Warmest Wishes

Tonight I wanted to take some time and send some belated birthday love to some CNN anchors and correspondents.

Headline News Christi Paul - January 1

Christiane Amanpour - January 12

Headline News Glenn Beck - February 10

Zain Verjee - February 11

Former CNN Anchor Paula Zahn - February 24

Don Lemon - March 1

CNN.com Live Anchor Nicole Lapin - March 7

Richard Quest - March 9

Delia Gallagher - March 11

Not only were there some birthdays but we also had some show anniversaries as well.

American Morning celebrated it's 6th anniversary on January 28.

Showbiz Tonight celebrated it's 3rd anniversary on February 20.



Isha Sesay has been named host of Inside Africa, CNN International’s weekly show dedicated to providing viewers with an inside look at political, economic, social and cultural affairs and trends in Africa, it was announced by Katherine Green, senior vice president of CNN International. Sesay will continue in her role as co-anchor of daily global news programme, Your World Today. To read the press release, follow the link.

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Ladies Night

I came across an online article Mark Schwed of the Palm Beach Post recently did an article on some of the major female anchors in cable news. Included in the article were Heidi Collins, Kiran Chetry, Erica Hill, Robin Meade and Christi Paul as well as other female anchor from other cable stations. To read about all the ladies, click here. I enjoyed it but I must say I was a little disappointed that Kyra Phillips was not included.

At the end of last year I read an article about 2007 being the deadliest year for journalist. It caught my eye because I am such a huge follower of the news (You have to be when you blog). Well I came across an email about Christiane Amanpour and this very topic. The following is part of the article that was accompanying the email.

Attacks on the Press, our annual worldwide survey, will have an international release in various cities on Monday, February 4. This year’s edition includes analyses of emerging trends as reported by our program coordinators and researchers. Bob Dietz explores the myriad of press freedom issues confronting China as it gears up for the 2008 summer Olympics in Beijing. Carlos Lauría examines how government censors television in Venezuela. Joel Campagna investigates a creeping trend in the Middle East, where governments quietly manipulate press laws. Nina Ognianova explores how the Kremlin’s tactics to undermine press freedom are influencing other parts of the region. And Tom Rhodes explores the downturn of press freedom in many new African democracies.

The book features a preface from CNN’s Christiane Amanpour as well as an introduction from Joel Simon. Attacks on the Press in 2007 will be released simultaneously on our Web site, http://www.cpj.org/index.html. Copies of the book will be available through Brookings Institution, http://www.brookings.edu/. To read the entire article, click here.

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Christi Paul sings National Anthem

From CNN:

"CNN Headline News anchor, Christi Paul, wowed sports fans yesterday with her rendition of the National Anthem at the Atlanta Braves vs. Florida Marlins game. Christi is a formally trained singer and was third runner up Miss Ohio in 1993. Anyone who missed Christi at yesterday’s game can catch her tomorrow (Friday AM) as she substitute anchors for Headline News’ morning show, Robin & Company (6am to 10am ET). "