Jean Casarez
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Jean Casarez | |
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| Born | Jean Ann LeGrand[1] April 20, 1960 Long Beach, California, U.S. |
| Education | University of Southern California (BA) Southwestern Law School (JD) |
| Occupation(s) | Lawyer, television anchor and legal correspondent, singer |
| Spouse | John Casarez |
Jean Ann LeGrand-Casarez (Scott Peterson sentencing hearings. She was an anchor for Court TV's hourly Newsbreak. In addition to her current work for CNN, she is occasionally a substitute host for HLN's Current affairs show, Primetime Justice.
Career
A graduate of the
San Antonio, Texas
.
In addition to her legal background and journalism career, Casarez, under the name Jean LeGrand, has recorded six albums of Tejano music in Spanish for the International divisions of CBS and Capitol EMI Records, thus touring throughout the U.S. and Mexico; Casarez has also been nominated for numerous awards as a journalist, and received a 2010 Peabody Award for CNN Network’s coverage of the Gulf Oil Spill.[6]
Casarez is married and currently resides in New York City.
Discography (partial) (as Jean LeGrand)
- Tirano (CBS International, 1987)
- Jean Le Grand (EMI Latin, 1990)
- It Takes 2 Duets (EMI Latin, 1991)
- Enamorada (EMI Latin, 1992)
- Todo Para Ti (EMI Latin, 1994)
References
- ^ University of Southern California (classes of 1980/1981) Commencements, digitallibrary.usc.edu. Accessed November 10, 2022.
- ^ "Jean Ann LeGrand-Casarez Profile | New York, NY Lawyer | Martindale.com". Retrieved November 10, 2022.
- ^ IMDB profile, imdb.com. Accessed November 10, 2022.
- ^ Jean Casarez bio, cnn.com. Accessdate November 10, 2022.
- ^ [1]"And in Fort Worth is Jean Casarez, she's a reporter for Court TV and an attorney herself, indeed a member of the Texas Bar."
- ^ [2] Archived 2012-01-13 at the Wayback Machine CNN Entertainment online, 2011.