Candy Crowley

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Candy Crowley
State of the Union with Candy Crowley
TitleChief political correspondent
Children2

Candy Alt Crowley (born December 26, 1948) is an American

State of the Union with Candy Crowley. She has covered elections for over two decades.[citation needed
]

Early life and education

Crowley was born in

Career

Crowley started her career as a newsroom assistant with the

Crowley has been characterized by the Los Angeles Times as a "straight shooter", her career as "sophisticated political observation, graceful writing, and determined fairness," and her style as "no-nonsense". The L.A. Times article says that because of this criticism of her reporting is equally distributed between the Democratic and Republican parties.[3]

Crowley has won several awards, including the Broadcasters' Award from the

Edward R. Murrow Award, and the 2012 William Allen White Foundation National Citation from the school of journalism at the University of Kansas for her expertise on "politics, politicians, and the events that have changed the world."[6]

Crowley served as the moderator October 16, 2012 for the

attack on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi.[8][9][10][11] CNN noted that "conservative critics have launched an attack Crowley"...but "Crowley was right."[12]
Crowley later stated that Romney "was right in the main, I just think that he picked the wrong word." [13]

On March 17, 2013, following their CNN report on the guilty verdict of two Steubenville high school football players for the rape of an unconscious sixteen-year-old, Crowley and fellow journalist Poppy Harlow were criticized for giving too much coverage to how the verdict would affect the defendants' lives.[14][15]

CNN announced on December 5, 2014, Crowley's decision to leave the network after 27 years. CNN Worldwide President Jeff Zucker said Crowley "has made the decision to move on, so she can embark on the next chapter of her already prolific career. As difficult as it is for us to imagine CNN without Candy, we know that she comes to this decision thoughtfully, and she has our full support."[16] Her last broadcast was on State of the Union on December 21, 2014.[17] On August 17, 2015, Politico reported that CNN correspondent Dana Bash would replace Crowley as chief political correspondent.

In fall 2015, Crowley became a fellow at the Harvard Institute of Politics.[18] She has retired from daily work and is serving as a paid guest speaker.[19]

Personal life

Crowley is a

vegetarian and practices Transcendental Meditation.[3][20] She is divorced,[21] and has two children, two stepchildren and four grandchildren. Her elder child is a neurosurgeon and her younger son a musician.[22]

References

  1. ^ Angel, Traci (January 2005). "Catching Up With...Candy Crowley". St. Louis Magazine.
  2. ^ a b "Anchors & Reporters: Candy Crowley". CNN. Archived from the original on June 19, 2012. Retrieved June 19, 2012.
  3. ^ a b c Rainey, James (November 18, 2009). "She's lighter 'in a lot of ways'". Los Angeles Times.
  4. ^ "Saying Goodbye To Inside Politics". TVNewser. August 5, 2005.
  5. ^ "Crowley to take over State of the Union anchor chair". CNN. January 31, 2010. Archived from the original on February 3, 2010. Retrieved January 31, 2010.
  6. ^ Veseer, Natasha (January 25, 2012). "Political correspondent Candy Crowley to receive William Allen White citation". KU Press Release. Archived from the original on November 12, 2013. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
  7. ^ Blake, Aaron (August 13, 2012). "Presidential Debate Moderators Announced: Crowley Is First Woman in 20 Years". Washington Post.
  8. ^ Goldman, Russell (October 17, 2012). "Candy Crowley Defends Her Libya Comment During Presidential Debate". ABC News. Retrieved October 21, 2012.
  9. ^ Stephanopolous, George (October 21, 2012). "Greta Van Susteren: Candy Crowley 'Clumsy' on Benghazi Debate Interjection". ABC News. Retrieved July 20, 2013.
  10. ^ Monroe, Bryan (October 20, 2012). "The truth about what Candy Crowley said". CNN. Retrieved July 20, 2013.
  11. ^ Greenberg, Jon (October 27, 2012). "Romney says Obama waited 14 days to call Libya attack terror". Politifact. Retrieved September 26, 2016.
  12. ^ Monroe, Bryan (October 18, 2012). "The truth about what Candy Crowley said | CNN Politics". CNN. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
  13. ^ Schwartz, Ian (October 16, 2012). "Candy Crowley: Romney Was Actually "Right In The Main" On Libya". RealClearPolitics. Retrieved October 15, 2016.
  14. ^ Knowles, David (March 18, 2013). "Petition blasting CNN for allegedly sympathetic coverage of Steubenville, Ohio, rape convicts garners more than 200,000 signatures". New York Daily News. Retrieved June 9, 2013.
  15. ^ Wemple, Erik (March 18, 2013). "CNN is getting hammered for Steubenville coverage". The Washington Post. Retrieved June 9, 2013.
  16. ^ Bradner, Eric. "Crowley to leave CNN after 27 years". CNN. Retrieved December 6, 2014.
  17. ^ "Candy bids CNN farewell (video)". CNN.com. CNN. December 21, 2014. Retrieved December 22, 2014.
  18. ^ "Candy Crowley". The Institute of Politics at Harvard University. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
  19. ^ "Speakers | Executive Speakers Bureau". www.executivespeakers.com. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
  20. ^ McCarthy, Ellen (August 24, 2010). "Candy Crowley, veteran CNN reporter, takes on competitive Sunday morning slot". The Washington Post.
  21. ^ McCarthy, Ellen (August 26, 2010). "CNN Host Candy Crowley anchored in nuance". The Peninsula. Archived from the original on November 3, 2013. Retrieved July 24, 2013.
  22. ^ McCarthy, Ellen (August 30, 2010). "CNN's new anchor Candy Crowley is not your typical broadcaster". The Daily Herald. Archived from the original on July 26, 2015. Retrieved August 4, 2013.

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