Biography - Jeanne Moos

Who is Jeanne Moos?

Jeanne Moos is a national news correspondent by profession and American by nationality. She is currently a correspondent for CNN and is based at the network's studios in Manhattan and files reports for CNN’s Moost Unusual.

Jeanne Moos – Bio, Age, Parents, Siblings

Jeanne Moos’ birth took place on May 21, 1950, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. Her mother's name is Miriam Moos and her father's name is Glenn Moos. Other personal information about her parents, siblings, and childhood is not known to the public.

Education, Ethnicity

After completing her education at high school, Jeanne Moos attended the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University. She graduated from the same with a bachelor's degree in TV radio.

Her ethnicity is Caucasian.

Jeanne Moos – Boyfriend, Husband, Children

Jeanne Moos is currently a single lady. She has never been married and is sans husband and children. In fact, there have been no known romantic relationships or boyfriends of her.

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Jeanne Moos – Career

Originally Jeanne Moos wanted to pursue a career in print journalism. But while a student at Syracuse University, she changed her mind and pursued a career in the television business.

After a few odd jobs, she started working at WPTZ in Plattsburgh as the station's first female correspondent. There she covered stories ranging from local to national including the 1980 Winter Olympic Games in Lake Placid, New York.

Jeanne Moos left WPTZ in 1981 to join CNN as a reporter. There she covered numerous stories including political corruption, and the United Nations during the 1991 Gulf War. In the 1990s, she began covering unusual and off-beat soft news stories, and in 1995 began a series of reports called Making The MOOSt Of It.

Currently, she files reports for CNN’s Moost Unusual.

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Jeanne Moos – Controversy

After CNN’s segment Man in Thong: Eyes up here, Duchess! Was aired in 2014, it was deemed "insensitive" and "racist" by viewers. In the two-minute video, Jeanne Moos mocked New Zealand Maori culture including their traditional dance, costume, greeting ceremony, and the haka. 

She had described The Haka as "a cross between a Chippendale lap dance and the mating dance of an emu." She was forced to apologize in April 20014.

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Jeanne Moos – Net Worth, Salary

Her net worth and annual salary are under review and will soon be updated. It was reported in 2019 that a news correspondent’s average salary is between $86,911-$187,621.

Jeanne Moos – Instagram, Twitter, Facebook

On social media, Jeanne Moos is present on Facebook and Twitter and absent from Instagram. But on Twitter, she has not posted since 2010.

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