13 Facts About Carol Costello

Carol Costello was born on October 11,1961 and is an American television anchor and former host of CNN Newsroom.

In October 2018, HLN announced that Costello would be let go, with the final broadcast of her show taking place on October 26.

Carol Costello worked as the 6 and 11pm news anchor for WBAL-TV in Baltimore between 1992 and 1995.

Carol Costello previously worked out of the network's New York City bureau.

Carol Costello was part of CNN's Peabody-winning coverage of Hurricane Katrina and the 2008 presidential election, and covered the Virginia Tech massacre, the inauguration of Barack Obama and the Casey Anthony trial.

Carol Costello has done in-depth reporting on bullying, coal ash, and women's issues.

Previously, Carol Costello anchored the CNN early morning program CNN Daybreak and was news reader and correspondent on American Morning.

Carol Costello was the anchor of CNN Daybreak, then a New York-based correspondent, and subsequently a contributor to The Situation Room.

On January 30,2017, Carol Costello announced that she would return to HLN to host a new program from Los Angeles.

On October 16,2018, it was announced by HLN that Carol Costello was to be laid off, along with Michaela Pereira and Ashleigh Banfield, as part of the network's decision to scale back their live news programming.

Since then, Carol Costello has taken a more active role at Loyola Marymount University where she serves as first lady.

Carol Costello is a professor in the newly established journalism major and now hosts a podcast developed by the university.

In January 2017, Carol Costello cited her husband's relocation as a primary factor in her decision to leave CNN for HLN and move to Los Angeles.