Brian Abel Biography / Wiki
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…)