Ali Velshi Takes New Roles Across CNN Worldwide

Ali Velshi Takes New Roles Across CNN Worldwide

Velshi to Launch Signature Segments on CNN/U.S. and Anchor CNN International's ‘World Business Today’

CNN Chief Business Correspondent Ali Velshi is adding new roles across CNN Worldwide. Beginning next month, Velshi will provide business reporting and analysis for CNN’s domestic channel, launching signature segments that will interpret and explain a top story of the day. In addition, in 2012, he becomes an anchor of CNN International’s World Business Today, a daily global business news program. Velshi also continues as host of Your Money on weekends on CNN/U.S.
In Velshi's new role for CNN/U.S., he will take a look at one of the top economic, global or political stories of the day and deconstruct and translate it for viewers. Drawing upon Ali’s global business news experience, this segment is geared towards breaking down for audiences some of the most complex issues of our time.
Velshi is anchoring one-hour of CNN International’s World Business Today, which is broadcast live to over 200 countries across the world.
“Ali’s global business expertise is an asset that we want to showcase more broadly across a range of CNN programs," said Ken Jautz, Executive Vice President, CNN/U.S. "He will help viewers understand and decode some of the most complex and important stories of the day, particularly economic and global issues.”
CNN International Executive Vice President and Managing Director Tony Maddox added, “With new economic superpowers emerging across different continents, Ali brings the right mix of curiosity and business news experience to play a prominent role in reporting these crucial stories to CNN Worldwide’s global audience.”

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Outstanding Reporting by Ivan Watson in Tahrir Square

Ivan Watson reported on Ali Velshi's Newsroom about being trapped in the center of Tahrir Square during the battle between pro and anti Mubarak forces.

There have been some amazing first hand reports by CNN journalists shown this morning. We have all the reports by Anderson Cooper posted on our sister site All Things Anderson.


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Permanent Anchors Named for Newsroom

Suzanne Malveaux has been named anchor of CNN Newsroom, it was announced today by Ken Jautz, executive vice president of CNN/U.S. Malveaux will relocate to Atlanta and will anchor CNN Newsroom live from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. She joins CNN’s Kyra Phillips, Ali Velshi and Brooke Baldwin, who will continue to anchor CNN Newsroom from 9-11 a.m., 1-3 p.m. and 3-5 p.m. respectively. (All times Eastern Standard Time.) Malveaux begins her CNN Newsroom anchor duties on January 31.
Malveaux, who has worked in CNN’s White House unit for nearly a decade, has played a key role as a member of the network’s Best Political Team on Television and as the primary substitute anchor for The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer. During her career, Malveaux has covered three presidents, presidential campaigns, and key stories including the War in Iraq, Hurricane Katrina and the economic crisis.
Since joining the network in 2002, Malveaux has interviewed President Obama and the First Lady; former presidents George W. Bush, George H. W. Bush and Bill Clinton; and former first ladies Hillary Clinton and Laura Bush among numerous other newsmakers. During the 2008 election, Malveaux reported and hosted an in-depth documentary on then presidential-nominee Barack Obama.
“Suzanne is a welcome addition to the CNN Newsroom lineup, adding a depth of experience as well as fresh perspective to our daytime coverage,” said Jautz. “We are very pleased to expand Suzanne’s role so that we can showcase her political expertise as well as her broader strengths as a journalist.”
“I’m looking forward to this new chapter, bringing news and stories that impact viewers in and outside the Beltway,” said Malveaux.
CNN Newsroom is the destination for breaking news and international reporting from its state-of-the-art interactive studio. Kyra Phillips has anchored the program since 1999. Ali Velshi and Brooke Baldwin joined CNN Newsroom in 2010.




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Your Views on the News, November 11, 2010

We thought you all might enjoy a look at Chad Myers, CNN meteorologist, on The Daily Show this past Wednesday night. It's at the end of the clip but since there are a lot of other CNN'ers included we thought you might enjoy a few minutes of media missile madness.

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It's Offical?!

Ali Velshi just tweeted that Piers Morgan will take over the Larry King Live hour in January.

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Guess Who Came to Dinner?

Dinner with CNN's Ali Velshi
a stellar night for Joanne King Herring
By Shelby Hodge

Long before Julia Roberts portrayed her in Charlie Wilson's War, Joanne King Herring was widely recognized as a successful volunteer diplomat and extraordinary hostess. With the dinner party that she put on Saturday night for CNN chief business correspondent Ali Velshi, she proved that her prowess as hostess with the mostess continues in full force.

Velshi and his bride flew in just for dinner, held in the River Oaks home of Herring's friend Susan Krohn. Herring had appeared on Velshi's Your $$$$$ program a few months ago and the two, despite differing political views, hit it off. She promised Velshi a table of fascinating dinner guests that would provide fodder for his two-hour show. Herring jumped in at the start, tackling illegal immigration just as the vichyssoise was served by uniformed waiters wearing white gloves.

By the time the sea bass entree was served, M.D. Anderson president Dr. John Mendelsohn had introduced cancer research to the conversation. Anne Mendelsohn, active with Teach for America, turned the conversation to public education. And Alan Craft, Open Door Mission board president, talked about the success of the drug and alcohol abuse recovery program.

"You not only are a talented hostess," Velshi said in a toast to Herring, "but you are also talented at putting people together with great ideas for great conversation."

Rounding out the table were JPMorgan Chase honcho Marty Goossen and wife Kathy, and others plus Rebecca Gray Grossman, chair of the Grossman Burn Foundation, a humanitarian-focused non-profit based in California.

If that weren't a rich enough table group, Herring announced the post-dinner arrival of guests from Dubai at 9:30 p.m., an interesting duo with a reported $300 million to invest in the Houston area.

This reprint is from culturemap.com

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An Important Your $$$$$ This Weekend

This weekend, CNN’s Your $$$$$ will feature sections of I.O.U.S.A.: Solutions – America’s Debt Crisis, a groundbreaking and timely documentary that takes on what some say is the biggest problem facing our country – the national debt. In this follow-up film to the original documentary I.O.U.S.A. featured on CNN last year, the dire debt situation is explored from all angles. Your $$$$$ co-host Christine Romans moderates a panel that not only covers all viewpoints, but spans across generations. I.O.U.S.A.: Solutions is a documentary directed by Patrick Creadon, produced by Christine O’Malley, and presented by the Peter G. Peterson Foundation.

Panel guests include: Pete Peterson, Founder and Chairman of Peter G. Peterson Foundation, Co-Founder and Chairman Emeritus of The Blackstone Group and former U.S. Commerce Secretary; David Walker, President and CEO, Peter G. Peterson Foundation and former U.S. Comptroller General; Bill Bradley, former U.S. Senator and Managing Director, Allen & Company LLC; Amy Holmes, Independent Conservative and Co-Host, Talk Radio Network’s “American Morning News;” Diane Lim Rogers, Chief Economist, The Concord Coalition and Blogger, Economistmom.com; Maya Maguineas, President, Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget and Director, Fiscal Policy Program, New America Foundation; Joe Johns, CNN Correspondent; Jeanne Sahadi, Senior Writer, CNNMoney.

CNN Your $$$$$ - I.O.U.S.A.: Solutions - America's Debt Crisis will be 2 hours

1 – 3 pm (ET) on Saturday and 3-5pm (ET) on Sunday!!!!!!


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Ali Velshi Speaking At USC Tonight

Ali Velshi is the keynote speaker tonight at the University of Southern California. Here's the article from their website:

CNN's Chief Business Correspondent Ali Velshi kicks off CareerFest 2010 with a keynote on his personal career path and the state of the job market.

With questions and uncertainty surrounding the job market, students start to wonder about the implications on their future as they embark upon the journey into the workplace. Accordingly, the USC Career Planning and Placement Center and USC Spectrum proudly welcome Ali Velshi to share his experience and expertise on building a successful career.

Ali Velshi is CNN’s chief business correspondent; host of CNN weekend business roundtable program Your $$$$$; and anchor for Issue #1, the network’s in-depth coverage initiative on the single issue that matters most to CNN’s audience. Velshi also hosts The Ali Velshi Show, a weekly call-in radio program on both CNN Radio and CNN.com Live. He fields viewer calls three times a week for the “Help Line” segment on Headline News’Headline Prime. Online users can also listen to Velshi’s podcast, The Ali V Podcast, available at www.CNN.com/podcasting and on iTunes.

Based in New York, Velshi has covered everything from the U.S. government’s bailout plan to Hurricane Katrina and the financial collapses of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, AIG, Enron and Lehman Brothers. In addition to hosting other shows such as Insights, Business Unusual, Street Sweep, The Money Gang and The Turnaround, Velshi was awarded a fellowship to the U.S. Congress by the American Political Sciences Association in 1996.

Velshi’s latest book, titled Gimme My Money Back, features simple and straightforward strategies of regaining money lost as a result of the current financial crisis. Velshi continues to be a prominent figure in financial news because his wisdom and honest analysis of the economy have gone unmatched throughout the years. Don’t miss out on this great opportunity to gain some important insight on taking action to ensure a bright career.

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Richard Quest Joining Ali Velshi on Newsroom

Today Ali Velshi's Newsroom aired a piece by Richard Quest followed by a live shot. During the discussion Ali asked Richard to be on Newsroom more often and Quest said it is in the works and soon we would see him regularily. Here's the segment.





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Ali Velshi to Speak in Distinguished Speaker Series

Ali Velshi will be speaking on Wednesday, May 5th in Pasadena, CA as part of a Distinguished Speaker Series. Here's orangecounty.com's synopsis of the event:

A veteran of financial news, Ali Velshi is CNN's Chief Business Correspondent and business news anchor based in New York and can be seen daily on CNN/U.S. and Headline News. His broad range of expertise offers an insider's view of the latest economic trends and news headlines, unraveling the complexities of the financial world, from Wall Street to Main Street. Velshi will offer plain talk on the changing global economy and encompass the most pressing developments in domestic and international business. He will describe with up-to-the-minute detail, the current financial situation and what it means for you, your family, and your business.

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Ali Velshi to become Anchor

Tweets from CNN staffers say that Ali Velshi is moving up to become an anchor. According to Rick Sanchez, Ali will host weekdays from 1-3pmET (leading into Sanchez' new program.) Ali will host from the NY studio Atlanta. [Sorry, I misread a tweet!] More details to follow...

Here is the article from the NYT:

January 7, 2010, 1:08 pm

On CNN, a New Show for Ali Velshi

By BRIAN STELTER

Beginning Jan. 18, CNN is assigning two hours of anchoring to its chief business correspondent, Ali Velshi.

CNN is remodeling its afternoon schedule, assigning two hours of anchoring to its chief business correspondent, Ali Velshi.

The cable news channel informed staff members on Thursday that Mr. Velshi, well-known for his coverage of the financial collapse, would anchor the 1 to 3 p.m. hours beginning Jan. 18.

That same day, Rick Sanchez’s 3 p.m. program will expand into the 4 p.m. hour and be renamed “Rick’s List,” in a previously announced change.

“My goal is to make topics more accessible” to viewers, Mr. Velshi said in a telephone interview Thursday afternoon.

Mr. Velshi’s mantra on CNN has been “breaking it down.”

“What I want to do is take what I’ve been doing in business news for the last two years and translate that to all of the other topics” CNN covers, he said. “Whatever the challening news stories of the day are, I’m going to try to use my specific tools and methods for telling the news to make everything a little more understandable and a little more accessible to the viewer.”

Kyra Phillips currently anchors from 1 to 3 p.m. The hours will remain named “CNN Newsroom” for now.

(Interesting to note that Kyra was in NY this morning. She appeared on the set of American Morning to discuss her report on the "Yoga Cult.")

And the official CNN PR release is here.

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Ch-ch-ch-changes ... to the CNN schedule

Rick Sanchez tweeted this morning that starting in January he will now have two hours M-F, from 3-5pmET. Not to be outdone by that modern technology, Wolf Blitzer tweeted that TheSitRoom will air from 5-7pmET, giving them a tighter focus. "Less becomes more."

BTW, Ali Velshi is filling in for Rick's 3pm shift today, and will be interviewing Peter Bergen. (Gotta love the CNN TweetVerse!)

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Ali Velshi on Recovery Road in the CNN Express

Looks like CNN's Ali Velshi is hitting the road again in the CNN Express Bus. Watch for him next week.

Source: CNN Political Ticker: Ali Velshi hits the 'Recovery Road' next week on CNN

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Ali Velshi Will Be in London Ontario for Power Within Conference

CNN's Ali Velshi will be discuss "The Global Economic Outlook: What it Means To You" at the Power Within Conference in London, Ontario at the London Convention Centre on November 17, 2009.

One Full Day of Inspiration, Motivation and Entertainment that will ignite your Spirit! For the first time ever under one roof see 7 of the most inspiring communicators of our time. Live and In Person! You will learn from real-world experts who are the best-of-the-best, in an incredibly entertaining environment that empowers you to take action immediately to transform your life forever.

Source: PowerWithin Website & Centennial College

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Out of the Box - 10/07/09

Ali Velshi was recently back on Mediaite Office Hours talking about the olympics, the economy, heath care and his October 10th wedding.

Rick Sanchez is mentioned in Motor Trend Magazine. His current vehicles: a 2006 Mercedes -Benz E350 and a 2007 Dodge Ram.

Roland Martin will be the keynote speaker at the "Political Minds in Action" event in Savannah, GA held by the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority on Saturday October 10th at noon.

Roland Martin also has an article in Houston Style Magazine about the White House's stance on NY Governor Paterson running for another term.

Jeffrey Toobin will be speaking on 10/8 at an event for The Brown University Taubman Center for Public Policy's 25th anniversary.

Better Late Than Never:

Nicole Lapin attended Operation Smile's 8th Annual Smile Gala on 10/4. Click the picture for a larger image. Thanks to Phebe for passing this along.

Starpulse.com has posted some pictures of Soledad O'Brien arriving at the ALMA awards on 9/17. Click here for additional pictures.

Soledad also was the keynote speaker for "Something to Chair-ish" hosted by the Methodist Hospital Volunteers in Partnership on 10/2. Her new book, Latino in America, also came out on 10/6.

Reza Aslan was at the West Hollywood Book Fair on 10/4.

On Tuesday, 9/29, Campbell Brown attended a luncheon held for former Secretary of State Madeline Albright in honor of her new book Read My Pins: Stories From A Diplomat's Jewel Box

Wolf Blitzer emceed a gala held by the American Kidney Fund called The Hope Affair on 10/6 at the Newseum.

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Out of the Box - End of September Edition

Hi everyone! It's Wednesday and it's time for Out of the Box. Let's see what's going on for some of our favorite CNNers while they're moonlighting. Also, my thanks to Julie for her hard work in finding these tidbits!

What's going on with James Carville?



-James and his lovely wife Mary Matlin are speaking at the Mississippi State University’s College of Business Leadership Summit tonight. According to the Clarion Ledger, "The MSU summit, which began this morning, aims to bring together business, government, education and economic development leaders to examine the state and regional economy and to learn about innovative business ideas. " Find out more here.

-James is headed down to Mickey town (Orlando) in 2010 for the GlobalOptions Group’s 2010 Executive Forum. According to their website, "The annual event is designed to provide a platform for discussion and provide the opportunity to propose solutions for a variety of security and risk issues facing organizations doing business in the U.S. and abroad." The annual event takes place March 3-5th. Check out the press release for the event on their site.



Ali Velshi, superman, continues his trot around the country....




- From the a press report, "Ali Velshi will serve as the keynote speaker for the Saint Peter’s College 38th Annual Regents Business Symposium. Taking place on Friday, November 6, 2009 from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Hyatt Regency Jersey City on the Hudson, the forum is designed to inform and discuss current events in business and politics. The topic, “Restoring Confidence: From Crisis to Recovery,” will be addressed by three additional business leaders." Read more of the press report here.
(On a side note: It mentioned in the press release that Ali was born in Kenya. Interesting tidbit!)


Alina Cho looking sexy!



-On Sept. 22 Alina attended the 10th annual New Yorkers for Children Fall Gala. Here's a picture taken by Life.

Candy Crowley invades the "Gerg's" territory.

-Ms. Crowley spoke at the Kennedy School of Government's brown-bag speaker series on Sept. 22. She kicked off the series with her conversation on "Obama: Down to the Nitty-Gritty". To read more about her talk visit the Harvard website. (And may I say she's been looking great!)

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Saturday's Scoop for 9/12/09

John Roberts was interviewed by Mediaite Office Hours on 8/27. Here is the interview from mediaite.com

James Carville and his wife Mary Matalin are co-chairing a committee to bring the Superbowl to New Orleans in 2013. Click here for the article from nola.com.

Ladies' Home Journal's October edition talks with Jill Dougherty on her fight against breast cancer. Here is TVNewser's post with a summary of the article.

Jamie Kraft has been named the new executive producer of American Morning. Previously Jamie had been American Morning's senior broadcast producer and has also worked on AC360. Prior to that Jamie was with CBS and 60 Minutes. Here is the article from Broadcasting & Cable.

Ali Velshi spoke with TVNewser about his trip on the CNN Express. Click here for their full article.

Ali Velshi also spoke with the Wisconsin State Journal about speaking with students at UW - Madison.

Twitter Pictures:

@sanjayguptacnn and @daniellecnn from Afghanistan

@sanjayguptacnn reporting from Afghanistan

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Out of the Box--Tedi B style!

Hi, everyone and happy Wednesday!

Here's what's going on in the world of CNNers when they aren't burning the midnight oil at CNN.

The Dynamic Duo Strike Again!

The mouth of the South, James Carville and his lovely wife Mary Matalin will be guest speakers at the 2009 In-house Counsel Celebration Dinner given by Chicago Chapter of ACC. They will be discussing the topic of the evening, "All's Fair: Love, War and Politics." That is something I'm sure they know a lot about! The event is to be held in Chicago on Sept. 17th. For more information please check out this site.

Ali Velshi talks to Whirpool?

The Cnn Express roared into Evansville, and presumably not with Mr. Velshi at the wheel. The CNN Bus made the stop to host a town hall meeting about healthcare and also the lose of the area's Whirlpool jobs. Ali Velshi hosted.

Where in the World is Paul Begala? (He's a Busy Man!)

At least we know he'll be down in O town jammin' with Mickey Mouse in Oct. And when he's not hanging with Mickey and friends he'll be a keynote speak at the PCI Annual Meeting Oct 25-28. Hey Paul, make sure you go on Expedition Everest at Disney. Good Times!

Before he makes the trip down to Florida he'll be lunching with Washington Public Policy Conference attendees on Sept. 11th. For info on the whole speaking series check it out HERE.

That's it for this week! Thanks to Julie for all the great finds!

~Tedi B

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Out of the Box--Tedi B style!

Hi everyone! This is Tedi B. You normally see me over at All Things Anderson on occasion but I've been 'hired' to take over for the departing Sapphire. I'll be keeping you up to date on what CNNers are doing outside of CNN. This week we've got a couple of interesting things going on....

TJ Holmes Becoming An Actor??

Well, not exactly, but he is lending his voice to a character in new animated film for BET. According to the blog, Favorite Media, he will play Lusafo, a leader of a village of bullies. Sounds like a far cry from TJ himself! Here's a small clip from YouTube...

Auction Off Christiane Amanpour? But CNN Needs Her.

You could win a chance to meet Ms. Amanpour and also benefit the National Press Club's scholarship program! For more info check our the video.

Ali Velshi & the Mouth of the South (James Carville) Together at Last!

Both will speak at the Mississippi State University Leadership Summit Sept. 29/30. Mr. Carville's wife, Mary Matalin will also be speaking. More info check out the MSU site.

David Gergen Advices More Than Just Presidents, You Know

Mr. Gergen will be the keynote speaker for the Catholic Charities annual convention in Oregon. Held from Sept. 23-26, will focus on "The Journey to Reduce Poverty". For more information please check out the complete article about the event HERE.

Well, that's it for me today! Have a great week and I'll see you back here next Wednesday.

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Saturday Scoop

Jeffrey Toobin has an article in The New Yorker this week titled "The Wrong Guys". Click here for the article.

KC Confidential has an article on Ali Velshi and his road trip with the CNN Express. Click here for the article.

Howard Kurtz has an article in The Washington Post about Robert Novak called "The Heart of the 'Prince of Darkness'".





Dana Bash was mentioned in Washingtonian.com's Blogger Beat: Capital Hill Style article. Here's a link to the full article.

"Top style mavens on the Hill: 'Dana Bash always looks great. And Congresswoman Jane Harman is an inspiration. I would love to raid her closet.'"

TVNewser has an article on Michael Ware on what it's like being a war correspondent and how it feels to be in Brooklyn.





VanityFair has an article on Larry King titled "Mourning with Larry" and talks about how during the month of June Larry became "America's grief counselor." Click here for the article.


Twitter Pictures:

@sanjayguptacnn workin' out

@sanjayguptacnn in an interview

@sanjayguptacnn in a Bureau of Investigation for his AC360 report

@joneilnyc getting ready to shoot David Mattingly

Josh Levs in the newsroom

http://twitpic.com/er2v1

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