NPR Veteran Audie Cornish Joins CNN
• Audie Cornish is joining CNN as an anchor and correspondent for CNN+, the company’s new streaming subscription service that is set to debut this spring. Cornish will host a weekly CNN+ show and contribute to CNN+’s slate of live programming. She will also host a new podcast for CNN Audio and appear on CNN covering national, political and breaking news.
Cornish joins CNN after two decades in journalism, most recently as co-host of NPR’s flagship news program, All Things Considered. Cornish joined NPR’s National Desk in 2005, reporting from Nashville, and in 2008 joined the NPR politics team in Washington to cover the 2008 presidential race and the historic election of President Barack Obama.
Named host of Weekend Edition Sunday in 2011, Cornish earned a George Peabody Award for her work with David Isay’s StoryCorps 9/11 Project, and she’s also been recognized with honors from the National Press Foundation and the National Association of Black Journalists.
“We are thrilled to welcome Audie to CNN+ and CNN Audio,” said Andrew Morse, EVP & Chief Digital Officer of CNN Worldwide and Head of CNN+. “Her voice has been such an important part of the lives of so many people, and the perspective, integrity and grace that have been hallmarks of her career will make her such an important addition to our teams.”
Cornish commented, “I’m very excited to join CNN and the CNN+ team. There are fresh stories to be told and new ways to tell them. CNN has a dynamic system of reporters and storytelling channels and I’m thrilled to be a part of it.” Cornish will be based in CNN’s Washington, DC bureau and starts in February. [Photo credit: Eslah Attar]
