Brooke Baldwin Biography

Fast Facts

• Won the Silver World Medal for best investigative report at the New York Festivals International Television & Film Awards in 2012 for her documentary "To Catch a Killer․"
• Graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with degrees in journalism and Spanish
• Participated in a study abroad program at the Universidad Ibero Americana in Mexico City during college
• Began her broadcasting career at WVIR in Charlottesville, Va․, before moving up to morning anchor at WOWK in Charleston, W․Va
• Quote: "When I'm covering a story, it's not just about gathering facts but it's gathering the human element as well․ It's about how these people pick up the pieces and move on․"
• Before joining CNN, she was the lead reporter for the evening newscast at WTTG in Washington, D․C
• Best known as an afternoon anchor on "CNN Newsroom․"
• Has reported on a variety of important events, including the Arab Spring, the death of Osama bin Laden, the final space shuttle launch and the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico
• Her "#MusicMonday" segment, where she interviewed original music artists, led to her hosting a CNN special on music
• She reported on the discovery of the forgotten Mayan city of Mirador on "World's Untold Stories․"