Christiane Amanpour

British-Iranian journalist born in London in 1958. After studying journalism at the University of Rhode Island, she began her career at CNN in 1983 as a desk assistant and rose to become Chief International Correspondent. She gained prominence covering the Persian Gulf War and Bosnian War. She briefly anchored ABC's This Week (2010-2012) before returning to CNN to host the nightly interview program Amanpour. Since 2018, she has hosted Amanpour & Company on PBS. She has interviewed numerous world leaders and received major journalism awards including Emmy, Peabody, and George Polk awards.