Fredricka Whitfield

Fredricka Whitfield is an award-winning CNN anchor and is based in the network’s world headquarters in Atlanta. Whitfield anchors CNN Newsroom with Fredricka Whitfield, airing weekends on the network. She was the first anchor to break the news of the death of Ronald Reagan. She has reported the devastating 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami. Whitfield also reported from the Persian Gulf region during Operation Iraqi Freedom. She was also the first CNN anchor to break the news of the death of Kobe Bryant in 2020.