Abbie Boudreau
Abbie Boudreau | |
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Born | Abbie Marie Boudreau[1] April 14, 1978 Kankakee, Illinois, U.S. |
Education | Northwestern University |
Occupation(s) | ABC correspondent (present) CNN correspondent (2007–10) |
Abbie Marie Boudreau (born April 14, 1978)
Early career
Abbie grew up in
CNN
At CNN, she was the host for many documentaries including Campus Rage and Joe Biden Revealed. She also co-hosted a one-hour special called Fall of the Fat Cats. In a four-month investigation, she revealed how, over two years, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) had stored $85 million worth of new household supplies that were meant for Hurricane Katrina victims, but ended up giving them away to various government agencies, such as prisons. The investigation, "Hurricane Giveaway", prompted the return of many of those items to Louisiana, where victims still needed basic supplies. The series was nominated for a national Emmy award.[3] The story was also a finalist in the Investigative Reporters and Editors (IRE) awards.
In 2010, she hosted Saturday and Sunday mornings on CNN. On October 6, 2008, she attempted to get
She won a first place National Headliner Award for "Post Office Mansion", which revealed how the
In late September of 2010, CNN published details of James O'Keefe's attempt to embarrass CNN and Boudreau by enticing her onto a boat for a meeting about an upcoming interview. The plan was foiled when Izzy Santa, the executive director of O'Keefe's organization Project Veritas warned Boudreau.[4][5] At ABC, she contributes entertainment and lifestyle reports to Good Morning America and Nightline as well as other ABC platforms.
References
- ^ a b PublicRecords. "Search Abbie Boudreau in Illinois Public Records". PublicRecords. Archived from the original on April 4, 2016. Retrieved April 17, 2013.
- ^ a b c CNN Programs – Anchors/Reporters – Abbie Boudreau Archived April 6, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "30th Annual Emmy Awards Nominees". National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.
- ^ Zamost, Scott (September 29, 2010), "Fake pimp from ACORN videos tries to 'punk' CNN correspondent", CNN, retrieved September 29, 2010
- ^ Julie Milligan (September 29, 2010). "James O'Keefe's alleged "stunt" exposes the misogynist dark side of the right-wing media". Media Matters for America. Retrieved April 2, 2024.