Ivan Watson is an American award-winning senior international correspondent for CNN based in Hong Kong. Earlier in his career, he was a producer for CNN, based in Russia, and was then a reporter for NPR. (more…)
Elizabeth Wagmeister is an American journalist, reporter and writer currently working as a correspondent for CNN covering entertainment based in Los Angeles. Previously, she was the chief correspondent at Variety and co-host of “Actors on Actors, ” produced by PBS SoCal and Variety Media. (more…)
Brian Todd is a CNN correspondent, based in the network’s Washington Bureau, providing reports for the Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer and Pamela Brown, The Lead with Jake Tapper, Erin Burnett Outfront and more. Brian joined CNN in 1987. Todd was at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, moving among the rioters while covering the Capitol attack from the ground. He and his group gave regular updates as the uprising progressed despite multiple threats to their personal safety. (more…)
Brian Abel is an American anchor and correspondent for CNN, based in Atlanta, GA, reporting across CNN platforms, including CNN, CNNi and CNN Headlines, the network’s domestic FAST channel, to deliver up-to-the-minute reporting while continuing to anchor on a fill-in basis across CNN. In the past, Abel covered the network’s more than 1,000 affiliate partners as a journalist for CNN Newsource, which was headquartered in Washington, D.C. The White House, the 2024 election, many hurricanes, the riots in Minneapolis in early 2026, and the attack on a Michigan synagogue have all been reported in great detail by Abel. He was a crucial member of the CNN crew that was nominated for an Emmy in Outstanding Breaking News Coverage during Hurricane Milton, and he also filled in as an anchor. (more…)
Jeff Zeleny is an American journalist and the chief national affairs correspondent for CNN. Previously, he was a senior Washington correspondent for ABC News. During his newspaper career, he won a Pulitzer Prize with the Chicago Tribune. Zeleny was the senior Washington correspondent for ABC News until joining CNN in 2015. He covered the Republican Party’s takeover of the U.S. Senate in the 2014 midterm elections and the Obama administration in great detail. (more…)
Vanessa Yurkevich is an American journalist, working as a Business and Politics Correspondent for CNN. Yurkevich previously covered the 2019 government shutdown, the UAW strike against General Motors, and an exclusive interview with former Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue during the height of the trade war. In addition, she has conducted rare interviews with Richard Branson, Crown Prince Haakon, Princess Mette-Marit of Norway, and corporate executives accusing Macy’s CEO Jeff Gennette. (more…)
Ryan Young is an Emmy Award-winning journalist, currently working as a Senior National Correspondent, based at CNN’s Atlanta bureau. He reports extensively on law enforcement across America and covers diverse news stories across the U.S. Young worked for Channel 2 Action News in Atlanta before joining CNN in 2015. He worked closely with law enforcement in Atlanta, breaking multiple exclusives on significant criminal investigations, and his efforts directly contributed to the capture of hundreds of offenders. He won multiple Emmy awards for his live coverage of significant breaking stories, including one for his reporting on the chemical fire close to Atlanta. (more…)
Coy Wire is an American television anchor, correspondent, and a former professional football player who spent nine seasons in the National Football League. Wire played college football for Stanford and was selected by the Buffalo Bills in the third round of the 2002 NFL draft. Wire joined the network in 2015 and currently hosts World Sport on CNN International and anchors CNN 10. (more…)
Richard Roth is an American journalist and a CNN correspondent who covers the United Nations. He was the host of Diplomatic License, a weekly program that was devoted to United Nations affairs. Previously, he was a news anchor and reporter for AP Radio and a producer for WPIX-TV in New York City. (more…)
Isabel Rosales is a correspondent for CNN based in Atlanta, covering domestic stories. Most recently, she has been reporting on location in Tennessee, Alabama, and Mississippi, where her news-making interviews contributed to CNN’s news coverage. She joined CNN as a correspondent for CNN Newsource, working with CNN’s 1,000+ affiliate partners. (more…)