Fredricka Whitfield


CNN Announces Champions for Change Special Event 1

CNN has announced that next week they will air Champions for Change, a special event that features CNN journalists working with people who are affecting change on issues close to the journalists’ hearts. The segments will air throughout the week during individual CNN shows and then air altogether during a […]


CNN Brings Weekday Anchors to Saturday for Newsy Day

Viewers tuning to CNN on Saturday might have been surprised to find Wolf Blitzer and his Situation Room inhabiting its usual weekday timeslot. It was indeed Saturday and not the early 2000s when The Situation Room regularly ran six days a week. Instead, CNN brought several of its weekday personalities […]


Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick Sends Letter to CNN Over Whitfield Comments

Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick (R-TX) sent an official letter to CNN Worldwide President Jeff Zucker over the comments made by weekend anchor Fredricka Whitfield about the Dallas shooting over the weekend. During CNN Newsroom, she referred to the gunman’s actions as “courageous and brave.” She then apologized on the […]