John Vause Net Worth, Biography, Career, Wife & Kids

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John Vause Net Worth 

John Vause Net Worth    $5 million

Popular Name:John Vause
Real Name:
John Vause
Birth Date:22 August 1968
Birth Place:
Townsville, Queensland, Australia
Age:54
Gender:Male
Nationality:Australian
Height:N/A
Weight:N/A
Sexuality:Straight
Marital Status:Married
Spouse(s):
Tushka Bergen
Children:1
Profession:News Anchor, Journalist
Years active:N/A
Net Worth:$5 Million
Last Updated:2022

John Vause is one of the most versatile journalists who have gone round the world in search of real stories and important content. He has been in the field of Journalism for more than three decades, and is definitely one of the best people to name at such a top level.

The popular Australian journalist and television host currently works with CNN International as a presenter based in Los Angeles.

He served as the L.A. Bureau chief of the Seven Network in Australia, and prior to that, he served as the senior reporter for Seven network in Jerusalem. He has also presented for CNN International in Kuwait, covering the Iraq war and other important details.

Vause is a well-travelled journalist whose career has taken to more than 30 countries of the world. As an employee of CNN, John Vause is known to have made several noteworthy international appearances for the network.

He reported the Beijing Olympics and his work earned him an Asia TV award. He was posted to Jerusalem where he worked with a team of news reporters that covered the Israel-Hezbollah war in 2006 and won an Edward R Murrow Award.

As a correspondent based in Beijing, he engaged in reporting China and that entire region. He also covered some big stories like the murder of Benazir Bhutto in Pakistan.

Before his transfer to Israel, he covered the rise of Hamas, the death of Yasser Arafat, the Israeli withdrawal from Gaza, and the chaos involving the Church of Nativity in Bethlehem. He earned a lot of appreciation as well as recognition in 2003 for presenting CNN International’s reportage of the Iraq War.

Below is everything there is to know about the Australian Journalist and news anchor. If you’re seeking information regarding his personal life, family, work history and financial data, then this article is meant for you. Let’s go!

John Vause Biography & Career

Vause was born John Darren Vause in Townsville, Queensland, Australia on 22 August 1968. He holds an Australia nationality and belongs to white ethnicity. His parents, Jan and Warren Vause raised him and his sister in the city of Queensland.

He attended Brisbane Boys College in Brisbane for four years until 1985, and then enrolled at Queensland University where he bagged a Bachelor of Arts degree with 3.9 GPA overall. Vause also enrolled in JCU for a Law Degree, but left the institution before the completion of his studies.

John is currently employed as an Atlanta -based reporter for CNN International. Before that he was positioned as a Beijing correspondent tasked with covering China and the region.

Before landing a job at  CNN, he was employed at Seven Network in Australia where he served as the Los Angeles bureau chief for media agency.

He is among the few journalists who reported the 9/11 from New York. He then moved to Pakistan, and then went to Afghanistan for the collapse of the Taliban.

Mr. Vause has covered so many big international stories so far in his career. When he reported from the Beijing region, he covered several stories including the murder of Benazir Bhutto in Pakistan.

Before moving to Beijing, he worked as CNN’s senior reporter in Jerusalem, and together with his team of journalists, he was honored with an Edward R Murrow award for their coverage of the Israel-Hezbollah war  2006.

John Vause was also present during the Palestinian militants suicide bombing campaign in 2002. His interview with a suicide bomber won him a New York Festival award in 2004.

In 2003, he presented CNN’s coverage of the Iraq conflict from Kuwait, before his passage into Iraq as a reporter. He also touched down Indonesia to investigate State Elementary School Menteng which former president Barack Obama had attended for a year.

Awards & Achievements

Vause was awarded an Emmy under the category of ‘Outstanding Live Coverage of a Current News Story’. His work as a journalist has also earned him several awards such as Asia TV award, an Edward R Murrow Award, a New York Festival Award, and several others.

He is regarded as one of the most versatile journalists who have gone round the world in search stories and events to report. His career has taken to more than 30 countries of the world, and it is looking like this number is set to increase as his career is still active to date.

Personal Life & Family

John is married to Australian actress Tushka Bergen, who just like him, has worked in several countries including the United States, Australia, England, and Germany.

She is also a multi-award winner like him and her record includes several prestigious award winnings and nominations. Tushka’s mother is the famous  opera singer and scriptwriter Beverley Bergen, and her father, Anthony Hose, is a pianist and conductor.

After their wedding ceremony in November 2003, the husband and wife welcomed their first child, a daughter named Katie Vause in 2004.

John Vause Net Worth

Mr. Vause might have amassed his huge fortune from his journalism career. Even if he has other businesses going for him where he draws his surplus income from, the media is currently unaware of such information.

From all indications, it is very possible that his net worth of $5 million has come from his the salaries he earned as a reporter and TV host.

His ongoing salary with CNN international enables the Australian newscaster to cart home with nearly $350,000 in salary and bonuses annually. Remember that he is one of the most versatile journalists out there, so looking at his work  rate and accomplishments, one can conclude that his huge paycheck is completely justified.

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