Vladimir Duthiers
| Vladimir Duthiers | |
|---|---|
 Duthiers reporting from Brussels after the 2016 bombings | |
| Born |
December 21, 1969 New York, New York[1] |
| Alma mater |
University of Rhode Island (BA, Political Science, 1991) Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism (MSc, 2011)[2] |
| Title | Correspondent, CBS News |
| Website | CBS bio |
Vladimir Duthiers (/ˈduːtieɪ/; DOOT-ee-ay; born December 21, 1969) is an American television journalist who has been a correspondent for CBS News since 2014. Prior to that, he spent five years reporting for CNN, and was a member of the team that won two Emmy Awards for CNN's coverage of the 2010 Haiti earthquake.[3]
Early life
Duthiers was born and raised in New York, the son of Haitian immigrants of French descent. He is fluent in French and Haitian Creole.[4] He attended the University of Rhode Island, first with a journalism major before switching his focus to political science. He graduated in 1991 and began working on Wall Street in the financial services industry. He joined the asset management firm AllianceBernstein in 1993 where he was ultimately promoted to Managing Director responsible for business development in Asia, Europe, Latin America and the Middle East, before returning part-time to study broadcast journalism at Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.[5]
Career
While at Columbia, Duthiers joined CNN in 2009, first as an intern, then as a production assistant, working on Christiane Amanpour's Amanpour and Anderson Cooper 360°. The day after the 2010 Haiti earthquake, he traveled to Haiti with the CNN team, working as an interpreter and production assistant.[1][5] He was part of the team that won two Emmy Awards for its coverage of the earthquake. He was later posted to Nigeria as an international correspondent, where he won a Peabody Award for his work covering the kidnapping of the Nigerian schoolgirls by the terrorist group Boko Haram.[6][7]
In August 2014, he joined CBS News as a news correspondent, based in New York. His work has been featured on CBS This Morning, the CBS Evening News with Scott Pelley, CBS News Sunday Morning, 48 Hours and all CBS News platforms. Duthiers is also an anchor for CBSN, the streaming news channel from CBS News and CBS Interactive.[4]
Personal life
Duthiers delivered the commencement address for his alma mater, the University of Rhode Island, in May 2017. He told his story of leaving a career in finance at age 37 to pursue journalism, and stressed the importance of media in sharing the stories that need to be heard of people around the world. He was awarded an honorary doctorate from URI.[8]
References
- 1 2 Basu, Moni (February 13, 2010). "In Haiti, ensuring ancestors rest in peace". CNN. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
- ↑ "'Covering Natural Disasters'". Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. May 17, 2010. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
- ↑ "CBS News Hires Vladimir Duthiers As Correspondent". Deadline.com. June 26, 2014. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
- 1 2 "Vladimir Duthiers". CBS News. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
- 1 2 "Vladimir Duthiers, '91". University of Rhode Island. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
- ↑ Chariton, Jordan (May 2, 2014). "From P.A. to International Correspondent, Vladimir Duthiers on ‘Enormous Responsibility’". AdWeek. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
- ↑ "Winner 2014: CNN’s Coverage of Kidnapped Nigerian Schoolgirls (CNN)". Peabody Awards. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
- ↑ Kuffner, Alex (May 21, 2017). "URI speaker: Telling stories of others is one key to immortality". Providence Journal. Retrieved May 28, 2017.
