12 Facts About Sara Sidner

Sara Sidner was born on May 31,1972 and is an American journalist who currently serves as a co-anchor of the morning addition of CNN News Central.

Sara Sidner anchored Big Picture with Sara Sidner on CNN+, the network's shortlived subscription service.

Sara Sidner graduated from Hialeah-Miami Lakes High School and the University of Florida with a telecommunications degree.

Sara Sidner began her on-air reporting career at WUFT-TV in Gainesville, Florida.

Sara Sidner distinguished herself by reporting on the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster.

In January 2004, Sara Sidner joined KTVU in Oakland, California, where she served as a weekend co-anchor of KTVU Channel 2 News at 6 and The Ten O'Clock News.

Sara Sidner served as a weekday reporter for the station.

Currently, Sara Sidner is a national and international correspondent for CNN, based in Los Angeles.

Sara Sidner has previously been based in Jerusalem, Abu Dhabi, and New Delhi.

At CNN, Sara Sidner has reported on a wide range of subjects including the 2011 Libyan civil war, the launching of India's first unmanned lunar probe, and the Mumbai terrorist attacks.

On Sunday May 31,2020, while in Minneapolis covering the protests sparked by the murder of George Floyd by police officer Derek Chauvin, Sara Sidner conducted a newsmaking live interview with the city's police chief, Medaria Arradondo, in which Arradondo expressed his opinion that the three other officers who were present during the murder bore responsibility.

Sara Sidner was named a co-anchor along with John Berman and Kate Bolduan from 9 am until noon on their new program titled CNN News Central, which later debuted on April 3,2023.