O’Brien anchors and produces the Hearst Television political magazine program “Matter of Fact with Soledad O’Brien.”
O’Brien, who was anchor of two CNN morning news programs and their documentary unit, created the “In America” documentary series.
In 2003, O’Brien joined CNN, where she anchored the morning news program for many years.
O’Brien’s coverage of race issues won her two Emmy awards and she earned a third for her reporting on the 2012 presidential election.
O’Brien was named journalist of the year by the National Association of Black Journalists and one of Newsweek magazine’s “10 People who Make America Great.”