Soledad O'Brien

Soledad O'Brien

CountryUnited States United States
GenderFemale
BirthdaySep 19, 1966
BiographyMaría de la Soledad Teresa O'Brien (born September 19, 1966) is an American broadcast journalist and executive producer. Since 2016, O'Brien has been the host for Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien, a nationally syndicated weekly talk show produced by Hearst Television. She is chairwoman of Starfish Media Group, a multiplatform media production company and distributor that she founded in 2013. She is also a member of the Peabody Awards board of directors, which is presented by the University of Georgia's Henry W. Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication.

O'Brien co-anchored CNN's American Morning from 2003 to 2007, and was the anchor of CNN's morning news program Starting Point from 2012 to 2013. In 2013, O'Brien became special correspondent on the Al Jazeera America news program America Tonight, and was also a correspondent on HBO's Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel until the show's final episode in December 2023.

O'Brien has been celebrated for her reporting acumen, 'incisive' interviews, and the depth of her research. Her journalistic view has been described as being that "if you can tell a story well, you can move people to do something."

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Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien
Running

Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien

as Host
60 Days In
To Be Determined

60 Days In

as Host
Disrupt & Dismantle
Ended

Disrupt & Dismantle

as Soledad O'Brien
Mysteries & Scandals
Ended

Mysteries & Scandals

as Host

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