Sara Sidner

Sara Sidner (born May 31, 1972) is an American journalist who currently serves as a co-anchor of the morning addition of CNN News Central. She also anchored Big Picture with Sara Sidner on CNN+, the network's shortlived subscription service.

Sara Sidner
Born (1972-05-31) May 31, 1972
Miami Lakes, Florida, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
EducationUniversity of Florida
OccupationCorrespondent (CNN)
Websitewww.cnn.com/...

Early life

A native of Miami Lakes, Florida, Sidner was born to an African-American father and a British mother.[1] She graduated from Hialeah-Miami Lakes High School[2] and the University of Florida with a telecommunications degree. While a student at the university, she played on the women's volleyball team, which made the Final Four during her last year.[3][4]

Career

Sidner began her on-air reporting career at WUFT-TV in Gainesville, Florida. This was followed by periods at KFVS-TV in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, WINK-TV in Fort Myers, Florida, and KDFW-TV in Dallas, Texas. At KDFW, she spent three years as a consumer reporter/anchor.[3] She also distinguished herself by reporting on the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster.[3] In January 2004, Sidner joined KTVU in Oakland, California, where she served as a weekend co-anchor of KTVU Channel 2 News at 6 and The Ten O’Clock News. She also served as a weekday reporter for the station.[3]

Sidner has received many journalism awards. These include a Regional Emmy Award, a Lone Star Award, and several Associated Press Awards.

CNN

Currently, Sidner is a national and international correspondent for CNN, based in Los Angeles. She has previously been based in Jerusalem, Abu Dhabi, and New Delhi.[5] At CNN, Sidner has reported on a wide range of subjects including the 2011 Libyan civil war, the launching of India's first unmanned lunar probe, and the Mumbai terrorist attacks.[6][7]

On Sunday May 31, 2020, while in Minneapolis covering the protests sparked by the murder of George Floyd by police officer Derek Chauvin, Sidner conducted a newsmaking live interview with the city's police chief, Medaria Arradondo, in which Arradondo expressed his opinion that the three other officers who were present during the murder also bore responsibility.[8]

In January 2023, CNN announced plans to revamp its daytime programming. Sidner was named a co-anchor along with John Berman and Kate Bolduan from 9 a.m. until noon on their new program titled CNN News Central, which later debuted on April 3, 2023. [9]

References
  1. Stephen Battaglio (December 22, 2011). "The Biz: CNN's Sara Sidner Talks War Reporting". TV Guide. Retrieved June 3, 2022.
  2. Carter, Scott (July 5, 2013). "The Flashback Files: Gators Volleyball Player Sara Sidner". Florida Gators.
  3. "Sara Sidner". Oakland, California: KTVU-TV. Archived from the original on August 4, 2010. Retrieved August 24, 2011. Sidner has received many journalism awards, including a Regional Emmy Award, a Lone Star Award, and several Associated Press Awards for her work at KDFW-TV in Dallas where she reported on the Columbia space shuttle tragedy.
  4. "Former Gator Sidner Achieves Broadcasting Dream". Florida Gators. January 28, 2009. Archived from the original on October 4, 2012. Retrieved June 3, 2022. In a November 17, 1991 Florida volleyball match-day program, former Gator Sara Sidner (1990–92) was quoted as saying 'Florida has an excellent journalism school, which is one of the reasons why I came to UF. I am interested in broadcast journalism.'
  7. Fernandez, Sofia M. (August 23, 2011). "CNN's Sara Sidner Hit by Shell While Reporting From Libya". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 24, 2011. CNN reporter Sara Sidner experienced the hazards of covering an unstable region Tuesday when she was hit by a shell of a bullet shot in celebration of the rebel takeover of Tripoli in Libya.
  8. Maxouris, Christina (June 1, 2020). "Minneapolis police chief says all four officers involved in George Floyd's death bear responsibility". CNN. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
  9. Johnson, Ted (March 29, 2023). "CNN Sets April Premiere Dates For Daytime 'News Central'". Deadline. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
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