American journalist Ayesha Rascoe is presently employed by NPR as a White House reporter. She worked for Reuters as a White House reporter before coming to NPR, covering events throughout the last year of President Barack Obama’s presidency and the first few weeks of the Trump administration. In addition, Rascoe is a freelance writer who contributes to many upscale publications. She hopes to start her own magazine under her own name that will focus on young African-American women. The intelligent journalist has so far taken part in a number of discussions about both domestic and global topics. Millions of black women are encouraged to come out and follow their ambitions by Rascoe, a well-known and accomplished media and communication specialist. The African-American journalist is a former student of Howard University with strong opinions on racial and feminist problems. She enjoys going to Beyoncé’s concerts and listening to her songs as a huge fan. Rascoe has a few thousand followers on Twitter where he is currently active.
Career of Ayesha Rascoe
After graduating, Ayesha Rascoe worked as an energy reporter for Reuters Professional News, where she covered environmental and energy-related stories. She covered the catastrophic 2010 BP oil spill in this role. She also authored articles on energy-related topics and environmental law. Rascoe covered legal issues and court disputes in the energy sector for nearly a year.
She worked as an intern in New York and Washington for Reuters, covering the start of the Trump administration and the last year of the then-President Obama’s presidency.
Rascoe began serving as Reuters’s White House correspondent in January 2016. She and Paul Singer made an appearance on the C-Span.org TV network in June 2017 to talk about Donald Trump’s response to the terrorist attacks on the London Bridge. The journalist joined NPR as a White House reporter in April 2018.
Ayesha Rascoe is also known for contributing to a number of well-known environmental pieces for “The Wire.” She has also contributed pieces to numerous well-known periodicals and magazines, such as “The Independent,” “Huffington Post,” and “POLITICO,” to mention a few.
Personal & Family Life
Robert Rascoe and Phyllis Thorpe Jones welcomed Ayesha Rascoe into the world in 1986. She started writing when she was a little child after reading hip hop magazines. She took an aptitude test in high school and discovered she was interested in journalism. She studied at Howard University, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in print journalism in 2007. She picked the university based not only on its reputation but also on its race. She worked there as the editor of the collegiate publication called “Hilltop.”
Thirty candidates were chosen for admittance to the New York Times Student Journalism Institute in 2005, including Rascoe. She went to the Loyola Law School in Los Angeles’ “Law for Journalists” class.
Regarding her romantic life, on June 15, 2012, she wed Patrick Maurice Trice, a former University of Maryland student, at The Villa in Beltsville, Maryland. The pair is parents to two children.
Net worth of Ayesha Rascoe
The estimated net worth of Ayesha Rascoe is about $1 million.