ohn King is an American journalist who has a net worth of $6 million dollars. He is probably best-known for his election night coverage on CNN. He is CNN’s Chief National Correspondent. Since 2014 he has hosted “Inside Politics” on CNN.
John King was born in Dorchester, Massachusetts on August 30, 1963. King graduated from the University of Rhode Island with a degree in Journalism. He began working for the Associated Press in the mid-80s as a writer. He was promoted to chief correspondent and head of election coverage for the Associated Press in 1991, while also winning the premier AP reporting prize for his coverage of the Gulf War.
John joined CNN in 1997. He subsequently became their chief White House correspondent, a position he held until 2005. In 2005 he was promoted to chief national correspondent, and has continued in this capacity since then. In addition to his correspondence work, and regular appearances on “The Situation Room” and “Anderson Cooper 360”, he also hosted his own show, “State of the Union” from 2009-2010, and then, “John King, USA”, from 2010-2012. He has hosted “Inside Politics” since 2014.
King also uses the Multi-Touch Collaboration Wall, nicknamed the “Magic Wall” or “Magic Map.” First used during the primaries of the 2008 presidential campaign, it allows him to display and manipulate various graphics and maps relating to poll and election results. He and the Multi-Touch Collaboration Wall have both been featured in a Daily Show segment, as well as CNN coverage of the US Presidential Election in 2016 and 2020.
King received widespread praise in the wake of the 2020 United States presidential election for his coverage of the event, which was considered narrow and hair-splitting by many sources.
