent Agency in 2022.[21]

Phillip co-moderated the seventh Democratic debate of the 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries at Drake University on January 14, 2020.[22][23][24] She was criticized for what some people said was unfair treatment of Bernie Sanders in moderating the debate.[25][26][27]

Phillip in the spin room at the 2024 Iowa Republican Presidential debate

In 2020, she landed a deal with Flatiron Books for The Dream Deferred, a book she is writing about Reverend Jesse Jackson's run to become the 1988 Democratic presidential nominee.[28][29] The release date was originally scheduled for 2022 but the book has not yet been released.[30]

On January 11, 2021, Phillip was announced as the new anchor, starting January 24, of the weekend edition of Inside Politics, replacing John King on the Sunday morning version of the political talk show. (Dana Bash continues to host on weekdays.) The weekend show is called Inside Politics Sunday With Abby Phillip.[31]

In August 2023, it was announced in a major weekday/weekend programming overhaul that Phillip would be named the permanent host of CNN's 10 p.m. ET hour with a new show titled CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip. It was also announced that Manu Raju will now be anchoring Inside Politics on Sunday mornings.[32] The change ended her tenure as CNN's Senior Political Correspondent.

Personal life

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Phillip lives in Washington, D.C., with her husband, Marcus Richardson, a cybersecurity consultant. [33] Phillip and Richardson were married at the Larz Anderson House in May 2018.[1] The couple announced they were expecting their first child in 2021.[34] She is an honorary member of Delta Sigma Theta sorority.[35][36]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Abigail Phillip, Marcus Richardson". The New York Times. May 27, 2018.
  2. ^ @abbydphillip (November 25, 2021). "33 • Another trip around the sun 🙏🏾" – via Instagram.
  3. ^ Desser, Danielle. "Abby Phillip - Anchor". CNN. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
  4. ^ "2021 TIME100 Next: Abby Phillip". Time. February 17, 2021. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
  5. ^ "Abby Phillip - The Washington Post". Abby Phillip. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
  6. ^ "Abby D. Phillip". Good Morning America. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
  7. ^ a b "CNN's Abby Phillip On Her Maryland Roots And Her Rise To The Anchor Desk". WAMU. March 9, 2021. Retrieved August 14, 2023.
  8. ^ a b c "CNN Profiles - Abby Phillip - White House Correspondent". CNN.
  9. ^ Rosman, Katherine (November 13, 2020). "Abby Phillip Is Next-Gen CNN". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved November 13, 2020.
  10. ^ Brandt, Jessica (October 11, 2017). "Wonderful News from a Bowie Alum". Bowie Bulldog Athletics. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  11. ^ "Scholars of the Week 2005-2006". Scholars of the Week 2005-2006. Prince Georges County Public Schools. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
  12. ^ Ariens, Chris (October 10, 2017). "Abby Phillip Joins CNN White House Team". Adweek (subscription required).
  13. ^ a b Montgomery, Mimi (February 8, 2021). "Where Does Abby Phillip Go From Here?". Washingtonian. Archived from the original on February 24, 2021.
  14. ^ "Abby D. Phillip - Writer Profile - The Harvard Crimson". The Harvard Crimson.
  15. ^ "Abby Phillip". PBS. May 12, 2016. Archived from the original on June 2, 2021. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
  16. ^ "Happy and fulfilled, Abby Phillip found her calling". Rolling Out. September 5, 2016.
  17. ^ "Abigail Phillip, Marcus Richardson". The New York Times. May 27, 2018.
  18. ^ "Abby Phillips transitions from CNN analyst to CNN correspondent". CNN Commentary. October 11, 2017. Archived from the original on January 6, 2018.
  19. ^ "Abby Phillip". C-SPAN.
  20. ^ "PBS profile for Abby Phillip". PBS. Archived from the original on June 2, 2021. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
  21. ^ Petski, Denise (September 12, 2022). "CNN Anchor & Senior Political Correspondent Abby Phillip Signs With UTA". Deadline.
  22. ^ Glueck, Katie; Epstein, Reid J. (January 15, 2020). "Live Updates Ahead of Tonight's Democratic Debate". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 15, 2020.
  23. ^ Zhou, Li (January 13, 2020). "Journalists from CNN and the Des Moines Register will moderate the January debate". Vox. Retrieved January 15, 2020.
  24. ^ Tracy, Marc (January 13, 2020). "The Iowa Reporter in the Middle of the 2020 Action". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 15, 2020.
  25. ^ "CNN moderator criticized for question to Sanders". The Hill. January 13, 2020.
  26. ^ Taibbi, Matt (January 15, 2020). "CNN's Debate Performance Was Villainous and Shameful". Rolling Stone.
  27. ^ "Trump accuser's media blitz". Fox News. January 19, 2020.
  28. ^ "Remembering Feminist Press founder Florence Howe; Abby Phillip sells book on Jesse Jackson's presidential run". Bookforum. September 14, 2020. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
  29. ^ Deahl, Rachel (September 11, 2020). "Book Deals: Week of September 14, 2020". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
  30. ^ Roberts, Nigel (February 8, 2021). "Living the Dream: Abby Phillip". BET. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  31. ^ Curto, Justin (January 11, 2021). "CNN's Abby Phillip Is Getting Her Own Show". Vulture. Retrieved January 11, 2021.
  32. ^ Darcy, Oliver (August 14, 2023). "CNN announces sweeping new lineup ahead of 2024 election". CNN. Retrieved August 14, 2023.
  33. ^ "Where Does Abby Phillip Go From Here? - Washingtonian". February 8, 2021. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
  34. ^ "CNN's Abby Phillip Is Pregnant, Expecting First Baby with Husband Marcus Richardson". People.com. March 22, 2021. Archived from the original on March 22, 2021.
  35. ^ "Newest Honorary Members of DELTA SIGMA THETA SORORITY, INC". Delta Sigma Theta. November 23, 2021. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
  36. ^ Saint-Louis, Tai (November 20, 2021). "Joy-Ann Reid, Abby Phillip And More Join Delta Sigma Theta Sorority". Black Enterprise. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
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