With a charming smile and charismatic personality, Jessica Dean has been one of the most prominent American female journalists who is currently working as a CNN Washington correspondent.
She has covered the 2020 presidential campaign of Joe Biden and has recently covered the thanksgiving speech of newly elected president Biden.
Before working in CNN, she also worked at KYW-TV in Philadelphia. She is also known for covering Pope Francis’ visit to the United States in 2015, anchoring live from Rome and Philadelphia.
Jessica Dean Bio – Age, Parents, Siblings
Jessica is a true Leo who was born on 22nd August 185 and her hometown is Little Rock, Arkansas USA. She has a little sister named Rachael Dean-Wilson. As for her parents, their names are not mentioned but they have always prioritized their daughters’ education and always motivated both of their daughters to pursue their dreams. Dean has always praised her parents in each of her interviews whenever she got the chance to talk about them.
She has taken a ballet lesson when she was just three and she has always been an adventure-seeking person and spent her childhood with her father on outdoor expeditions. Her father was a sort of a hunter and she is used to the life she said in one of her tweets. She has always admired Mary Tyler Moore as well. She loved watching television and she loves to watch the news like it was her religion as if she knew she has to become a news journalist one day.
Jessica Dean Education
As per Jessica’s LinkedIn account, she attended high school in her hometown, and in her later years, she moved to California to enroll in the University of Southern California. She earned her BA in broadcast journalism in 2006.
Jessica Dean Biography – Career
Her career path began when she was in her senior year of her college. She got the opportunity for an internship for the show Dateline at NBC. After obtaining her degree, she joined KNWA/KFTA as a reporter in Fort Smith. In 2011, she left KNWA/KFTA and joined KARK-TV in Little Rock. She faced the camera for the first time and eventually people liked her.
In 2013, she joined CBS and became a regular on Eyewitness News. During her stay at CBS, she co-hosted the popular show The Talk with Julie Chen, Sharon Osbourne, Sheryl Underwood, Aisha Tyler, and Sara Gilbert. the show had helped her to establish her name in the field of journalism. When she got the even bigger opportunity to work at CNN Washington, she quit CBS in 2018 and joined CNN.
She has continued her journey with CNN to date and has covered the famous 2020 presidential election campaign of Joe Biden. She has also covered eh Thanksgiving address of Biden to the people of the USA. One of the best qualities of Dean is she has never been restricted to any boundaries and borders when it comes to her work. In 2015, she traveled to Rome to cover the historic visit of the Pope to the USA.
Jessica Dean Husband & Married Life
For those who have always wanted to know about Jessica’s conjugal life, we present to you all the details related to her husband and marriage.
First and foremost let’s start with the fact that Jessica is a married woman. Blake Rutherford is the lucky man to be called Jessica’s husband. Ms. Dean and her now-husband started dating in 2006.
After dating for almost 3 years Jessica and Blake tied the knot on October 24, 2009. Since then their married life is in peace and love and they have a cute rescued Labrador Finn in the family. Her husband, Blake went to Middlebury College and the University of Arkansas School of Law and has achieved success in business, real estate, and political law.
He is known to be a member of Cozen O’Connor’s Government and Regulatory Practice. It is an organization that focuses on law issues, politics, policies, and communications. He is also a political commentator and adviser to three state attorney generals and has helped in boosting Hillary Clinton’s campaign in the area of Jessica’s hometown. As of now, the couple doesn’t have kids.
Jessica Dean Net worth & Salary
Jessica has early started her career and has worked for some reputed agencies. She has worked in CBS and is now working for CNN.
As of 2021, Jessica’s net worth is estimated to be around $800,000 US dollars. Moreover, Jessica’s at CNN is said to be above $71,000.
Dean’s husband alone is estimated to have a net worth of 1 million dollars. Certainly, the hard work and talent have earned both of them good fortune.
Jessica Dean Instagram, Twitter, Facebook
As @jessicadean on Twitter with 16.8K Followers since joining in January 2009, Jessica has tweeted about the recent news about Joe Biden’s Thanksgiving address to the people of the USA.
With Jessica Dean News @jessicadeannews as her Facebook account, Jessica has been very active in her FB account with 8,024 people like and 8,332 people as followers.
As jessicadeancnn with 15 posts and 3000+ followers on her Instagram, Jessica has posted her personal and work pictures on her Instagram account.
Jessica Dean Wikipedia Facts
| Full Name/Real Name | Jessica Leigh Dean |
| Date of Birth/Birthday | Aug 22, 1985 |
| Age | 35 |
| Birth Sign | Leo |
| Born Country | USA |
| Nationality | American |
| Hometown | Little Rock, Arkansas USA |
| Ethnicity | White |
| Parents | Under Review |
| Siblings | 1 sister Rachael Dean-Wilson |
| Profession | News anchor, reporter, and media personality |
| Education (college/university) | University of Southern California |
| Marital status | Married |
| Husband | Blake Spencer Rutherford |
| Children | Under Review |
| Social Media | Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram |
| Net Worth
Salary |
$800,000
$71,000 |
