Christiane Amanpour
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Gender | Female |
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Age | 66 |
Date of birth | January 12,1958 |
Zodiac sign | Capricorn |
Born | London |
United Kingdom | |
Spouse | James Rubin |
Nationality | Bosnian |
British | |
Iranian | |
Height | 171 (cm) |
Job | Actor |
Journalist | |
Television presenter | |
Education | The University of Rhode Island |
New Hall School | |
University of Rhode Island | |
Alma mater | University of Rhode Island |
Children | Darius John Rubin |
Parents | Mohammad Amanpour |
Patricia Amanpour | |
Siblings | Lizzy Amanpour |
Full name | Christiane Maria Heideh Amanpour |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 403945 |
60 Minutes
Amanpour & Company
CNN Special Investigations Unit
War Photographer
ABC World News Tonight
Back to the Beginning With Christiane Amanpour
The Pink Panther 2
I Am JFK Jr.
60 Minutes II
CNN Presents
Amanpour on PBS
Amanpour
Amanpour & Company
This Week
Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism
Persian Woman of the Year
News & Documentary Emmy Award for Outstanding Feature Story in a News Magazine
News & Documentary Emmy Award for Outstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story in a Newscast
News & Documentary Emmy Award for Outstanding Investigative Report in a News Magazine
News & Documentary Emmy Award for Outstanding Continuing Coverage of a News Story in a Newscast
News & Documentary Emmy Award for Best Story in a Newscast
George Polk Award for Foreign Television Reporting
Glamour Award for The News Source
Edward R. Murrow Award for Distinguished Achievement in Broadcasting
Peabody Award
Christiane Amanpour Life story
Christiane Maria Heideh Amanpour CBE is a British-Iranian journalist and television host. Amanpour is the Chief International Anchor for CNN and host of CNN International's nightly interview program Amanpour. She is also the host of Amanpour & Company on PBS.
Queen Camilla praises women journalists in war zones
... She spoke of " trailblazers" like Martha Gellhorn, who reported during World War Two, and CNN s Christiane Amanpour, and she praised journalists who had " paid with their lives" such as Marie Colvin, who was killed in Syria, and Daphne Caruana Galizia in Malta...
Mark Thompson: CNN appoints former BBC director general as chief executive
... A CNN interview with Mr Trump in May was widely criticised, including by the network s own Christiane Amanpour...
Barack Obama: Row in India over former US president's remarks on Muslim rights
... Mr Obama s remarks, made in an interview with CNN s Christiane Amanpour which was aired before the Congress address, were widely reported in India...
The Queen's funeral watched by 25 million viewers in UK
... " The funeral of Queen Elizabeth II was at its most poignant, and its most beautiful, when the broadcasters said nothing at all, " Hundreds of millions more are likely to have watched around the world, with Piers Morgan providing commentary on Fox News in the US and Christiane Amanpour among the line-up on CNN...
Prince Andrew interview wins Maitlis RTS award
... television journalist Christiane Amanpour won the outstanding contribution award...
Mark Thompson: CNN appoints former BBC director general as chief executive
By Ian YoungsEntertainment & arts reporter
Ex-BBC and New York Times boss Sir Mark Thompson has been appointed to lead CNN following a series of crises and falling ratings at the US news network.
Sir Mark replaces Chris Licht , who struggled to stabilise CNN and CEO.
The Network has also been through and, and the closure of streaming service after just one month.
Sir Mark must also guide CNN during the 2024 US presidential election.
That challenge will coincide with coverage of criminal charges against Donald Trump .
The Network has had a famously tempestuous relationship with the former US president, who, claiming it had created a " false and incendiary association" between him and Adolf Hitler following The Last election.
A CNN interview with Mr Trump in May was widely criticised, including by The Network 's own Christiane Amanpour . Mr Licht stepped down weeks later.
CNN's previous boss in February 2022 after failing to disclose a romantic relationship with a senior executive.
'Pivotal time'David Zaslav, chief executive of parent company Warner Bros Discovery, described Sir Mark as " a formidable force for CNN and journalism at this pivotal time".
He added: " Mark is a true innovator who has transformed for the digital age two of The World 's most respected news organizations. "
The British executive was director general of The Bbc from 2004 to 2012, and is credited with reviving The Fortunes of the New York Times by boosting digital subscriptions as president and CEO from 2012 to 2020.
" I can't wait to roll up my sleeves and get down to work with my new colleagues to build a successful future for CNN, " Sir Mark said.
His appointment comes days after Warner Bros Discovery announced a new attempt at launching a CNN streaming service, CNN Max, which will combine existing shows with online-only programming.
CNN's cable TV ratings have been dropping faster than those of its competitors, according to official figures.
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com