Anna Coren is the International correspondent at CNN international. She is based in Hong Kong, which is the network’s headquarters for the Asia Pacific region. She has been with CNN since 2008, when she joined the network as a reporter. She is a widely acclaimed news correspondent and her career in journalism spans over a decade.
Personal
Anna Coren studied at the Bathurst Campus of Charles Sturt University situated in Australia. She received her degree in communications in the year 1996 from the University. Anna spends her free time with family and friends. She has a younger brother and two sisters. She loves relaxing with yoga and likes to travel a lot. Her favorite destination is Vietnam. Working at CNN has been her ambition since she started her career in journalism.
Career
Coren began her career in journalism with the Nine Network in Australia. She was a reporter and presenter there. She later shifted to Seven Network in 2006 as the US correspondent based in Los Angeles. She has worked in many different capacities especially as the anchor of the show ‘Today Tonight’ which is a current affairs show telecast nationally on Seven Network. She joined CNN in 2008 where she had reported on various stories all over the world like the Israel-Hezbollah conflict, the terror attacks in London and Bali and the 2004 Asian Tsunami.
Accomplishments
Coren has reported many major news stories globally in her decade long career in broadcasting. Some of the major stories she has covered include Kim Jung II’s demise, the earthquake in Japan, 2004 Tsunami, Thailand floods, and the nuclear crisis in North Korea. She found herself amidst the firefight, when she was reporting in Afghanistan as part of the US Special Forces in March, 2013. She has interviewed many eminent personalities like General Ban Ki Moon, the Secretary General of United States, Former Prime Minister of Thailand Abhisit Vejjajiva, Julia Gillard, Australian Prime Minister, George Clooney, Baz Luhrmann, and Greg Norman, the golf legend.
Coren has won the Asian Television Award in the year 2011 and 2012 in the category of Best News Presenter or Anchor for her contribution to the CNN show World Report. Coren is also in charge of the CNN special show ‘Eye On’, which is a live show that reports on stories from Indonesia, Thailand, Macedonia, South Korea, and Mongolia. The show gives insights on the culture, business, and personality trends of each country.
| Birth Date: | 28 Oct, 1975 |
| Age: | 44 yrs |
| Occupations: | Journalist |
| Citizenship: | Australia |
| Birth Place: | Australia |
| Education: | Charles Sturt University |
| Gender: | Female |
| Description: | Australian journalist, television news anchor |
| Twitter Id: | Amcoren |
| Net Worth 2021: | 5 million |
