Sachi Koto
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Sachi Koto was a news anchor on CNN Headline News
for 16 years, usually during weekend evenings, until her contract expired in July 2005. At age 54, CNN opted not to renew her contract. She is also a founder of WWAAAC (Who's Who in Asian American Communities).
Koto is a third-generation Japanese American
. She worked at various radio and television stations in Atlanta
and Tokyo for nine years before joining CNN. She now runs her own communications company, Sachi Koto Communications, LLC.
She graduated from Clarkston High School. She has a degree in communications from Reinhardt College
in Waleska, Georgia
, which she graduated valedictorian
. She also has a Japanese language and culture degree from Gendai Nihongo Gakko in Tokyo.
She now resides in Atlanta with her fiance. Her son attends school at Arizona State University
.
In 2009 she was elected to the Chair of the JASG (Japan American Society of Georgia).
CNN Headline News
HLN, formerly known as CNN Headline News and CNN2, is a cable television news channel based in the United States and a spinoff of the cable news television channel, CNN. Initially airing tightly-formatted 30-minute newscasts around the clock, since 2005, the channel has increasingly aired long-form...
for 16 years, usually during weekend evenings, until her contract expired in July 2005. At age 54, CNN opted not to renew her contract. She is also a founder of WWAAAC (Who's Who in Asian American Communities).
Koto is a third-generation Japanese American
Japanese American
are American people of Japanese heritage. Japanese Americans have historically been among the three largest Asian American communities, but in recent decades have become the sixth largest group at roughly 1,204,205, including those of mixed-race or mixed-ethnicity...
. She worked at various radio and television stations in Atlanta
Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...
and Tokyo for nine years before joining CNN. She now runs her own communications company, Sachi Koto Communications, LLC.
She graduated from Clarkston High School. She has a degree in communications from Reinhardt College
Reinhardt College
Reinhardt University is a comprehensive university grounded in the liberal arts located in Waleska, Georgia, United States, with an off-campus center in Alpharetta, Georgia. Select programs are also offered in Cartersville, Marietta, and Epworth, Ga., and...
in Waleska, Georgia
Waleska, Georgia
Waleska is a city in Cherokee County, Georgia, United States. The population was 616 at the 2000 census.-History:The first white settlement in the Waleska area began in the early 1830s. Among these first pioneer settlers were the Reinhardt, Heard and Rhyne families, who moved into the region...
, which she graduated valedictorian
Valedictorian
Valedictorian is an academic title conferred upon the student who delivers the closing or farewell statement at a graduation ceremony. Usually, the valedictorian is the highest ranked student among those graduating from an educational institution...
. She also has a Japanese language and culture degree from Gendai Nihongo Gakko in Tokyo.
She now resides in Atlanta with her fiance. Her son attends school at Arizona State University
Arizona State University
Arizona State University is a public research university located in the Phoenix Metropolitan Area of the State of Arizona...
.
In 2009 she was elected to the Chair of the JASG (Japan American Society of Georgia).