Hala Gorani
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| Hala Gorani | |
| Born | March 1, 1970  Seattle, Washington, USA |
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| Occupation | News anchor |
| Website CNN International |
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Hala Basha-Gorani [1] (arabic : هالة غوراني) (b. March 1, 1970), is an American anchor/correspondent for CNN International based in the network's headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia. Previously based at the London bureau, she anchors CNN International's Your World Today along with Jim Clancy. The program is seen on CNN/US from 12-1 p.m. Eastern Time. She also hosts a monthly program on CNN called Inside the Middle East and often reports from the region.
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[edit] Biography
Gorani was born in Seattle, Washington, United States to Syrian parents[2] but was mainly raised in Paris, France. She lived also in Algeria Her name Hala is a common Arabic name which means halo. She earned a Bachelor of Science in economics from George Mason University near Washington, D.C. and graduated from the Institut d'études politiques in Paris in 1995.
[edit] Career
She began her career as a reporter for La Voix du Nord and Agence France-Presse before joining France 3 in 1994. After a stint at Bloomberg Television in London, she joined CNN in 1998.
Establishing herself as a Middle East specialist, she covered the Hezbollah-Israel war in the summer of 2006 from Lebanon as the main anchor for CNN International, helping the network's coverage of the Middle East win an Edward R. Murrow award for "Excellence in Journalism".
Gorani also reports from Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Lebanon, Syria and Egypt.
In April 2007, she led CNN's coverage of the 2007 French presidential election.
Gorani avoids discussing her political and religious views, citing the need for professional neutrality.[3]
[edit] Personal life
She speaks English, French and Arabic (though she can't read it). She currently resides in Atlanta.
French novelist Yann Moix dedicated his first novel "Jubilation Vers le Ciel" to Gorani in 1996.
