Your World Today
Encyclopedia
Your World Today is a daily international news-magazine television series
that aired on CNN International
, a sister channel to CNN
— both being cable-news
channels.
and International Desk, the weekday edition was reduced to sixty minutes, while the weekend edition aired for thirty minutes. An additional edition of the program aired on Saturdays from 12:00 p.m., for thirty minutes.
Based at CNN
's world headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia
, the program featured reports worldwide by CNN correspondents and affiliates.
It included regular business updates from New York City
and London
, sports and weather updates as well as covering all the live and breaking news.
took over the program's hour timeslot on CNN.
Television program
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that aired on CNN International
CNN International
CNN International is an international English language television network that carries news, current affairs, politics, opinions, and business programming worldwide. CNN is one of the world's largest news organizations. It is owned by Time Warner, and is affiliated with CNN, which is mainly...
, a sister channel to 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...
— both being cable-news
United States cable news
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channels.
Production and format
Your World Today initially aired for up to four hours per day. It aired every day between 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m Eastern Time. However, following the creation of programmes such as The Brief, PrismPrism
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and International Desk, the weekday edition was reduced to sixty minutes, while the weekend edition aired for thirty minutes. An additional edition of the program aired on Saturdays from 12:00 p.m., for thirty minutes.
Based at 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...
's world headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia
Georgia (U.S. state)
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, the program featured reports worldwide by CNN correspondents and affiliates.
It included regular business updates from New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
and London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, sports and weather updates as well as covering all the live and breaking news.
Anchors in 2009
- Jonathan MannJonathan Mann (journalist)Jonathan Mann is a Canadian journalist working for CNN International and Le Figaro. He is currently the anchor and host of Political Mann. He formerly hosted Your World Today. Every December, Mann hosts The Prize for Peace, a discussion with the Nobel Peace Prize winner, live from Oslo,...
- Colleen McEdwardsColleen McEdwards (journalist)Colleen McEdwards is a Canadian anchor for CNN International, based at CNN International's Atlanta headquarters, where she anchors various editions of World Report. She also worked in CNN's Moscow bureau...
- Rosemary ChurchRosemary ChurchRosemary Church is a CNN International news anchor. Based at the network's world headquarters in Atlanta, she anchors the 1 a.m. ET/7 a.m. CET edition of World Report...
(Weekends)
Previous Anchors
- Hala GoraniHala GoraniHala Basha-Gorani , is an American anchor/correspondent for CNN International based in the network's headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia. She anchors CNN Internationals 1 p.m. ET International Desk from the CNN Center...
- Zain VerjeeZain VerjeeZain Verjee is a Canadian journalist, who was born and raised in Kenya prior to immigrating to Canada. Verjee is co-anchor of CNN International's European daytime program World One. She also serves as the international correspondent for American Morning, the daily morning news program on CNN US...
- Daljit DhaliwalDaljit DhaliwalDaljit Dhaliwal is a British newsreader and television presenter.Dhaliwal is currently one of the news presenters for the Al-Jazeera English news service and broadcasts from Washington DC. Previously, she was the anchor chair of Worldfocus on PBS, which aired its last broadcast on 2 April 2010...
- Tumi MakgaboTumi MakgaboTumi Makgabo is a South African television presenter best known for her work from 2000 to 2005 as a current affairs presenter at Cable News Network International and anchor of its Inside Africa programme interviewing among others Thabo Mbeki, George W. Bush, Shimon Peres and Oprah Winfrey...
- Jim ClancyJim ClancyJim Clancy may refer to:* Jim Clancy , former Major League Baseball pitcher* Jim Clancy , director of the Vocal Majority* Jim Clancy , journalist for CNN...
- Micheal Holmes
- Stephen Frazier (No longer with CNN)
- Rosemary ChurchRosemary ChurchRosemary Church is a CNN International news anchor. Based at the network's world headquarters in Atlanta, she anchors the 1 a.m. ET/7 a.m. CET edition of World Report...
(Weekdays) - Ralitsa VassilevaRalitsa VassilevaRalitsa Vassileva is a CNN International television news anchorwoman. She has covered the Bosnian War, the Arab-Israeli conflict, and many other major international issues...
Simulcast on CNN
An edition of the program in the 12:00 p.m. time slot was previously simulcast on CNN, making it one of the few shows in cable television to be broadcast in over 200 countries and territories. In September 2008, CNN NewsroomCNN Newsroom
CNN Newsroom is an American news program on CNN/US.Broadcasting throughout the week, Newsroom features live and taped news reports, in addition to analysis from experts on the issues being covered, and headlines throughout each hour. The program tends to focus on softer news than their hard news...
took over the program's hour timeslot on CNN.
Replacement
The program was replaced by World Report and International Desk as part of CNN International's relaunch in September 2009.External links
- cnn.com/CNN/Programs/ywt, descriptive paragraph on program at cnn.com, CNNCNNCable 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 official website