Who is Evan Perez?

Evan Perez is a highly regarded and award-winning journalist and reporter. Evan Perez currently works for CNN as a Senior Justice Correspondent.

Throughout his career, he has covered a wide range of crime, legal, and national security issues in the United States. He began working for CNN in 2013.

Evan Perez- Birth, Parents, Siblings & Education

Evan Perez was born in Belize City, but he spent most of his childhood in Sartaneja, Belize’s largest fishing community, and second-largest village because his entire family is from this coastal village in the country’s north.

Regrettably, little is known about his parents and siblings.

Evan Perez- Relationship, Married Life, Boyfriend/ Girlfriend

In an interview with another highly regarded Belizean-born reporter, Jules Vasquez, Perez stated that audacity was the most important factor in his transformation from a humble, the meek boy from Sartaneja to one of the most respected reporters in the US: ‘I think being audacious and never really thinking that you don’t belong somewhere is a definite part of the success that you can have in any, any path you choose in life.’

He also stated that he was drawn to journalism because journalists were not afraid to ask probing questions.

As a result, after graduating from high school, he decided to relocate to the United States and enroll at the University of South Florida in Tampa.

He earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism after four years of study.

Evan Perez- Professional Career

Perez landed his first job in Miami shortly after graduating. Until 1998, he worked as a reporter for the “Associated Press,” a multinational nonprofit news organization headquartered in New York City.

Following that, he spent several years working for The Wall Street Journal, where he received national and international acclaim for his reporting and journalism work.

He covered the business shifts on cruise lines, airlines, the construction industry, and real estate, as well as the events surrounding Hurricane Katrina on a regular basis.

He was also heavily involved in the coverage of the complaint that sparked the federal investigation of former CIA Director David Petraeus, and it was Perez and his team who then reported on the removal of an FBI agent related to the case.

Perez and his colleagues covered the Boston Marathon bombings and their tragic aftermath in 2013, including the search for suspects.

Perez left The Wall Street Journal after nearly ten years and began working for CNN.

Perez’s reputation and impressive resume grew as he worked for CNN. In recent years, he has covered the events surrounding the criminal charges against Bob Menendez, the US Senator accused of corruption.

He was also the first to break the news of charges against the instigators of the 2012 attack on the US diplomatic compound in Benghazi,

Libya, and rose to prominence when he and his team reported on the intelligence community’s suspicions regarding the alleged compromising information on then-President-elect Donald Trump.

The reporting, as well as the case itself, drew national and international attention, and Perez is still in charge of the team covering the Russia investigation.

He is also the leader of the team that covers the Department of Justice. He is still the Senior Justice Correspondent for Washington, D.C.

bureau and his main areas of interest are various judicial, legal, and national security issues.

Perez has received a number of honors throughout his career. In 2004, he and his colleagues were nominated for a Pulitzer Prize for their report on the 2004 hurricane season in Florida.

In 2017, he received the Merriman Smith Award in the broadcast category from the White House Correspondents Association.

Perez and his CNN colleagues Carl Bernstein, Jim Sciutto, and Jake Tapper were honored for their coverage of alleged Russian meddling and compromising information during the 2016 Presidential election.

‘I got to tell you, we spent a lot of time trying to be careful, trying to make sure we got it right,’ Perez said of the award.

And the Merriman-Smith award from the White House Correspondents Association is the pinnacle of that’.

Evan Perez- Social Media

In terms of social media, Perez has a Twitter account with nearly 50,000 followers.

This account is primarily used by the Belizean-born reporter and journalist for sharing and retweeting articles, as well as posting information about his work.

He has no other social media accounts and only rarely shares photos from his personal life.

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Quick Facts about Evan Perez

• In 2013, Perez and his co-workers covered the Boston Marathon bombings and its tragic aftermath, including the search for suspects.
• After nearly ten years at The Wall Street Journal, Perez left the paper and started working for CNN.
• With CNN Perez continued to build his reputation as well as his impressive resume.
• In addition to this, he is also the head of the team covering the Department of Justice.
• In 2004, he and his team received a Pulitzer Prize nomination for their report on the Florida hurricane season of that year.
• In 2017 he was given the White House Correspondents Association’s Merriman Smith Award in the broadcast category.