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Career

Battista earned a Bachelor's degree in radio, television and film production at Northwestern University, and after beginning her career in Raleigh, North Carolina at a radio station, she moved on to be an anchor, reporter and producer with WRAL-TV. She was employed at WRAL for seven years before becoming part of CNN at its inception in 1981. The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ... Northwestern University is a private, coeducational, non-sectarian university, located in Evanston, Illinois and Chicago, Illinois. ... Nickname: City of Oaks Motto: You Can See the Whole State from Here Map of Wake County, North Carolina Coordinates: Country State County United States North Carolina Wake County Founded 1792 Mayor Charles Meeker (D) Area    - City 299. ... ITV newscaster Mark Austin. ... A reporter is a type of journalist who researches and presents information in certain types of mass media. ... A Television producer oversees the making of television penis programs. ... WRAL-TV, WRAL5 is a broadcast television station based in Raleigh, North Carolina. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

With CNN, Battista started as an anchor on the CNN Headline News station, and was moved to the main network in 1986, where she served as host of numerous daily and regularly scheduled shows as well as handling anchor and reporting duties. During that time, she reported on historic events including the fall of the Berlin Wall, the Challenger disaster, the Gulf War, and 9/11 tragedy. Battista also hosted a regular program on the CNN International network. CNN Headline News is a spin-off network from the original Cable News Network (CNN) television news network in the United States and Canada. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... East German construction workers building the Berlin Wall, 20 November 1961. ... Space Shuttle Challenger (NASA Orbiter Vehicle Designation: OV-099) was NASAs second Space Shuttle orbiter to be put into service, after Columbia. ... Combatants UN Coalition Republic of Iraq Commanders Norman Schwarzkopf, Sir Patrick Hine, Michel Roquejeoffre Saddam Hussein, Ali Hassan al-Majid, Hussein Kamel Strength 660,000 545,000 Casualties 345 dead, 1,000 wounded 25,000 - 100,000 dead, 100,000 - 300,000 wounded The 1991 Gulf War (also called the... The date that commonly refers to the attacks on United States citizens on September 11, 2001 (see the September 11, 2001 Attacks). ... CNN International is an English language television network available in most of the world, distributed via satellite and cable. ...

In 1998, Battista was named as the host of the first interactive talk show, Talk Back Live, which ran for an hour weekday afternoons. A talk show (U.S.) or chat show (Brit. ... CNNs Talkback Live lasted 9 years at CNN it aired from 3-4 pm and was hosted by Arthel Neville. ...

After the merger of CNN's parent company Time Warner with America Online in early 2001, Battista stated she felt the merger and management changes were moving the network away from its hard news focus [1] and decided to shift her career from journalism to public relations. Along with husband John Brimelow and other CNN executives, Battista founded Atamira, a firm that specializes in media training and strategy. In addition, she teaches some courses in media and communications at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. The phrase mergers and acquisitions or M&A refers to the aspect of corporate finance strategy and management dealing with the merging and acquiring of different companies as well as assets. ... Time Warner Inc. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article may require cleanup. ... Emory University is a private university in Atlanta, Georgia and is one of the premier universities in the United States. ... Nickname: Hotlanta, The Big Peach, The ATL Location in Fulton and DeKalb counties in the state of Georgia Coordinates: Country United States State Georgia Counties Fulton, Dekalb Mayor Shirley Franklin (D) Area    - City 343. ...

Awards

Over her years at CNN, Battista was recognized with a number of awards. She wrote and produced a series on youth crime involving five stations, and was the recipient of a Peabody Award for her efforts. She also received a nomination for a CableACE Award in 1995. The George Foster Peabody Awards, more commonly known as simply the Peabody Awards, are annual international awards given for excellence in radio and television broadcasting and cable television. ... The CableACE Award was an award that was given from 1978 to 1997 to honor excellence in American cable television programing. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

References

A profile of Battista in US News and World Report U.S. News & World Report is a weekly newsmagazine. ...

Official bio at Atamira