16 Facts About Carol Lin

1.

Carol Lin subsequently worked for the Los Angeles County Chief Executive Office as a communications director and senior advisor.

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2.

Early in her career, Carol Lin served as a weekend news anchor for KTTV in Los Angeles where she worked in the Special Undercover Investigations Unit.

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3.

Carol Lin started her reporting career at the Washington, DC, bureau of CONUS Communications, where she covered the Reagan presidency.

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4.

From 1998 to December 30,2006, Carol Lin served as a news anchor and correspondent for CNN and was based in the network's worldwide headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia.

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5.

Carol Lin covered several major news stories during this time, including the impeachment trial of President Bill Clinton, the 1999 shootings at Columbine High School, the fall of the Taliban in Afghanistan in 2001, and the 2002 rescue of nine miners in Somerset, Pennsylvania, who were trapped for 77 hours.

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6.

Carol Lin reported live from New York City's Times Square as part of CNN's worldwide Millennium night coverage on New Year's Eve, December 31,1999.

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Carol Lin played an integral role in CNN's Election 2000 coverage, anchoring live from the New Hampshire Primary, and from the Democratic Convention from the Staples Center in Los Angeles.

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8.

Carol Lin interviewed many of the key players during the Florida vote recount, including Florida Governor Jeb Bush.

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9.

Carol Lin traveled the world to report on numerous breaking news stories for CNN, including the rebuilding of Kosovo.

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10.

Carol Lin traveled to Jerusalem during the siege of Bethlehem to cover tensions between Israel and the Palestinian territories.

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11.

In 2007, Carol Lin became a visiting lecturer at the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism.

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12.

In 2012, Carol Lin joined the Los Angeles County Probation Department as a spokesperson.

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13.

Carol Lin has been honored with numerous awards for her work, including three Los Angeles Press Club Awards.

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14.

Carol Lin was the first recipient of the National IMAGE Award by the Organization of Chinese Americans.

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15.

Carol Lin was born to parents Hsi Chuan Chen and Po Chen Carol Lin.

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16.

In February 2009, Carol Lin married Mike Dowling, then UCLA assistant athletic director of operations.

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