CNN Anchor Cyril Vanier Wiki: Marital Status, Family, & Exclusive Facts

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Published Date: 30 Apr, 2020 Updated date: 30 Apr, 2020 By Celebs Podium

French and Saint Kitts and Nevis by nationality, Cyril Vanier has the experience of covering news from numerous territories. He is now one of the familiar faces on CNN.

Cyril Vanier serves as an anchor for CNN International based in the network’s London bureau. He co-anchors Your World Today with Isa Soares and Cyril Vanier, a daily international news-magazine television series on CNN International.

Cyril Vanier Wiki & Family

Cyril was born in Saint Kitts and Nevis as one of the two children of parents. His father Christopher Ralph Vanier is an author, who published Caribbean Chemistry-Tales from St.Kitts in 2019 that highlights his St.Kitts childhood in the 1940 and 1950s.

Vanier graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Law & Business from the University of Warwick in England. He then moved to Paris and enrolled at the Institute of Political Science from where he earned his Master’s degrees in Political Science and Journalism.

His Career Before Joining CNN

Earlier, Cyril worked for Reuters in Kenya, where he was a contributor to the weekly Africa Journal show. He then worked in journalism and diplomatic positions in Jamaica, Israel, Egypt, and France from 2002 to 2005. Furthermore, he worked as a producer for CNN’s Paris-based correspondent Jim Bittermann.

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In 2006, Vanier joined France 24, an international news television network based in Paris. While working there for 10 years he served as executive producer, anchor, and international correspondent. Moreover, he wrote and presented France 24’s flagship shows, The News, The F24 Interview, and The Debate.

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Cyril Vanier joined CNN from France 24 in 2016 (CNN)

In 2016, he joined CNN as an Atlanta-based anchor. He has anchored numerous major breaking news events for CNN International and CNN/US. As of now, he serves as an anchor for CNN International based in the network’s London bureau.

Is Cyril Vanier Married?

The CNN anchor is active on Instagram and Twitter but he does not post much regarding his personal life. However, surfing his social media posts, he is in a relationship with a lady named Linda Vanier.

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Cyril Vanier is possibly in a relationship with Linda Vanier (Cyril’s Instagram)

Though it is not sure where they are husband and wife, both of them share the same surname. He often posts pictures with her on several occasions. The couple even celebrated Halloween and Christmas together in 2019.

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Some Interesting Facts About Cyril Vanier

  • Cyril was nominated for numerous awards such as the Albert Londres award, the Bayeux War Correspondents Award, and the FIGRA award for his coverage of the Libyan uprising in 2011.
  • His grandfather Eugene Vanier was an Airforce Pilot in WW2, who entered the RCAF during the Second World War.
  • His father won the Leeward Islands Scholarship in 1959.
  • He is fluent in French and conversational Spanish.
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