“I'd been invited to deliver the commencement address to the Class of 2017 at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Speaking live on television is one thing... speaking to 30,000 people in a football stadium is another.”

American journalist, television presenter, and writer

Brooke Baldwin is an American journalist, television presenter, and writer. She was born Lauren Brooke Baldwin and became widely known through her work at CNN, where she served as an anchor and correspondent from 2008 to 2021. From 2014 to 2021, she hosted the weekday afternoon program CNN Newsroom with Brooke Baldwin. Her public voice is tied to broadcast journalism and to the clear, direct style expected of a news presenter.