Kathleen Sullivan (journalist)
Kathleen Sullivan | |
|---|---|
 Sullivan on the red carpet at the 41st Primetime Emmy Awards in 1989 | |
| Born | c.1952-1953 Pasadena, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Journalist |
Kathleen Sullivan (born 1952/1953) is an American television journalist.
She was hired as a news anchor for the newly founded news channel
Early life and education
She was born in Pasadena, California and attended Santa Catalina School in Monterey, California.
Career
CNN
Starting her career in local television, she became the first female anchor hired by CNN in 1980.[1]
She became the first American woman to broadcast live from the
ABC News
Moving to ABC News, she debuted
In 1984, Sullivan became the first woman to anchor a telecast of the Olympic Games. She was an in-studio anchor for ABC Olympic broadcasts during the 1984 Winter Olympics, held in Sarajevo,[1] and later that year during the 1984 Summer Olympics, held in Los Angeles, California.
CBS News
.jpg)
In 1987, Sullivan moved to
NBC News
Kathleen Sullivan anchored the 1992 Summer Olympics, held in Barcelona, for NBC's pay-per-view Olympics Triplecast.
Radio
She has also worked in radio, doing weekly commentaries for ABC News and working in Los Angeles as a talk-show host on KABC and as a drive-time anchor for the all-news station KFWB, 1999-2000.
Later work
Sullivan was the host of two syndicated health shows in the 1990s.
In the mid-1990s, she appeared in television and magazine ads as a spokesperson for Weight Watchers.[6]
E!
Sullivan received an Emmy nomination for Best Sportscaster – a first for a woman
Awards and honors
She has been nominated for Emmy Awards in news, sports and entertainment.[citation needed]
Memberships
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration advisory board member
Sullivan is a member of the National Advisory Board of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration – a branch of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services – to which she was appointed in 2003 by the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Tommy Thompson.[2][8]
In popular culture
She has made various
See also
References
- ^ a b c d Levitt, Shelley (February 14, 1994). "Sullivan's Travels". PEOPLE.com. Retrieved 2022-10-21.
- ^ The Huffington Post. Retrieved 2022-10-21.
- ^ "Sullivan Given New Life With Triplecast - Sun Sentinel". Articles.sun-sentinel.com. Retrieved 2019-02-03.
- ^ "CNN at 25" Orlando Sentinel. June 2005.
- ^ "As Kathleen Sullivan covers O. J. Simpson, anything qualifies as entertainment". Baltimore Sun. 19 March 1995. Retrieved 2019-02-03.
- ^ Dowd, Maureen (January 12, 1994). "Dieting With: Kathleen Sullivan; With a Will and a Weigh". The New York Times. Retrieved January 10, 2010.
- ^ Grant, Tamara (2019-09-21). "2019 Emmy Nominated 'This Is Us' Actor Chris Sullivan Explains How He Found Out About His First Nomination". Showbiz Cheat Sheet. Retrieved 2020-12-24.
- ^ 37th Meeting of the SAMHSA National Advisory Council Minutes. Archived 2010-05-27 at the Wayback Machine June 27, 2005. San Diego, California.
- Internet Movie Database. Retrieved October 17, 2011.
External links
- Kathleen Sullivan at IMDb