If you’ve ever tuned in to CNN, Brooke Baldwin is a familiar face. Joining CNN in 2008, the Atlanta native is the host of CNN Newsroom with Brooke Baldwin which airs weekdays from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET. Baldwin has also covered a number of high-profile events for the network while becoming one of the most entertaining New Year’s Eve hosts on cable television.
Baldwin graduated with degrees in journalism and Spanish from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She also did undergrad studies at Universidad Iberoamericana in Mexico City. After college, Baldwin worked the local scenes working for WVIR-TV in Charlottesville and WOWK-TV in Huntingdon-Charleston. Her final stop before the big stage was at WTTG in Washington, D.C.
Along with her own show on CNN, Baldwin has won a Silver World Medal for Best Investigative Report at the New York Festivals International Television & Film Awards for her documentary “To Catch a Killer.” She was also nominated for an Emmy for her coverage of the death of Eric Garner in New York City.
Baldwin is also a host of CNN’s New Year’s Eve Live with Anderson Cooper. Baldwin is joined by Don Lemon as they broadcast live in different cities across the country. In recent years, Baldwin and Lemon have become viral sensations for their time in New Orleans where they aren’t afraid to throw back drinks and dance with the locals.
Baldwin is married to her longtime boyfriend, British news anchor James Fletcher.