Alisyn Camerota - Anchor/Correspondent

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Alisyn Camerota is a journalist, author and anchor/correspondent on CNN in New York, New York.

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• Video 5:14 CNN Hear from individuals relying on food banks to feed their families 5:14 May 4, 2024 CNN’s Alisyn Camerota is in Enfield, Connecticut speaking to citizens that fell on hard times and now rely on the food bank that provides free food to feed their families.

• Video 2:44 He ran the Pentagon for Donald Trump. Hear why he now says he won’t vote Trump 2:44 Mar 31, 2024 Mark Esper, who served as defense secretary under former President Donald Trump, says that he cannot vote for Donald Trump and every day the former president “does something crazy” he gets closer to supporting President Biden in the 2024 election.

• Video 2:24 Alisyn Camerota CNN anchor reveals ‘punk rock’ childhood in new memoir 2:24 Mar 30, 2024 CNN anchor Alisyn Camerota explains why she believes her “punk rock” past helped prepare her to be a better journalist.

• Video 6:06 Naomi Baker/Getty Images Europe/Getty Images Simone Biles discusses her support for kids in foster care 6:06 Dec 14, 2023 Simone Biles is the most decorated gymnast in history. She was also a foster kid. Today, she is helping Friends of the Children, a nonprofit providing mentors to vulnerable young people, many of whom are in the foster care system.

• Video 6:23 Jeff Gordon on helping families battling childhood cancers 6:23 Dec 14, 2023 NASCAR Champ Jeff Gordon tells Alisyn Camerota how his crew chief’s son’s battle with leukemia inspired his foundation.

• Video 2:17 Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP/Getty Images CNN anchor worked at Fox for 16 years. Hear why she thinks Fox got out of Dominion lawsuit easy 2:17 Apr 19, 2023 CNN anchor Alisyn Camerota, who previously worked at Fox News for 16 years, weighs in on the settlement between Fox News and Dominion Voting Systems, explaining why she thinks Fox received the “best outcome” it could have hoped for.

• Video 3:58 Hear fiancée of killed BLM protester recall moment of loved one’s death 3:58 Apr 15, 2023 Whitney Mitchell, fiancée of Garrett Foster, who was killed during a Black Lives Matter rally in July 2020, joins CNN Tonight to discuss what happened the day her fiancé died. She also shares her thoughts on Governor Abbott’s request to the Texas pardons board to pardon Daniel Perry, the man convicted of fatally shooting Foster.

• Video 1:27 CNN Michael Cohen describes how he thinks Trump is handling the indictment 1:27 Mar 31, 2023 Michael Cohen, the former personal attorney to former President Donald Trump, joins CNN’s Don Lemon and Alisyn Camerota to discuss the former president’s indictment by a New York grand jury.

• Video 2:05 Hear why Democratic mayor says he has personal issue with separation of church and state 2:05 Mar 2, 2023 New York City Mayor Eric Adams is raising eyebrows after making comments about religion and government at an interfaith breakfast.

• Video 1:57 Director describes transforming beloved children’s book character into bloodthirsty monster 1:57 Feb 21, 2023 Winnie the Pooh is taking on a new, sinister path for a horror movie adaptation. CNN’s Alisyn Camerota speaks with the film’s director Rhys Frake-Waterfield and executive producer Scott Jeffrey.

• Video 3:58 ‘Terrifying’: Students seen fleeing in video from Michigan State 3:58 Feb 14, 2023 Two students at Michigan State University who sheltered in place during the shooting at Michigan State University speak with CNN’s Alisyn Camerota about the harrowing experience.

• Video 2:25 Jim Lo Scalzo/Getty Images Avlon: These are the key things Biden needs to address in State of the Union 2:25 Feb 7, 2023 CNN senior political analyst John Avlon and CNN political commentator Margaret Hoover discuss President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address, including what he will need to convey to the American people.

• Video 3:34 CNN ‘It is offensive’: Why state lawmaker wants ‘Latinx’ banned for use in state agencies 3:34 Feb 2, 2023 CNN speaks to Geraldo Reyes, Jr., one of six Hispanic lawmakers in Connecticut who have proposed a ban of the term “Latinx” from official government documents, calling it offensive to Spanish speakers.

• Video 0:53 Electric Garden See the Taylor Swift-inspired pop-up bar opening in Chicago 0:53 Jan 18, 2023 Chicago’s Electric Garden is temporarily transforming into a Taylor Swift-themed breakup bar ahead of Valentine’s Day called “Bad Blood.”

• Video 3:51 Missouri lawmaker pushes back on strict dress code for women in state house 3:51 Jan 13, 2023 Missouri lawmakers are tightening the dress code for women lawmakers, including specific requirements on how to cover their arms. Now some women are pushing back on the Republican-led change. Missouri Democratic state Rep. Ashley Aune shares the details with CNN.

• Video 1:38 Getty Images Former Trump official says she’s ‘stunned’ about errors Biden’s team made 1:38 Jan 12, 2023 Former Trump White House official Alyssa Farah Griffin speaks to CNN about the Obama-era classified documents found at President Joe Biden’s home and former private office.

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Alisyn Camerota is a journalist, author and anchor/correspondent on CNN in New York, New York.

In her three decades in journalism, Camerota has covered stories nationally and internationally, earning two Emmy Awards for her breaking news coverage of the death of George Floyd and arrest of Roger Stone, as well as the prestigious Edward R. Murrow Award for her breaking news coverage of Hurricane Maria’s impact on Puerto Rico.

After joining CNN in 2014, Alisyn spent more than six years as co-anchor of CNN’s morning show “New Day” and was at the forefront of the day’s most pressing news events, including the Covid-19 pandemic, the 2020 election and Trump presidency, the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey in Houston, the Paris and Brussels terror attacks, and the Parkland, FL school shooting. Her interviews with the Parkland student survivors in the hours after the massacre, as well as with the NRA, became integral parts of the national conversation on gun safety. In covering the 2016 and 2020 president elections, Alisyn’s Voter Panels were must-see viral moments. As a leading voice of the #MeToo movement, Alisyn helped to provide the #SilenceBreakers with a platform to tell their stories.

Camerota has also anchored a number of primetime specials, including “Tipping Point: Sexual Harassment in America”, “The Hunting Ground: Sexual Assault on Campus”, “TOXIC: Britney Spears’ Battle for Freedom”, and “The Baby Business”. She is on the national advisory council of The News Literacy Project, which works to teach kids how to spot misinformation and fake news. She’s also an Advisory Member of Press Forward, working to combat sexual harassment in newsrooms.

Alisyn attended American University on a Presidential scholarship, graduating cum laude in Broadcast Journalism. Alisyn’s debut novel, Amanda Wakes Up, was selected by National Public Radio as one of the best books of the year, and by Oprah Magazine as “a must read.” She is currently working on a memoir.

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