Brooke Baldwin
Birth Name:
Lauren Brooke Baldwin
Birth Place:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Profession
Actress, Writer, Producer
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․"
Awards
- 2015Emmy - Outstanding Live Coverage of a Current News Story - Long Form:Nominated