Victor Blackwell Biography
Victor Blackwell is an American television news anchor and correspondent. He co-anchors CNN Newsroom Saturday mornings with Randi Kaye and New Day Sunday. He is based in CNN’s world headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia.
Blackwell attended Milford Mill Academy in 1999 where he was class president of his high school graduating class. He then attended Howard University in Washington, D.C. where he earned a B.A. in Broadcast Journalism.
Victor Blackwell Age
Victor was born in 1981. He is about 37 years old as of 2018.
Victor Blackwell Partner
Blackwell is openly gay but has not yet revealed whether he is in any romantic union or relationship.
Victor Blackwell Career
While in college, Blackwell worked at Howard University’s public television station WHUT-TV. After college, he worked as a reporter and fill-in anchor at WHAG-TV in Hagerstown, MD. Victor also worked as a reporter and weekend anchor at WTLV/WJXX in Jacksonville, Florida. He was the first black main anchor at WPBF in West Palm Beach, Florida. There, he served as an anchor for the 5 p.m., 6 p.m., and 11 p.m. newscasts.
Victor Blackwell CNN
Victor joined CNN in August 2012. He anchors the weekend editions of New Day and CNN Newsroom from the network’s global headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia.
Blackwell has reported and anchored on-the-scene for many breaking news stories which include Hurricanes Harvey and Irma (2017), the Orlando shooting at Pulse Nightclub (2016), and protests in his hometown of Baltimore following the death of Freddie Gray (2015). He did exclusive reporting on the death of Georgia teen Kendrick Johnson (2013) and Superstorm Sandy recovery (2012).
In 2018, he marked the 50 year anniversary of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s death where he coordinated an exclusive interview with civil rights icons Ambassador Andrew Young and Reverend Jesse Jackson at the Memphis motel where Luther was gunned down. It was the first time the two visited together since Luther’s death.
Victor Blackwell Net Worth
The anchor’s net worth is not yet revealed.
Victor Blackwell Awards
Blackwell received a Regional Emmy Award for Outstanding Feature Reporting in 2009. He was then nominated for a Regional Emmy in 2007, 2008, and 2011. He also received a Regional Edward R. Murrow Award for his reporting on the Stop Snitchin’ phenomenon and also its impact on inner-city crime. He also received the Unity Award from the Radio Television Digital News Association in 2007 for his reporting on the high school graduation rate of black boys.
Victor Blackwell Surgery
In November 2007, Victor announced that he’d secretly undergone laparoscopic surgery to combat his lifelong struggle with his weight.
Victor Blackwell Wheel of Fortune
He was a contestant on an episode of Wheel of Fortune which aired in February 2001. He placed the third position and won $3,350.
