George Howell is an American journalist. He is the former anchor of

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's ''

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''. He also reported for the network's weekday morning television show '' New Day''.

Background

Howell's family moved to Austin when he was a child. After finishing secondary education at Stephen F. Austin High School, he then attended the

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where he completed a Bachelor of Journalism degree in 1999. During this period he was selected as a finalist in a national competition for excellence in journalism by the William Randolph Hearst Foundation.

Career

In 1999, he started working as a news reporter for KREM-TV2, a CBS affiliate in

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, Washington. He later joined KXAN-TV 36, KCTS Television, and the

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-based KOMO-TV 4, KIRO-TV 7. He later joined the Atlanta-based WSB-TV 2, an

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affiliate. In 2013, Howell was hired by CNN as a news reporter along with Alina Machado, who also came from WSB, and Pamela Brown. He was first assigned as a national correspondent in CNN's Chicago bureau The New York Association of Black Journalists and the Atlanta Association of Black Journalists have recognized Howell for his work as a journalist. In 2015, he was awarded the Native Star Award by the Greater Austin Black Chamber. Howell also earned several Emmy nominations. On February 29, 2020, Howell announced he was leaving CNN.

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