10 Facts About John Holliman

John Holliman was an American broadcast journalist.

John Holliman was a member of the original reporting corps for CNN, serving as its agriculture correspondent after serving in the same capacity for Associated Press Radio in Washington, DC.

John Holliman rose to prominence as one of CNN's "Boys of Baghdad" during the first Persian Gulf War in 1991 and was one of only three journalists reporting from Baghdad when allied bombing of the city began.

John Holliman was later known for his coverage of science, technology, and space exploration.

John Holliman began his broadcasting career as a news and sports reporter for a local radio station in his hometown of Thomaston, Georgia.

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John Holliman then moved to Atlanta and worked at the AM radio station WSB where he became a local celebrity by broadcasting live for several days from the site of a fire at an oil tank farm in Doraville, Georgia.

John Holliman landed a job in Washington, DC, working as agricultural editor for the Associated Press.

John Holliman was a frequent speaker and strong supporter of student journalists at the University of Georgia's School of Journalism.

John Holliman appeared as a character in the 2002 HBO film of the same name where he was portrayed by actor John Carroll Lynch.

John Holliman played himself in the science fiction film Contact, based on the Carl Sagan novel of the same name.