Fionnuala Sweeney
Fionnuala Sweeney | |
|---|---|
| Born | Fionnuala Sweeney 1965 (age 58–59) Belfast,Northern Ireland |
| Occupation | Television journalist |
| Notable credit(s) | CNN NewsroomandInternational Desk |
Fionnuala Sweeney(/fɪˈnuːlə/fin-OO-lə,Irish:[ˈfʲɪn̪ˠuəlˠə];born 1965) is an Irish anchorwoman and reporter. Based at CNN's headquarters inAtlantaand at CNN London, Fionnuala was also the solo host of theEurovision Song Contest 1993fromMillstreet,County Cork.
Early life and education
[edit]Fionnuala was born inBelfast,Northern Irelandin 1965, where she lived until she was 12, before moving toDublin.[1]She graduated with an Honours bachelor's degree in English and History and a Higher Diploma in Education fromUniversity College Dublin.[2]
Career
[edit]Radio
[edit]Fionnuala's career in broadcasting began as newscaster onChris Cary'sEnergy Power103 FMin 1987, a"Superpirate"in Dublin where she was a co-presenter on" Wake Up With Energy "along with Pat Courtenay and Bob Gallico.[3]In 1988 she left Energy to work as a newscaster atRTÉ 2FM[4]before becoming a television reporter with RTÉ news. In early 2018, she returned to the RTÉ airwaves to co-present the political commentary show Late Debate [www.rte.ie/radio1/latedebate] on RTÉ Radio 1 at 10pm.[5]
Television journalism
[edit]While a television journalist at RTÉ, Fionnuala was the sole host of the 38thEurovision Song Contestin 1993.[6]She then moved toCNN,where she was an anchor at CNN Headquarters inAtlanta,before relocating with CNN to London where she anchored World News Europe (and brieflyWorld One),[4]regularly traveling on assignment as a reporter to the Middle East and Europe. She also hosted Design 360, a program looking at the creative process, the social context, the business perspective and the influence of design throughout and beyond Europe.
In 2002, she was named the anchor ofYour World Today.[7]and, in addition, anchoredInternational Correspondents,a weekly behind the scenes look at the stories making global news, before returning to Atlanta to hostCNN Newsroomand serving as the primary substitute onThe International Desk.[4][8][9]
Awards
[edit]In 2006, Sweeney anchored and reported fromHaifaduring theIsrael-Hezbollah war,for which CNN received anEdward R. Murrow Award.[10][11]In 2012, she was part of the news team that won anEmmyin the Outstanding Live Coverage of a Current News Story – Long Form category at the 33rd Annual News and Documentary Emmy Awards for the 2011 broadcastCNN Breaking News: Revolution in Egypt – President Mubarak Steps Down.[12]The coverage also won the network aPeabody Award.[13][14]The same year she was part of the team nominated for another Emmy in the same category for the 2011 broadcastCNN Breaking News: Libya Revolution – Rebels Enter Tripoli and Gadhafi Compound.[15]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"Fionnuala Sweeney Irish Roots | Irish American Museum of DC".Irishamericanmuseumdc.org.Archivedfrom the original on 8 January 2014.Retrieved10 December2013.
- ^"CNN Programs – Anchors/Reporters – Fionnuala Sweeney".CNN. 13 April 1970.Archivedfrom the original on 31 October 2013.Retrieved10 December2013.
- ^"irish pirates".irishpirates.com.Archivedfrom the original on 13 July 2011.Retrieved10 December2013.
- ^abcKenny, Dave (26 July 2013)."Why our girls are stars of the global small screen".Irish Examiner.Archivedfrom the original on 8 January 2014.Retrieved10 December2013.
- ^RTÉ Radio 1 adds Sarah McInerney and Fionnuala Sweeney to new daily rosterThe Irish Times, Wed, Jan 24, 2018
- ^"Facts & Figures | Eurovision Song Contest – Copenhagen 2014".Eurovision.tv.Archivedfrom the original on 3 December 2013.Retrieved10 December2013.
- ^"CNN unveils 'Your World Today' – TV News".Digital Spy.28 August 2002.Archivedfrom the original on 8 January 2014.Retrieved10 December2013.
- ^"CNN International: 'World News Europe' with Fionnuala Sweeney (2009) başlangıç".YouTube. 26 July 2013.Retrieved10 December2013.[dead YouTube link]
- ^"CNN International: 'International Correspondents' with Fionnuala Sweeney (2006)".YouTube. 4 April 2009.Retrieved10 December2013.[dead YouTube link]
- ^"CNN.com – Transcripts".CNN. 6 August 2006.Archivedfrom the original on 8 January 2014.Retrieved10 December2013.
- ^"CNN Programs – Anchors/Reporters – Fionnuala Sweeney".CNN. 13 April 1970.Archivedfrom the original on 31 August 2011.Retrieved10 December2013.
- ^Yahr, Emily (2 October 2012)."PBS wins most News and Documentary Emmy Awards – The TV Column".The Washington Post.Retrieved10 December2013.
- ^"View Winner | George Foster Peabody Awards".Peabodyawards.com.Archivedfrom the original on 8 January 2014.Retrieved10 December2013.
- ^"Peabody Awards 2012: CNN, Al Jazeera, NPR, Colbert Among Winners".Huffington Post.4 April 2012.Archivedfrom the original on 8 January 2014.Retrieved10 December2013.
- ^"Fionnuala Sweeney – Awards".Internet Movie Database.Retrieved10 December2013.
External links
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- 1965 births
- 20th-century Irish women writers
- 21st-century Irish women writers
- Living people
- Irish women television presenters
- Alumni of University College Dublin
- Alumni of the Royal Irish Academy of Music
- Irish reporters and correspondents
- People educated at Alexandra College
- CNN people
- Television personalities from Dublin (city)
- 20th-century Irish journalists
- 21st-century Irish journalists
- Writers from Belfast
- Writers from Dublin (city)