T.J. Holmes Biography

Fast Facts

• Was nominated for a NAACP Image Award for his talk show "Don't Sleep!" in 2012
• Graduated from the University of Arkansas with a degree in Broadcast Journalism
• Started out as a producer, reporter, and weekend anchor for KSNF Channel 16 in Joplin, Missouri
• Worked as a general assignment reporter, and later a weekend anchor, for KTVH in Arkansas
• Has covered several significant news stories, including the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, the first presidential debate between John McCain and Barack Obama, and the commemoration of the Ground Zero memorial
• Joined CNN as a news anchor and correspondent in 2006, where he hosted their weekend morning series
• Best known as a journalist and television personality who hosted the BET series "Don't Sleep!"
• While working at San Francisco's KNTV as an evening news anchor, he covered the 2004 Athens Olympics as well as the election of Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger