Lizzie O'Leary is an American journalist. She has worked with CNN, NPR, Bloomberg TV, Yahoo News, ABC and the BBC. She holds degrees from Columbia University and Williams College.[1] She was the host of Marketplace Weekend until the end of its run in mid 2018.[2] She currently hosts the weekly What Next: TBD podcast for Slate.
Lizzie O'Leary | |
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.jpg) O'Leary in 2018 | |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Williams College, Columbia University |
| Occupation | Journalist |
Education
editO'Leary graduated cum laude from Williams College with degrees in English and Art History.[1] She went on to graduate from the Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism in 2003.[3]
Career
editO'Leary began her career with ABC as a member of a team including Diane Sawyer, Charles Gibson, and Peter Jennings, which won a Peabody Award for reporting on the September 11th terrorist attacks.[1][4] She worked for NPR from 2003 to 2006, before moving to Bloomberg TV, where she covered politics and economic policy.[5][6] She then joined CNN in 2012 as an aviation and regulation correspondent.[7][8]
O'Leary suffered most of her life from symptoms of endometriosis, which she was eventually diagnosed with at the age of 37.[9] Related complications resulted in her decision to leave CNN in 2013.[10] She joined Marketplace later in 2013 as a fill-in host, where she helped launch Marketplace Weekend, which she hosted for four years.[1][2]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Lizzie O'Leary Host, Marketplace Weekend". marketplace.org. Marketplace. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
- ^ a b Mook, Ben (19 June 2013). "CNN correspondent O'Leary joins Marketplace". Current. Retrieved 21 April 2013.
- ^ O'Leary, Lizzie (20 August 2002). "A New Generation of Journalists". The New York Times. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
- ^ "ABC News Coverage of September 11, 2001 (ABC)". Peabody. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
- ^ "Speaker Biography Lizzie O'Leary". World Congress. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
- ^ "Lizzie O'Leary Named CNN Aviation and Regulation Correspondent". CNN. 12 January 2012. Archived from the original on January 16, 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
- ^ Weprin, Alex (12 January 2012). "Lizzie O'Leary leaves Bloomberg TV For CNN". TV Newser. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
- ^ "Person: Lizzie O'Leary". Grabien. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
- ^ Ruiz, Michelle (4 February 2013). "Journalist Lizzie O'Leary Shares Her Endometriosis Story On Cosmopolitan.com". Cosmopolitan. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
- ^ Byers, Dylan (18 January 2013). "Lizzie O'Leary leaving CNN". Politico. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
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