Know About Bianna Golodryga; CBS, Husband, Children, Net Worth

Bianna-Golodryga
Published Date: 05 Apr, 2019 Updated date: 04 Dec, 2020 By Celebs Podium

After a stint to CBS for more than a year, Bianna Goloddryga has announced to leave the network. She revealed the news through a Twitter post and a CBS News spokesperson confirmed the news.

Moldova-born American journalist Bianna Golodryga most recently served as one of the four co-hosts of the morning television program CBS This Morning. In addition, she works as a CNN contributor based in the Greater New York City area.

Bianna Golodryga Bio; Family, Education, Height

The 42-years-of-age former CBS anchor was born as Bianna Vitalievna Golodryga on 15 June 1978 to parents Vitaly Golodryga and Zhanna Golodryga. Her father was a mechanical engineer, a consultant for DuPont and her mother is the chief digital and administrative officer for Phillips 66, a multinational energy company.

In 1988 her family left the Soviet Union as political refugees and moved to Houston, Texas. Standing at the height of 5 feet 5 inches (1.64 meters), she went to the High School for the Performing and Visual Arts in Houston. Afterward, she got graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a degree in Russian/East European & Eurasian studies and a minor in economics at age 22.

Her Career, CBS, CNN, Net Worth

Golodryga was a licensed trader and worked at several financial companies in the beginning. She was a producer for various CNBC platforms for six years. She was a correspondent for ABC News, where she worked for seven years, joining in 2007.

After ABC News, she moved to the business and finance news department of Yahoo!, where she worked for three years. She joined CBS in September 2017 and took the responsibility as a correspondent until March 2019. At the same time, she joined CNN and now works as a contributor for the network.

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Bianna Golodryga worked as a co-host on CBS’ show CBS This Morning (Picture: Variety)

When it comes to earning, the media veteran has made big money from her stint in journalism. She receives a handsome amount of salary that makes her net worth of $3 million.

Married To Economist Husband; Children

Well, Bianna is enjoying both her professional and personal life as a married woman. She currently shares a marital relationship with banker and economist husband Peter R. Orszag.

The couple exchanged their wedding vows on 25 September 2010 at Capitale in Manhattan. They are proud parents of two children; a son Jake Spencer Orszag born on 1st April 2012), and a daughter, Maia Isabel Orszag born on 8th May 2016.

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Bianna Golodryga and her husband Peter R. Orszag are parents of a son and a daughter (Picture: Bianna’s Instagram)

Bianna first met her future husband at the annual White House Correspondents Dinner in 2009 and later got engaged in December 2010. Peter, aged 50 is the CEO of Financial Advisory at Lazard, a global financial advisory and asset management firm. Previously, he was married to Cameron Rachel Hamill from 1997 to 2006 and share two children from his relationship. 

Some Interesting Facts About Bianna Golodryga

  • Bianna fluent in Russian and also knows a few phrases of Romanian, which a primary language in Moldova.
  • She was the first person to interview Anzor Tsarnaev, the father of Boston Marathon bombers Tamerlan Tsarnaev and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, which she regards as the most emotional moment of her career.
  • Bianna is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.
  • Back in 2000, Bianna was charged for driving under the influence of alcohol which was eventually dismissed. Records revealed that she pleaded no contest to reckless driving and avoided being jailed for 30 days.
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