Thalia Assuras Biography
Thalia Assuras is a media consultant and television journalist from Canada. Since January 2002, Assuras has been a national correspondent for CBS News’ The Early Show, stationed in Washington, D.C. She is also a CBS News journalist who contributes to a number of shows and is one of the major anchors of the Saturday version of the CBS Evening News.
Thalia Assuras Age | Birthday
How old is Thalia? She is 69 years old as of 2026. She was born on 27 May 1957 in London, Canada. She celebrates her birthday every 27th of May.
Thalia Assuras Education
She went to London Central Secondary School before moving to Western University to earn a Bachelor of Science degree. She received her bachelor’s degree in 1980 and subsequently enrolled in a graduate program in journalism, where she received her master’s degree in 1981.
Thalia Assuras Nationality
The famous presenter is an American national and citizen by birth. She was born in London, Ontario. She is of mixed ethnicity/heritage/ancestry.
Thalia Assuras Family | Parents
Assuras was born and raised in London, Ontario, to Greek parents who had emigrated from Tripoli. However, attempts to establish the identities of her mother and father were in vain since no information about them is available to the public. It’s therefore not known whether she has any siblings.
Thalia Assuras Husband
She is happily married to an editor in chief of the paper, Michael S Johnson.
Thalia Assuras Salary
The Canadian-based journalist earns an annual salary of $1 Million.
Thalia Assuras Net Worth
She has an estimated net worth of $2 Million.
Thalia Assuras CBS News | Career
Thalia Assuras has carved out an impressive broadcasting career that spans both Canada and the United States, collaborating with major networks like CITY-TV, Global Television Network, CTV Television Network, ABC News, and CBS News. She kicked off her journey in Canadian television at CITY-TV, where she worked as a reporter and weekend anchor for CityPulse from 1985 to 1988. In 1989, she stepped up as the evening anchor at Global Television. Between 1992 and 1993, she made her mark at CTV, anchoring Canada AM before making the leap to the U.S. to join ABC News.
In May 1993, Assuras took on the role of co-anchor for World News Now and ABC World News This Morning, teaming up with Aaron Brown. During her time at ABC, she also shared the anchor desk with Boyd Matson, Kevin Newman, and Mark Mullen before leaving the network in January 1997.
In 1997, she joined CBS, starting with the network’s cable venture, CBS Eye on People. She later became a national correspondent and, in 1998, was appointed anchor of the CBS Morning News. By 1999, she was co-anchoring The Saturday Early Show and anchoring the Saturday edition of the CBS Evening News, alternating with Russ Mitchell. Reflecting on her move to the U.S., she mentioned that she was in search of new opportunities and better resources for storytelling.
Assuras stayed with CBS until July 2009, when her contract came to an end. After that, she hosted energyNOW!, a weekly news magazine focused on energy issues that aired on Bloomberg Television and WJLA-TV. Following her broadcasting career, Assuras shifted gears into consulting, setting up a practice that specializes in strategic planning, media relations, crisis management, media training, and executive coaching.
