Fredricka Whitfield was born on May 31,1965 and is an American journalist and news anchor.
14 Facts About Fredricka Whitfield
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Fredricka Whitfield anchors the weekend edition of CNN Newsroom from CNN's world headquarters in Atlanta, and she is a fill-in and substitute anchor for CNN's At This Hour With Kate Bolduan.
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Fredricka Whitfield attended Paint Branch High School in Burtonsville, Maryland, graduating in 1983.
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Fredricka Whitfield earned a bachelor's degree in journalism from Howard University's School of Communications in 1987.
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In 2002, Fredricka Whitfield was selected as the Howard University School of Communications Alumna of the year.
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Fredricka Whitfield worked for other news programs at NBC including Today; she was a morning and afternoon anchor as well as an assignment reporter.
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Fredricka Whitfield joined CNN in 2002 and has covered several major stories.
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Fredricka Whitfield was the first anchor to break the news of the death of Ronald Reagan.
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Fredricka Whitfield has reported the devastating 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami.
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Fredricka Whitfield reported from the Persian Gulf region during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
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Fredricka Whitfield acknowledged the controversy during a subsequent broadcast, calling her segment with Rivers "one of the most talked about interviews ending abruptly with an exit".
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On June 13,2015, Fredricka Whitfield described the gunman who attacked police in Dallas, Texas, as "courageous and brave" on air, when she thought he might be part of a coordinated terrorist attack.
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Fredricka Whitfield has been married to John Glenn, the director of photography at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, since 1999.
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Fredricka Whitfield gave birth to a son in January 2005, and a set of fraternal twins, daughter Nola and son Gilbert, in November 2012.