George Howell is an American journalist. He is the former anchor of CNN International's CNN Newsroom.[1] He also reported for the network's weekday morning television show New Day.[2]
Howell's family moved to Austin when he was a child.[3] After finishing secondary education at Stephen F. Austin High School, he then attended the University of Texas at Austin where he completed a Bachelor of Journalism degree in 1999.[4] During this period he was selected as a finalist in a national competition for excellence in journalism by the William Randolph Hearst Foundation.[4]
In 1999, he started working as a news reporter for KREM-TV2, a CBS affiliate in Spokane, Washington. He later joined KXAN-TV 36, KCTS Television, and the Seattle-based KOMO-TV 4, KIRO-TV 7.[4] He later joined the Atlanta-based WSB-TV 2, an ABC affiliate.[1]
In 2013, Howell was hired by CNN as a news reporter along with Alina Machado, who also came from WSB, and Pamela Brown.[5] He was first assigned as a national correspondent in CNN's Chicago bureau.[6]
The New York Association of Black Journalists and the Atlanta Association of Black Journalists have recognized Howell for his work as a journalist.[7][1] In 2015, he was awarded the Native Star Award by the Greater Austin Black Chamber.[3] Howell also earned several Emmy nominations.[8][1]
On February 29, 2020, Howell announced he was leaving CNN.[9]
