Alina Cho
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Alina Cho is a general assignment correspondent for CNN
's New York bureau.
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She revealed on CNN's American Morning that she was a cheerleader at her high school.
Cho earned an undergraduate degree in communications from Boston College
and a masters degree in journalism from the Medill School of Journalism
at Northwestern University
.
network in February 2004.
For one of her recent assignments, Cho provided rare, live coverage from inside North Korea
for CNN
. Cho was part of the official press delegation traveling with the New York Philharmonic
for the orchestra's groundbreaking concert in Pyongyang
. She also provided a personal look at the division of North and South Korea through the eyes of her parents, who are survivors of the Korean War
.
Cho was also part of the Peabody and Emmy award
-winning CNN
team that covered the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina from New Orleans.
Before joining CNN, Cho was an anchor and correspondent for ABC
News. During her tenure with ABC News, Cho was a regular substitute anchor for World News Now and World News This Morning. She also served as the network's online correspondent for ABC News Live and as a correspondent for NewsOne, the network's affiliate news service. Cho reported from the United Nations during the months prior to the war in Iraq and covered the sniper attacks near Washington, D.C., in 2002.
Before joining ABC News, Cho was an anchor with CNBC
where she covered a variety of national and international stories including leading the network’s coverage of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Prior to joining CNBC
, she held several posts with the ABC affiliate WFTS in Tampa, Fla., including morning and weekend anchor and reporter. During her tenure with the affiliate, she earned a regional Emmy award
for her reporting on the 1996 St. Petersburg riots. Before joining WFTS, she was with Chicagoland Television
where she worked as a reporter for the news network.
CNN
Cable News Network is a U.S. cable news channel founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. Upon its launch, CNN was the first channel to provide 24-hour television news coverage, and the first all-news television channel in the United States...
's New York bureau.
Background
Alina Cho was born in Vancouver, Washington, to parents who were born in SeoulSeoul
Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world...
.http://inthefield.blogs.cnn.com/tag/alina-cho/
She revealed on CNN's American Morning that she was a cheerleader at her high school.
Cho earned an undergraduate degree in communications from Boston College
Boston College
Boston College is a private Jesuit research university located in the village of Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, USA. The main campus is bisected by the border between the cities of Boston and Newton. It has 9,200 full-time undergraduates and 4,000 graduate students. Its name reflects its early...
and a masters degree in journalism from the Medill School of Journalism
Medill School of Journalism
The Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications is a constituent school of Northwestern University which offers both undergraduate and graduate programs. It has consistently been one of the top-ranked schools in Journalism in the United States...
at Northwestern University
Northwestern University
Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston and Chicago, Illinois, USA. Northwestern has eleven undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools offering 124 undergraduate degrees and 145 graduate and professional degrees....
.
Career
Alina Cho joined the CNNCNN
Cable News Network is a U.S. cable news channel founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. Upon its launch, CNN was the first channel to provide 24-hour television news coverage, and the first all-news television channel in the United States...
network in February 2004.
For one of her recent assignments, Cho provided rare, live coverage from inside North Korea
North Korea
The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea , , is a country in East Asia, occupying the northern half of the Korean Peninsula. Its capital and largest city is Pyongyang. The Korean Demilitarized Zone serves as the buffer zone between North Korea and South Korea...
for CNN
CNN
Cable News Network is a U.S. cable news channel founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. Upon its launch, CNN was the first channel to provide 24-hour television news coverage, and the first all-news television channel in the United States...
. Cho was part of the official press delegation traveling with the New York Philharmonic
New York Philharmonic
The New York Philharmonic is a symphony orchestra based in New York City in the United States. It is one of the American orchestras commonly referred to as the "Big Five"...
for the orchestra's groundbreaking concert in Pyongyang
Pyongyang
Pyongyang is the capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, commonly known as North Korea, and the largest city in the country. Pyongyang is located on the Taedong River and, according to preliminary results from the 2008 population census, has a population of 3,255,388. The city was...
. She also provided a personal look at the division of North and South Korea through the eyes of her parents, who are survivors of the Korean War
Korean War
The Korean War was a conventional war between South Korea, supported by the United Nations, and North Korea, supported by the People's Republic of China , with military material aid from the Soviet Union...
.
Cho was also part of the Peabody and Emmy award
Emmy Award
An Emmy Award, often referred to simply as the Emmy, is a television production award, similar in nature to the Peabody Awards but more focused on entertainment, and is considered the television equivalent to the Academy Awards and the Grammy Awards .A majority of Emmys are presented in various...
-winning CNN
CNN
Cable News Network is a U.S. cable news channel founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. Upon its launch, CNN was the first channel to provide 24-hour television news coverage, and the first all-news television channel in the United States...
team that covered the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina from New Orleans.
Before joining CNN, Cho was an anchor and correspondent for ABC
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
News. During her tenure with ABC News, Cho was a regular substitute anchor for World News Now and World News This Morning. She also served as the network's online correspondent for ABC News Live and as a correspondent for NewsOne, the network's affiliate news service. Cho reported from the United Nations during the months prior to the war in Iraq and covered the sniper attacks near Washington, D.C., in 2002.
Before joining ABC News, Cho was an anchor with CNBC
CNBC
CNBC is a satellite and cable television business news channel in the U.S., owned and operated by NBCUniversal. The network and its international spinoffs cover business headlines and provide live coverage of financial markets. The combined reach of CNBC and its siblings is 390 million viewers...
where she covered a variety of national and international stories including leading the network’s coverage of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Prior to joining CNBC
CNBC
CNBC is a satellite and cable television business news channel in the U.S., owned and operated by NBCUniversal. The network and its international spinoffs cover business headlines and provide live coverage of financial markets. The combined reach of CNBC and its siblings is 390 million viewers...
, she held several posts with the ABC affiliate WFTS in Tampa, Fla., including morning and weekend anchor and reporter. During her tenure with the affiliate, she earned a regional Emmy award
Emmy Award
An Emmy Award, often referred to simply as the Emmy, is a television production award, similar in nature to the Peabody Awards but more focused on entertainment, and is considered the television equivalent to the Academy Awards and the Grammy Awards .A majority of Emmys are presented in various...
for her reporting on the 1996 St. Petersburg riots. Before joining WFTS, she was with Chicagoland Television
Chicagoland Television
Chicagoland Television, better known as CLTV, is a 24-hour regional cable news television channel based in Chicago. CLTV broadcasts from the WGN-TV studios on the Northwest side of Chicago and is owned by Tribune Company.-History:...
where she worked as a reporter for the news network.