# Alisyn Camerota
**Alisyn Camerota** (birth name Alisyn Lane Camerota) is an American broadcast journalist and author who spent 16 years at Fox News Channel and a decade at CNN, where she anchored the morning program New Day for six years, and who now works as a contributor and special events anchor for Scripps News. She has won two [Emmy Awards](https://www.edgepedia.org/emmy-awards), an Edward R. Murrow Award, and a duPont-Columbia Award during a career of more than 30 years.[1](https://www.alisyncamerota.com/about) • [2](https://cnnpressroom.blogs.cnn.com/2014/07/14/alisyn-camerota-joins-cnn-as-anchor/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Current role | Contributor and special events anchor at Scripps News; host of the interview series Connected with Alisyn Camerota[3](https://www.scrippsnews.com/alisyn-camerota) • [4](https://scripps.com/press-releases/scripps-news-introduces-new-series-connected-with-alisyn-camerota/) |
| CNN tenure | Joined CNN Worldwide as an anchor on July 14, 2014, after 16 years at Fox News Channel[2](https://cnnpressroom.blogs.cnn.com/2014/07/14/alisyn-camerota-joins-cnn-as-anchor/) |
| New Day | Anchored CNN's morning program New Day for six years, described by the network as the longest tenure of any weekday morning show anchor in recent CNN history[5](https://cnnpressroom.blogs.cnn.com/2021/02/17/cnn-announces-new-morning-and-dayside-lineup/) |
| Awards | Two Emmy Awards for breaking news coverage, the Edward R. Murrow Award for coverage of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico, and a duPont-Columbia Award[1](https://www.alisyncamerota.com/about) |
| Books | Debut novel Amanda Wakes Up (2017), a National Public Radio best-book selection; memoir Combat Love (March 2024), an Amazon bestseller[1](https://www.alisyncamerota.com/about) |
| Education | American University, School of Communication, BA 1988; Presidential scholarship, graduated cum laude in broadcast journalism[6](https://www.american.edu/news/a-reporter-shares-her-own-story.cfm) |
| Departure from CNN | Signed off from CNN for the final time on December 8, 2024, after about a decade at the network[7](https://grabien.com/profile?id=1734) |
## Early life and education
Camerota grew up in New Jersey and dreamed of a career in television news from age 15, a moment she has traced to watching a live broadcast at that age.[8](https://www.american.edu/magazine/article/made-for-tv.cfm) She attended [American University](https://www.edgepedia.org/american-university) in Washington, D.C., on a Presidential scholarship and graduated cum laude with a major in broadcast journalism and a minor in criminal justice, earning her BA from the School of Communication in 1988.[1](https://www.alisyncamerota.com/about) • [7](https://grabien.com/profile?id=1734) • [6](https://www.american.edu/news/a-reporter-shares-her-own-story.cfm) She has credited the university's hands-on campus television work with giving her the practice she needed to become a TV reporter.[6](https://www.american.edu/news/a-reporter-shares-her-own-story.cfm)
Her first job in news was helping to research and produce [Ted Koppel](https://www.edgepedia.org/ted-koppel)'s prime-time documentaries at Koppel Communications, work that contributed to a DuPont award for the production company.[2](https://cnnpressroom.blogs.cnn.com/2014/07/14/alisyn-camerota-joins-cnn-as-anchor/) • [7](https://grabien.com/profile?id=1734)
## Early career: crime reporting and local news
Camerota spent five years as a crime reporter for the investigative program [America's Most Wanted](https://www.edgepedia.org/americas-most-wanted), work that took her into prison cells to interview serial rapists, mass murderers, and fugitives.[2](https://cnnpressroom.blogs.cnn.com/2014/07/14/alisyn-camerota-joins-cnn-as-anchor/) • [6](https://www.american.edu/news/a-reporter-shares-her-own-story.cfm) She was also a national correspondent for NBC's daytime magazine show Real Life and reported at local stations including WHDH-TV in Boston and ABC6 in [Providence, Rhode Island](https://www.edgepedia.org/providence-rhode-island); [TV Guide](https://www.edgepedia.org/tv-guide)'s biography also lists WTTG in Washington, D.C.[2](https://cnnpressroom.blogs.cnn.com/2014/07/14/alisyn-camerota-joins-cnn-as-anchor/) • [9](https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/alisyn-camerota/bio/3030924654/)
## Fox News Channel, 1998–2014
Camerota moved to Fox News Channel in 1998 and stayed 16 years, leaving in March 2014.[9](https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/alisyn-camerota/bio/3030924654/) • [2](https://cnnpressroom.blogs.cnn.com/2014/07/14/alisyn-camerota-joins-cnn-as-anchor/) She co-anchored Fox & Friends Weekend, contributed to the weekday [Fox & Friends](https://www.edgepedia.org/fox-and-friends) franchise, and most recently served as co-host of America's News Headquarters. As Fox's National Correspondent in the Boston bureau she received overseas assignments in London and Rome, and she was live on the air as the [Iraq War](https://www.edgepedia.org/iraq-war) began and as the space shuttle Columbia broke apart.[2](https://cnnpressroom.blogs.cnn.com/2014/07/14/alisyn-camerota-joins-cnn-as-anchor/)
## CNN, 2014–2024
Camerota joined CNN Worldwide as an anchor in July 2014, announced by then-president [Jeff Zucker](https://www.edgepedia.org/jeff-zucker), who praised her on-camera presence; a permanent role was assigned in the following months.[2](https://cnnpressroom.blogs.cnn.com/2014/07/14/alisyn-camerota-joins-cnn-as-anchor/)
**New Day.** She became co-anchor of CNN's morning program New Day, where she remained for six years. CNN credited her, along with co-anchor [John Berman](https://www.edgepedia.org/john-berman), with leading the network to its largest audiences ever in the morning.[5](https://cnnpressroom.blogs.cnn.com/2021/02/17/cnn-announces-new-morning-and-dayside-lineup/) During this period she conducted high-profile interviews with political figures and, after the 2018 Parkland school shooting, spoke with student survivors in the hours after the massacre and with the [National Rifle Association](https://www.edgepedia.org/national-rifle-association); her election-season Voter Panels during the 2016 and 2020 campaigns drew wide online attention.[1](https://www.alisyncamerota.com/about) She has also covered the aftermath of [George Floyd](https://www.edgepedia.org/george-floyd)'s murder in May 2020, for which CNN reports she was the first to interview his brother Philonise.[6](https://www.american.edu/news/a-reporter-shares-her-own-story.cfm)
**Later CNN roles.** In the April 2021 lineup changes, Camerota left New Day and moved with Victor Blackwell to co-anchor CNN's afternoon Newsroom coverage from 2 to 4 p.m.[5](https://cnnpressroom.blogs.cnn.com/2021/02/17/cnn-announces-new-morning-and-dayside-lineup/) She later shared the 10 p.m. to midnight block with senior legal analyst [Laura Coates](https://www.edgepedia.org/laura-coates) in a 2022 programming revamp, anchoring what was promoted as CNN's primetime lineup.[10](https://cnnpressroom.blogs.cnn.com/2022/09/22/cnn-announces-new-programming-lineup-through-midterm-elections/amp/) In August 2023, CNN's new leadership moved her out of the daily evening lineup to report for the network's long-form unit.[11](https://www.axios.com/2023/08/14/cnn-new-schedule-primetime) She announced her departure on Instagram and signed off for the final time on December 8, 2024.[7](https://grabien.com/profile?id=1734)
**Primetime specials.** At CNN she anchored several primetime specials, including Tipping Point: Sexual [Harassment](https://www.edgepedia.org/harassment) in America, Deadly Haze: Fraternity Hazing on College Campuses, and Toxic: The Story of Britney Spears Conservatorship.[1](https://www.alisyncamerota.com/about) As a voice in the #[MeToo movement](https://www.edgepedia.org/metoo-movement), she gave the #SilenceBreakers a platform to tell their stories on air.[1](https://www.alisyncamerota.com/about)
## After CNN: Substack, podcast, and Scripps News
After leaving CNN, Camerota launched a reader-supported Substack newsletter, described by her as "a place for sanity and possibility in these crazy times," and a video podcast called Sanity, recorded from her Connecticut home with occasional guests including former Fox colleague Dave Briggs.[12](https://alisyncamerota.substack.com/about) • [13](https://apnews.com/article/076dfb132475aa42c3e4ebe81f63eb9a) She joined Scripps News in January as a special events anchor and contributor.[4](https://scripps.com/press-releases/scripps-news-introduces-new-series-connected-with-alisyn-camerota/)
Her Scripps News interview series Connected with Alisyn Camerota premiered on March 27, 2026, as a 30-minute weekly program of one-on-one conversations; the six-episode first season opened with her former CNN colleague Don Lemon and included Judge Esther Salas, Mike Eruzione, Eli Sharabi, Art Alexakis, and Gabby Giffords.[4](https://scripps.com/press-releases/scripps-news-introduces-new-series-connected-with-alisyn-camerota/) A seven-episode second season premiered on October 13, 2026, with Harry Connick Jr. as the first guest.[14](https://scripps.com/press-releases/connected-with-alisyn-camerota-returns-to-scripps-news-with-harry-connick-jr-and-a-new-season-of-powerful-conversations/)
## Awards and recognition
Camerota has earned two Emmy Awards for breaking news coverage, one for her reporting after George Floyd's murder and one for the on-air arrest of Roger Stone.[1](https://www.alisyncamerota.com/about) She received the Edward R. Murrow Award for breaking news coverage of Hurricane Maria's impact on Puerto Rico and a duPont-Columbia Award.[1](https://www.alisyncamerota.com/about) • [3](https://www.scrippsnews.com/alisyn-camerota) In 2018, she was among the journalists invited to ring in the New Year at the Times Square ball drop, an event that year honoring journalism and free speech.[15](https://time.com/5490488/new-years-eve-ball-drop-journalists/)
## Books
Camerota's debut novel, Amanda Wakes Up, published in 2017, follows an idealistic young anchor at a ratings-obsessed network; the character's inner voice is drawn from Camerota's own journalism professors and their lessons about verifying sources and double-checking work. National Public Radio named it one of the best books of 2017 and Oprah Magazine called it "a must read."[1](https://www.alisyncamerota.com/about) • [8](https://www.american.edu/magazine/article/made-for-tv.cfm)
Her memoir, Combat Love: A Story of Leaving, Longing, and Searching for Home, was published on March 26, 2024, and became an Amazon bestseller. It recounts her turbulent teenage years in New Jersey, including a period of brief homelessness and the family she found among followers of the local punk rock band Shrapnel, and how that resourcefulness planted the seeds of her journalism career.[1](https://www.alisyncamerota.com/about) • [16](https://apnews.com/article/fffe1ac7c71fe09a20a568c267e2d323) • [12](https://alisyncamerota.substack.com/about) Camerota has said that writing the book helped her revisit her relationship with her mother and brought the two greater understanding.[6](https://www.american.edu/news/a-reporter-shares-her-own-story.cfm)
## Personal life
Camerota is married and has three children, and lives in the New York area.[2](https://cnnpressroom.blogs.cnn.com/2014/07/14/alisyn-camerota-joins-cnn-as-anchor/) • [17](https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/2135511/alisyn-camerota/)
## References
1. [About — Alisyn Camerota, official website](https://www.alisyncamerota.com/about)
2. [Alisyn Camerota Joins CNN as Anchor, CNN Press Room (July 14, 2014)](https://cnnpressroom.blogs.cnn.com/2014/07/14/alisyn-camerota-joins-cnn-as-anchor/)
3. [Alisyn Camerota, Scripps News](https://www.scrippsnews.com/alisyn-camerota)
4. [Scripps News introduces new series, 'Connected with Alisyn Camerota' (March 23, 2026)](https://scripps.com/press-releases/scripps-news-introduces-new-series-connected-with-alisyn-camerota/)
5. [CNN Announces New Morning and Dayside Lineup (February 17, 2021)](https://cnnpressroom.blogs.cnn.com/2021/02/17/cnn-announces-new-morning-and-dayside-lineup/)
6. [A Reporter Shares Her Own Story, American University (April 9, 2024)](https://www.american.edu/news/a-reporter-shares-her-own-story.cfm)
7. [Alisyn Camerota clips, Grabien profile](https://grabien.com/profile?id=1734)
8. [Made for TV, American University Magazine](https://www.american.edu/magazine/article/made-for-tv.cfm)
9. [Alisyn Camerota Biography, Celebrity Facts and Awards - TV Guide](https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/alisyn-camerota/bio/3030924654/)
10. [CNN Announces New Programming Lineup Through Midterm Elections (September 22, 2022)](https://cnnpressroom.blogs.cnn.com/2022/09/22/cnn-announces-new-programming-lineup-through-midterm-elections/amp/)
11. [CNN overhauls programming schedule, Axios (August 14, 2023)](https://www.axios.com/2023/08/14/cnn-new-schedule-primetime)
12. [About — Alisyn Camerota, Substack](https://alisyncamerota.substack.com/about)
13. [Life on the other side: Refugees from 'old media' flock to the promise of working for themselves, AP News](https://apnews.com/article/076dfb132475aa42c3e4ebe81f63eb9a)
14. ['Connected with Alisyn Camerota' returns to Scripps News with Harry Connick Jr. (October 8, 2026)](https://scripps.com/press-releases/connected-with-alisyn-camerota-returns-to-scripps-news-with-harry-connick-jr-and-a-new-season-of-powerful-conversations/)
15. [Journalists To Drop New Year's Eve Ball in Times Square, TIME](https://time.com/5490488/new-years-eve-ball-drop-journalists/)
16. [Sex, drugs and the Ramones: CNN's Camerota ties up 'loose ends' from high school, AP News (April 5, 2024)](https://apnews.com/article/fffe1ac7c71fe09a20a568c267e2d323)
17. [Alisyn Camerota, Penguin Random House author page](https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/2135511/alisyn-camerota/)
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