Frank Sesno Named
CNN Special Correspondent
SPP
Professor Frank Sesno will rejoin CNN as a special correspondent. However
the Emmy Award-winning journalist and former
Washington, D.C., bureau chief for the network,
will still teach a reduced load of one course
per semester. In addition, he will continue to
work on a project with SPP
Professor Mark Rozell and others to create a new Center for Media and
Public Policy.
Sesno's work will premiere on
CNN's Paula Zahn Now and will appear across the
network. He will also contribute to CNN Presents,
the network's flagship documentary program. |
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“Frank has always stood for quality journalism,” said
Jon Klein, president of CNN/U.S.“
His walkabout in the real world has made him even more
connected to the stories that affect viewers’ lives
and committed to the audience’s need for reliable,
down-the-middle sources of information.”
“I want to connect the public to the people
and issues that matter - that define us - through stories
that have texture and impact,” Sesno said. “Long-form
television can capture the complexity and humanity
of a story. It can cut through the noise and the clutter.
It can tell a powerful story and make a difference.”
As an independent commentator and filmmaker, Sesno
has appeared on PBS, the History Channel, public radio
and other networks. His recent work has included hosting
duties for Sesno Reports for public television; production
of a four-part, eight-hour PBS documentary series about
weapons of mass destruction and terrorism called Avoiding
Armageddon; a 10-part series about global perspectives
called worldtalk. In 2002, Sesno reported and produced
Ronald Reagan: A Legacy Remembered, a two-hour documentary
for the History Channel.
Sesno spent 17 years at CNN, serving as a news anchor,
analyst and reporter. For seven years, he hosted Late
Edition with Frank Sesno, the network's flagship weekend
interview program. As D.C. bureau chief, Sesno was
responsible for staffing and news coverage in the nation's
capital.
Before joining CNN in 1984, Sesno worked with Associated
Press Radio as a White House, national and overseas
correspondent based in London. Sesno has won several
prestigious journalistic awards, including an Emmy,
several cable ACE awards, a Cine Award for Avoiding
Armageddon and an Overseas Press Club Award. |
