Susan Hendricks (born August 29, 1973) is a former anchor for HLN and substitute anchor for

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based in CNN's world headquarters in Atlanta. Hendricks also used to appear occasionally on CNN Pipeline, CNN.com's on-demand broadband news service. She was named new host on ''Weekend Express'' replacing

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who took over On the Story. She also would fill in for

Robin Meade Robin Michelle Meade (born April 21, 1969) is a former American television news correspondent. She was the lead news anchor for HLN's morning show '' Morning Express with Robin Meade''. Meade was a former Miss Ohio and began her broadcasting car ...

on ''

Morning Express with Robin Meade ''Morning Express with Robin Meade'' is a morning news program that aired on the HLN television network in the United States from 2005 to December 5, 2022. About the show ''Morning Express with Robin Meade'' aired weekdays on HLN from 6:00 am ...

'' until the show's cancellation in 2022.

Biography

Hendricks graduated in 1991 from the

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. She earned a bachelor's degree in mass communications from Arizona State University. Hendricks decided to pursue a career in television journalism after hearing

Walter Cronkite Walter Leland Cronkite Jr. (November 4, 1916 – July 17, 2009) was an American broadcast journalist who served as anchorman for the ''CBS Evening News'' for 19 years (1962–1981). During the 1960s and 1970s, he was often cited as "the mo ...

speak in one of her journalism courses at Arizona State University. She started her news career in

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then headed to KESQ in

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where she was a field reporter. It was at KESQ that Hendricks was able to meet the source of her inspiration, and interviewed Walter Cronkite for a piece on KESQ. After two years in the field she joined the

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affiliate

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where she anchored a two-hour morning show. After a few years with KMIR, she headed to

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and joined CNN Headline News where she anchored the weekend and primetime news shows as well. She covered breaking stories. Hendricks also acted as an entertainment correspondent. While at CNN, she also anchored a CNN interactive news site on CNN.com. Hendricks moved back to Los Angeles from Atlanta to be part of an interactive news channel on

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. However, her work schedule and limited public exposure encouraged her to return to Headline News in September 2005. Susan has also become noted as a crime-victims advocate, getting particular recognition for her work on the Delphi murders of two young girls in 2017.Woman's Day https://www.womansday.com/life/a31285894/susan-hendricks-crime-coverage-career-change/

Personal life

She is currently living in Atlanta, and is married to former HLN and CNN sports anchor

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.CNN Commentary: "Susan Hendricks gives birth to son"
June 7, 2016 They have one son, Jackson Patrick Carter, born in 2016. She also has a daughter, Emery, from a previous marriage. Joe and Susan are involved in multiple business and philanthropy endeavors.

References

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