Most Journalists today focus on the breaking news, especially political, crime and entertainment. However, there are still one or two reporters who focus on the major issues that have a direct impact on the livelihood of people and the nation.
Coral Davenport is one such reporter whose main focus is to talk about and cover stories regarding energy and environmental policy, with a focus on climate change. She is currently working for New York Times, Washington bureau.
One of the highlights of her career is her reporting from atop the Greenland ice sheet, breaking the news of Volkswagen’s illegal use of software devices to evade pollution regulations. And a 2016 interview with President Obama about his efforts to build an environmental legacy.
Coral Davenport Age, Birthday, Parents, Siblings
Coral comes from a very respectable, intellectual, and highly regarded family. Born on the 21st of November in 1975 in Athens, Greece, Coral Davenport is 45 years old. Coral’s parents are her mother, Amy Montgomery Osborne Davenport of Vienna, Va., and her late father, Francis M. Davenport III.
Her father served as Foreign Service Officer in the State Department for 37 years and retired n 2001. His postings have taken him to Korea, Japan, and Greece. The last post of his career was in Washington D.C. The great great great maternal grandfather of Coral was Matthew Fontaine Maury, who was the astronomer, meteorologist, an oceanographer; who is known as the Pathfinder of the Seas.
Coral Davenport Education
Talking of Coral Davenport’s education, she graduated high school education from American Community Schools, Athens, Greece in 1993. Then, Coral Davenport attended Smith College with a degree in English literature and graduated in 1999. Davenport then joined American University after a certain break-in in 2005. she earned her Degree in 2006.
Coral Davenport Career Biography
After graduating from college, Coral Davenport started her career as Staff Writer for Daily Hampshire Gazette where she worked for 2 years. She then went on to work as Contributing Travel Writer for Conde Nast Traveler, USA Today, The Times of London for 2 years. D
Davenport also worked as Guidebook Writer for Eyewitness, Fodor’s, Time Out, Fun seekers, and foreign correspondent for The Christian Science Monitor from 2002 to 2004.
Coral then went on to work as Contributing Writer for Cox Newspapers, Guidebook Writer for Fodor’s, Staff Writer for Congressional Quarterly, Politico, and for National Journal. She started working for The New York Times as a Correspondent in 2013.
Coral Davenport Husband, Married Life, Children
Coral met her husband David Butler Higgins in Washington in 2005 when Higgins was moving out from his apartment and Coral was moving in the same apartment. Higgins helped her move-in into the apartment. After a long time dating, Coral married her now-husband on May 26, 2017, at the District of Columbia War Memorial in Washington. And from their 3 years long marital union, Coral and her spouse are parents to their son.
Davenport’s husband, David, is the son of Sarah Higgins and Michael F. Higgins of Roanoke, Va. He comes from a family of teachers as his mother is a composition instructor at the Virginia Western Community College Writing Center. Whereas, his father is a retired English Teacher and a librarian at Roanoke County Schools in Roanoke and Hidden Valley High School. Higgins himself is working as an intelligence analyst at the Energy Department in Washington.
Coral Davenport Net Worth, Salary, Earnings 2021
Coral started her career as a fresh graduate from her college. She has long experience as a writer and correspondent. As for now, Coral is working as a correspondent for New York Times where her salary range is estimated between $137,646-$191,476 per year.
Her dedication to her profession has earned her quite an impressive fortune. And combining all of her earnings to date, Coral Davenport’s net worth is around $700,000 as of 2021.
Coral Davenport Social Media
Coral likes to use her Twitter account @CoralMDavenport created in June 2009 to provide news regarding the climate change and environmental policy of the USA. Especially after the new Biden administration, Coral is keenly interested in how the Biden administration will work for climate change and environmental policy.
Apart from Twitter, Coral also is active on Facebook where she is friends with the people whom she knows. However, she doesn’t actively post on her Facebook account.
Quick Wiki Facts and Information on Coral Davenport
Full Name/Real Name | Coral Misaki Davenport |
Date of Birth/Birthday | 21st of November in 1975 |
Age | 45 |
Birth Sign | Scorpio |
Born Country | Greece |
Nationality | Greek-American |
Hometown | Athens, Greece |
Ethnicity | Multiracial |
Parents | Amy Montgomery Osborne Davenport of Vienna, Va., and the late Francis M. Davenport III |
Siblings | N/A |
Profession | Correspondent |
Education (high school, college, university) | American University |
Marital status | Married |
Husband | David Butler Higgins |
Children | One Son |
Social Media | Twitter, Facebook |
Net Worth | $700,000 |
Salary | $137,646-$191,476 |
Height | 5 ft 5 in |