CHRISTIANE AMANPOUR
Early Life:
Christiane Amanpour was born in London, England, on January 12th, 1958. Amanpour's father was an Iranian airline executive, which resulted in the family moving to Tehran shortly after she was born. Her father's position also meant that her family was politically connected and wealthy and led a privileged life in Iran.
At age 11, she went back to England to attend the Holy Cross Convent School and stayed until she was 16 and then attended a catholic school in the United Kingdom.
Unfortunately, in January 1979, the Islamic Revolution in Iran toppled the shah, forcing many of his followers to leave the country, including the Amanpour family. This caused her father to lose everything he owned in Iran. Her family's struggles during this time and her first-hand experience led to Christiane Amanpour’s desire to be a journalist. Years later, in 1983, Christian Amanpour graduated from the University of Rhode Island with a degree in journalism.
Career:
CNN
In 1983 her career as a journalist began when CNN hired her on the foreign desk in Atlanta as an entry-level desk assistant. During her time here, she received her first major assignment covering the Iran-Iraq War, and she was soon transferred in 1986 to Eastern Europe to report on the fall of European communism.
In 1989, she was assigned to work in Frankfurt, Germany, to report on the democratic revolutions taking over Eastern Europe.
During her early years at CNN, she was able to get her feet on the ground and really get into the life of a journalist. She traveled to many different places to report on the war's effects on different countries, and this was just the beginning for her.
ABC
On March 18th, 2010, Amanpour announced that she would be leaving CNN for ABC News. During her time at ABC, she became the anchor of their Sunday morning political affairs program “This Week”. However, she did not have much success here, and the audience was not her biggest fans. On August 1st, 2010, she became the host of the program, and during her first two months as host, the ratings of “This Week” began to go on a downward spiral and reached their lowest point since 2003.
She remained at ABC for a year until she returned to CNN international on January 8th
BACK TO CNN
After returning to CNN, Amanpour became the host of a program on CNN international while also maintaining a role at ABC News as a global affairs anchor. In addition, not long after she returned to CNN, they decided to put Amanpour’s interview show back on the air.
Things finally began to turn back around for Amanpour after struggling on “This Week”. Amanpour’s interview show became popular very fast, and in September 2013, the show and the staff were relocated to CNN international London, England, where it is currently being produced and broadcasted.
While at CNN international London, she continued to make her presence known in the news world and is still known and recognized today for her emotional reports on events in the Middle East.
Accomplishments:
Amanpour's accomplishments in the news world led her to other accomplishments in society. She has made appearances in shows and movies such as the Gilmore Girls, Iron Man 2, Pink Panther 2, etc.
In 2014, she narrated “Women in War,” an episode from season 2 of “Makers: Women Who Make America”. Furthermore, “she is a member of the board of directors of the Committee to Protect Journalist, the Center for Public Integrity, and the International Women’s Media Foundation”.
Christiane Amanpour has made her mark on society, and she is someone that all-female journalists should look up to. She has not only spoken up on crucial issues, but she has placed herself in different environments to be able to get a better understanding of what others are going through. She is very passionate about what she does, and it shows. Anyone can be passionate about something, but it takes someone special to be able to show how passionate they truly are and risk their lives to travel to different countries when it is not the safest and make connections so that they can make the world aware of what is really going on with those who are struggling.
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