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Jason Carroll (journalist)

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Jason Carroll
Born
Jason Frederick Carroll

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EducationUniversity of Southern California
OccupationJournalist

Jason Frederick Carroll is an American journalist who is a national correspondent for CNN, a cable-news television channel.

Early life and education

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Carroll is from Westlake, California.[1] He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in literature and creative writing from the University of Southern California, located in Los Angeles, California.

Career

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Carroll was scouted as a model after high school. His broadcast career started while at University as an on-air intern at KGET-TV in Bakersfield, California. He also interned for 60 Minutes. His professional life includes reporting for CBS2 in Los Angeles before moving to CNN New York. Since joining CNN[2] he has covered numerous political and breaking-news stories including Presidential elections in 2016 and 2020, wars in Urkaine and Afghanistan, the East Palestine train derailment, the earthquake in Haiti, Hurricanes Hurricane Katrina, and Hurricane Sandy.

Awards

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Carroll is a recipient of numerous awards including an Emmy and theEdward R. Murrow Award.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Carroll, Jason. "Twitter / jasoncarrollcnn". Twitter. Retrieved 22 November 2012.
  2. ^ Staff (undated). "Anchors & Reporters – Jason Carroll". CNN. Retrieved December 7, 2011.
  3. ^ "CNN Profiles - Jason Carroll". CNN. Archived from the original on April 17, 2016. Retrieved 20 April 2016.