Abby D Phillip Birthday (2024)

Background

Abigail D. Phillip was born in Virginia, U.S. to now realtor June and teacher Carlos Philip. She grew up with five siblings and is of Afro-Trinidadian descent. During her childhood, her family had to move back to Trinidad and Tobago but returned to the U.S. soon after when Phillip was nine years old. She grew up in Bowie, Maryland, and attended Bowie High School. After graduating, Phillip enrolled at Harvard University to study premed. However, in 2010, she graduated with a bachelor’s degree in government. She wrote for “The Harvard Crimson” when she was still in university.

After graduation, Phillip worked at the Washington Post as a national political reporter, at ABC News as an ABC News Fellow, and digital reporter in New York City. Her job at Politico began her career as a White House reporter and blogger. She then joined CNN in 2017 and majorly covered the Trump Administration. In 2020, she co-moderated the Democratic Party presidential primaries at Drake University. The same year, Phillip was offered a book deal from Flatiron Books for “The Dream Deferred,” a book she had authored about Reverend Jesse Jackson’s run for president in 1988. The book is set to launch in 2022. In 2021, Philip took over the weekend slot of “Inside Politics,” replacing John King, though he continues to host the show on weekdays.

Phillip resides in Washington D.C. She tied the knot with her husband Marcus Richardson in May 2018. The couple welcomed their first child, a daughter named Naomi Angelina, into the world in August 2021.

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Why We Love Abby D Phillip

1. She is a talented journalist

   Phillip is a talented journalist. She has been a capable political correspondent for a while now.

2. She is incredibly intelligent

   Phillip is very intelligent. Her intelligence has a way of shining through her work.

3. She is an upcoming author

   Phillip’s book is set to launch soon. We can’t wait to read her book!

5 Surprising Facts

1. She has five siblings

   Phillip grew up with five siblings, two of whom are named Asha and Ann-Marie.

2. She married at the Larz Anderson House

   Phillip and Richardson got married at the Larz Anderson House.

3. She is an honorary sorority member

   Phillip is an honorary sorority member of Delta Sigma Theta.

4. She met her husband at a party

   Phillip met Richardson at a rooftop party in 2011.

5. Her daughter's name honors her maternal grandmother

   Phillip’s daughter’s middle name is in honor of her late maternal grandmother, Angelina.

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