Soledad O'Brien

Soledad O'Brien
O'Brien in 2008
Born
María de la Soledad Teresa O'Brien

(1966-09-19) September 19, 1966 (age 58)
St. James, New York, U.S.
EducationHarvard University (AB)
OccupationBroadcast journalist
Spouse
Brad Raymond
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(m. 1995)​
Children4

María de la Soledad Teresa O'Brien[1] (born September 19, 1966)[2] is an American broadcast journalist and executive producer.[3] Since 2016, O'Brien has been the host for Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien, a nationally syndicated weekly talk show produced by Hearst Television. She is chairwoman of Starfish Media Group, a multiplatform media production company and distributor that she founded in 2013.[4] She is also a member of the Peabody Awards[5] board of directors, which is presented by the University of Georgia's Henry W. Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication.

O'Brien co-anchored CNN's American Morning from 2003 to 2007,[6] and was the anchor of CNN's morning news program Starting Point from 2012 to 2013.[7][8] In 2013, O'Brien became special correspondent on the Al Jazeera America news program America Tonight,[9] and was also a correspondent on HBO's Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel[10][11] until the show's final episode in December 2023.[12]

  1. ^ Edelhart, Courtenay (October 24, 2005). "Conversations: CNN's O'Brien embraces her own diversity". The Indianapolis Star. Archived from the original on December 24, 2005.
  2. ^ "Soledad O Obrien – United States Public Records". FamilySearch. June 1, 2001.
  3. ^ Bryant, Adam (June 10, 2016). "Soledad O'Brien: Seek Out the Curious and the Fastidious". The New York Times.
  4. ^ "Starfish Media Group Story". Starfish Media Group. Archived from the original on March 12, 2016.
  5. ^ "Who We Are". Grady College and University of Georgia. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
  6. ^ "Anchors & Reporters: Soledad O'Brien". CNN. Archived from the original on August 28, 2013.
  7. ^ Ariens, Chris (December 29, 2011). "New CNN Morning Show to Launch Monday". Adweek.
  8. ^ "CNN O'Brien leaving morning show, starting Starfish Media Group production company". Times Colonist. The Associated Press. February 21, 2013.
  9. ^ McCarthy, Tom (July 1, 2013). "Former CNN anchor Soledad O'Brien to join Al Jazeera America". The Guardian.
  10. ^ Watson, Sheridan (July 1, 2013). "Soledad O'Brien on move to Al Jazeera". Entertainment Weekly.
  11. ^ "Soledad O'Brien joining HBO's 'Real Sports'". USA Today. The Associated Press. June 12, 2013.
  12. ^ Florio, Mike (December 19, 2023). "Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel ends 29-year run tonight" NBC Sports. Retrieved February 10, 2024.