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10 of the Most Famous American Journalists.
Journalism in the United States began as a tool for campaigning for American independence.
Following independence, the first amendment to the U.S. Constitution guaranteed freedom of the press and freedom of speech.
Since then American journalists have taken the task of informing the world about the mood of the most powerful country in the world.
America is powerful and many people are interested in its affairs making its journalist household names the world over.
Here are 10 of the most famous American journalists.
1. Lester Holt
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A survey carried out by The Hollywood Reporter and Morning Consult on more than 2,000 Americans found out that Lester Holt of NBC News is the most trusted in the country.
Lester Holt is an award-winning journalist and anchor of NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt, the network’s flagship broadcast.
He also leads NBC News’ special reports, breaking news and primetime political coverage.
He has reported from all continents on different issues such as presidential summits, Olympics etc.
Holt moderated the first presidential debate of 2016, which was the most-watched debate in American history.
His interview with President Trump in May 2017 stands as the most consequential interview of the Trump presidency.
2. Anderson Cooper
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Anderson Cooper is a journalist, TV personality and author better known for his exploits at CNN.
Cooper has anchored major breaking news stories, notable being the network’s overnight coverage of the war in Iraq.
He moderated a Democratic presidential candidate’s forum the network jointly sponsored with Rock the Vote.
Before joining CNN, he was an ABC News correspondent and host of the network’s reality program, The Mole.
Cooper joined ABC from Channel One News, where he served as a reporter and producer.
His work has won several awards including an Emmy Award for his contribution to ABC’s coverage of Princess Diana’s funeral; a Silver Plaque from the Chicago International Film Festival for his report from Sarajevo on the Bosnian civil war and a GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding TV Journalism for his report on gay high school athlete Corey Johnson.
3. Jenn Brown
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Jenn Brown is an award-winning TV personality and sports broadcaster.
She is a regular feature on the sidelines of college football and baseball games for ESPN and the first female correspondent for Inside the NFL. She also hosts MMA for Spike TV.
Jenn was a collegiate athlete, therefore, understands the intricacies of professional sports.
After high school, she applied to 17 law schools because she wanted to become a Sports Agent but took up a travel show host position in Los Angeles marking her entry into media.
4. Robin Roberts
Robin Roberts is the versatile co-anchor of America’s top-rated morning news program, Good Morning America, with more than 30 years of experience as a producer, reporter and anchor in Television and radio.
She has steered GMA to being awarded 3 Emmy Awards for Outstanding Morning Program.
Roberts is wildly travelled and has done in-depth reporting the world over.
She has been invited to a couple of US presidents’ delegations to foreign countries.
Robin Roberts was a sportscaster on ESPN for 15 years and was inducted into the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame in 2012.
5. Larry King
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King got into broadcasting by chance after being directed to try his luck in Florida which had openings for inexperienced broadcasters.
He took the bait and went on to have one of the most legendary careers in media.
Larry King carried out approximately 50,000 interviews with presidents, movie stars, politicians, activists among others in a half-century on radio and television.
The most visible part of his career was the 25 years as the host of CNN’s globally popular “Larry King Live.”
6. Dan Rather
Dan Rather is an American journalist and a news anchor. Rather began his career in Texas, becoming shooting to fame after his reporting saved thousands of lives during Hurricane Carla in September 1961.
Rather spontaneously created the first radar weather report by overlaying a transparent map over a radar image of Hurricane Carla.
He always landed the hottest interviews with the world’s most important figures, from the famous to the infamous.
His passion for taking on the most challenging assignments in journalism is unmatched.
He dedicated himself to delivering to the American public coverage that is fair and accurate.
He has received nearly all honours in broadcast journalism, including numerous Emmy and Peabody Awards.
Lastly, he has written 4 bestselling books.
7. Wolf Blitzer
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Wolf Blitzer is an American journalist, television news anchor, and author who has been with CNN since 1990.
He was the host of The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer until 2021.
He joined CNN as a military affairs correspondent at the Pentagon in 1990, Blitzer covered the White House until he became the network’s lead political anchor.
Wolf Blitzer has reported from many of the world hotspots and has interviewed many heads of state.
8. Norah O’Donnell
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Norah Morahan O’Donnell is an American television journalist who is the anchor of the CBS Evening News.
She is also a correspondent for 60 Minutes program. She is the former co-anchor of CBS This Morning, Chief White House Correspondent for CBS News, and a substitute host for CBS’s Sunday morning show Face the Nation.
O’Donnell jumped from one of three hosts of “CBS This Morning” to the sole anchor of the “CBS Evening News” becoming the second woman on the network to do so. she started from the print media working her way up.
9. Sanjay Gupta
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Dr Sanjay Gupta is an American neurosurgeon, medical reporter, and writer.
He serves as associate chief of the neurosurgery service at Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia, associate professor of neurosurgery at the Emory University School of Medicine, and chief medical correspondent for CNN. Furthermore, He is an Emmy Award-winning chief medical correspondent for CNN.
He plays an integral role in CNN’s reporting on health and medical news for American Morning, Anderson Cooper 360°, CNN documentaries, and anchors the weekend medical affairs program Sanjay Gupta, MD.
10. Jullie Banderas
Julie Banderas is an American television news anchor for the Fox News Channel, based in New York City.
Banderas formerly hosted Fox Report Weekend before moving to a weekday anchor role.
She is the primary weekday fill-in anchor. Jullie Banderas began her career at WLVI-TV in Boston.
She went on to serve as a local news anchorwoman for WHSV-TV in Harrisonburg, Virginia; WBRE-TV in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.
Banderas joined Fox News in 2005 as a general assignment reporter.
American journalists are very influential as they speak to a huge audience. The American constitution guarantees freedom of speech thus they have more latitude to do their job compared to other countries. The world’s interest in the US makes the American journalist a global scribe.
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