Anchors & Reporters
Atia Abawi
Atia Abawi is an international correspondent for CNN, based at the network s operation in Kabul, Afghanistan. Appointed to this position in October 2008, Abawi has been with CNN since 2004.
Abawi began her career at CNN in the Media Operations department, but she quickly moved over to the International Desk, where she served in various capacities including Researcher, Assignment Editor and Producer for the Atlanta, Baghdad, Amman, Los Angeles and Islamabad bureaus.
Abawi also reported on air for CNN Newsource in Washington D.C., providing breaking news coverage and reports from the nation s capital for approximately 800 CNN Newsource partner stations.
Brooke Baldwin is getting ready to sign off one last time at CNN. The CNN anchor, who joined the network as a freelancer in 2008, announced Tuesday she's leaving in mid-April. In an emotional segment, Baldwin described serving as a full-time correspondent for CNN as a dream come true. "The next chapter of my life will be focused on what I love the most about my work: amplifying the lives of extraordinary Americans and putting my passion for storytelling to good use," Baldwin said. ".There is just more I need to do." Baldwin, who will release her first book in April, thanked viewers for their "loyalty and passion for the world we cover," and she acknowledged feeling "very vulnerable" as she's set to leave the network without plans to immediately begin another job. "But what is it Brené Brown says? Vulnerability is the birthplace of innovation, creativity, and change," Baldwin told viewers. "And I am so excited about w