Brooke Baldwin

Brooke Baldwin, known for her impactful 13-year tenure as an anchor for CNN, received a Silver World Medal for Best Investigative Report at the New York Festivals International Television & Film Awards in 2012 for her documentary To Catch a Serial Killer. After earning her bachelor’s degree in 2001, Baldwin built a robust foundation in broadcast journalism, beginning her career at WVIR-TV, followed by roles as a morning anchor at WOWK-TV and a lead reporter at WTTG in Washington, D.C. Joining CNN in 2008, she anchored CNN Newsroom with Brooke Baldwin, co-anchored special coverage of the final launch of Space Shuttle Atlantis (STS-135) in 2011, and reported live from President Obama’s second inauguration in 2013. Baldwin’s influential reporting at CNN continued to garner industry recognition, including an Emmy nomination in 2014 for her coverage of the New York City chokehold death protests and a Peabody Award finalist nod in 2015 for hosting a town hall on gun violence.

Her debut book, Huddle: How Women Unlock Their Collective Power, was published in April 2021, quickly becoming a significant cultural conversation starter with insights from prominent women including Ava DuVernay, Stacey Abrams, and Gloria Steinem. A sought-after public speaker, Baldwin delivered the commencement address at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2017 and has hosted exclusive events for prestigious organizations like Abercrombie and Kent and L’Oréal Paris. Most recently, Baldwin expanded her hosting portfolio into unscripted television, announced in December 2023 as the host of Netflix’s highly anticipated reality series, The Trust: A Game of Greed, which premiered globally in January 2024. As an accomplished journalist, celebrated author, and engaging host, Brooke Baldwin continues to leverage her expertise and powerful voice across diverse media platforms.