CNN New Day co-host Chris Cuomo is at the center of today’s political discourse every morning of the week. He just wrapped up Cuomo Prime Time, a special limited-run program launched around the first full year of the Trump administration. He is known for bringing both intelligence and fearlessness to his one-on-one interviews with the likes of Donald Trump and Joe Biden.
Through this Conversation, the FOLCS audience explored the challenges of covering the unfolding events of the American political scene.
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Chris Cuomo
Journalist
CNN anchor Chris Cuomo covers international events and breaking news for CNN. He anchors CNN’s morning show “New Day” with co-anchor Alisyn Camerota. NEW DAY airs every weekday, from 6am to 9am EST— on CNN.
Before joining CNN, Cuomo was the co-anchor of “20/20,” the Emmy Award-winning ABC Newsmagazine, and Chief Law and Justice Correspondent for ABC News. He formerly co-anchored “Good Morning America,” where he covered international breaking news as the primary reporter.
Chris is the recipient of multiple journalism awards. His profile on 12-year-old poet Mattie Stepanek on “Good Morning America” was awarded a News Emmy. He has received Polk and Peabody awards for his team coverage throughout the years, and the Edward R. Murrow award for his work covering breaking news.
Cuomo is a graduate of Fordham University School of Law, and received his undergraduate degree from Yale University.