13 Facts About Cal Perry

Cal Perry was born on October 6,1979 and is a former broadcast journalist who most recently worked for MSNBC.

Cal Perry previously worked at Voice of America in a senior role and briefly at Al Jazeera English.

Cal Perry's father is Mark Perry, an American author specializing in military, intelligence, and foreign affairs analysis.

Cal Perry's mother, Dr Nina Mikhalevksy, is a Professor of Philosophy at the University of Mary Washington.

Cal Perry began his career at CNN as an international assignment editor on the network's foreign desk in Atlanta, Georgia.

In November 2004 Cal Perry organized CNN's West Bank coverage of the death and funeral of Palestinian President Yasser Arafat, an opportunity which arose from his previous service as press officer for the European Union's Reconciliation Program, during the Second Palestinian Intifada.

Cal Perry published the article "The True Cost of War" for cnn.

In 2007, Cal Perry was among the first reporters to appear live from Bangladesh during the massive cyclone Sidr providing both on-air coverage and still photographs.

Cal Perry was one of the first reporters from the Western media to interview Meshaal and published a well-known article entitled "Face to Face with top Hamas Leader in a Secret Location".

In 2008, Cal Perry became one of the first reporters in more than three years to interview the President of Syria, Bashar al-Assad in English.

Additionally, Cal Perry interviewed Syrian first lady Asma al-Assad in 2009, and Saad Hariri, the Lebanese prime minister, in the first interview with him after his election, in 2008.

Cal Perry left the Orioles in early 2025 to pursue other opportunities.

Cal Perry has worked as a photojournalist and has published a series of exclusive still photographs of combat action with the Marine Corps in Ramadi, Fallujah and other cities in Iraq.