Isha Sesay is an anchor and correspondent for CNN, appearing on programs across CNN International, HLN and CNN/U.S. She is based at the network’s global headquarters in Atlanta. On CNN International Sesay anchors “CNN NewsCenter,” a half-hour, weekday news program that takes viewers through the day’s big stories of global importance. She also hosts “BackStory,” the weekly program that goes behind the scenes of CNN’s global newsgathering operation, and often files reports for
“African Voices.” During the week she also provides news updates for the 2000ET edition of “Anderson Cooper 360°,” which is broadcast around the world on CNNI. A Briton of Sierra Leonean parentage, she holds a BA honors English degree from Trinity College, Cambridge University.
