Jim Acosta is leaving CNN after almost 20 years of work: details of his personal life
29 january 2025 в 09:37
Jim Acosta, the chief internal correspondent of the iconic cable network CNN, announced today that he will no longer be working for them. «Jim has had a long, outstanding career of almost 20 years at CNN, with a reputation for defending freedom of speech, the First Amendment, and our journalistic freedoms», - the network statement said, according to the New York Post. «We want to thank him for his dedication and diligence that he brought to his work, and wish him all the best in the future».
Jim has had a high-profile career for many years, including time as a correspondent at CBS News and nearly two decades at CNN. Learn more about his personal life, including his ex-wife and children, below.
Acosta, 53, is no longer married. He separated from his ex-wife in 2017.
The former wife of the television journalist is Sharon Mobley Stow. According to Heavy.com, the former couple married in 1994 and filed for divorce in 2017, according to Page Six. Sharon, reportedly a registered nurse in Maryland, and the former couple met while attending James Madison University in Virginia.
According to Heavy.com, the former couple is raising three children — a son and two daughters.
Acosta acknowledged during his broadcast that he is leaving the network because his 10 a.m. time slot was given to another show, and he was offered a midnight time slot instead. «You may have seen some reports about me and this show, and after careful consideration and weighing the alternative time slot that CNN offered me, I have decided to move on», - he told viewers on January 28, according to the New York Post.
According to Variety, a source says Acosta may launch his own «digital subscription product», - including his own interviews and «accountability reports» that he strongly believes in. «I have always believed that the press’s job is to hold power accountable», - he said during his farewell announcement on CNN. «I have always tried to do that here, at CNN. I plan to continue doing all of that in the future»
Jim has had a high-profile career for many years, including time as a correspondent at CBS News and nearly two decades at CNN. Learn more about his personal life, including his ex-wife and children, below.
Acosta, 53, is no longer married. He separated from his ex-wife in 2017.
The former wife of the television journalist is Sharon Mobley Stow. According to Heavy.com, the former couple married in 1994 and filed for divorce in 2017, according to Page Six. Sharon, reportedly a registered nurse in Maryland, and the former couple met while attending James Madison University in Virginia.
According to Heavy.com, the former couple is raising three children — a son and two daughters.
Acosta acknowledged during his broadcast that he is leaving the network because his 10 a.m. time slot was given to another show, and he was offered a midnight time slot instead. «You may have seen some reports about me and this show, and after careful consideration and weighing the alternative time slot that CNN offered me, I have decided to move on», - he told viewers on January 28, according to the New York Post.
According to Variety, a source says Acosta may launch his own «digital subscription product», - including his own interviews and «accountability reports» that he strongly believes in. «I have always believed that the press’s job is to hold power accountable», - he said during his farewell announcement on CNN. «I have always tried to do that here, at CNN. I plan to continue doing all of that in the future»
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