Richard Roth (journalist)

Richard Roth
Born
Richard Roth

1955 (age 68–69)
OccupationJournalist
Notable credit(s)Gulf War One, revolution in Prague, Romania, Berlin Wall fall, Tiananmen Square protests, Achille Lauro hijacking, American political conventions, 9-11 at World Trade Center.

Richard Roth (born 1955) is an American journalist,[1] a CNN correspondent who covers the United Nations.[2][3] He was the host of Diplomatic License (until its cancellation in January 2006), a weekly program that was devoted to United Nations affairs. Roth is a CNN "original" — one of the first employees when the network launched in 1980. He has covered a wide range of stories over the last 25 years, from the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests to the fall of the Berlin Wall and the first Gulf War.

  1. ^ Benni Avni (22 December 2005). "Kofi Annan Lashes Out at the Press, Riles Iraq in Year-End Appearance". New York Sun. Retrieved 28 January 2011.
  2. ^ Al Snow, Sr. (2002). Exceptional profile of courage : the United Nations vs. American liberty (1st ed.). Agreka. p. 172. ISBN 978-1-888106-64-0. Retrieved 28 January 2011.
  3. ^ Soussan, C. Michael (2008). Backstabbing for beginners : a crash course in international diplomacy. New York: Nation. p. 35. ISBN 978-1-56858-397-6. Retrieved 28 January 2011.