Victor Blackwell
Victor Blackwell is an American television news anchor who currently co-hosts the weekend edition of CNN [This Morning (2022)|CNN This Morning] and hosts First of All with Victor Blackwell on CNN.
Early life and education
Blackwell was class president of his high school graduating class at Milford Mill Academy in 1999. He earned a BA in Broadcast Journalism from Howard University in Washington, D.C. While in college, he worked at Howard University's public television station WHUT-TV.Career
After college, Blackwell worked as a reporter and fill-in anchor at WHAG-TV in Hagerstown, Maryland. He also worked as a reporter and weekend anchor at WTLV/WJXX in Jacksonville, Florida. Blackwell was the first black main anchor at WPBF in West Palm Beach, Florida. Blackwell joined CNN in 2012 as a correspondent, based at CNN's southeast bureau. In 2013, Blackwell's exclusive reporting on the mysterious death of Georgia teenager Kendrick Johnson led to investigations by the Office of Secretary of State of Georgia and the US Attorney for Georgia's Middle District. In January 2014, Blackwell was promoted to co-host of New Day Saturday and Sunday with Christi Paul.On April 19, 2021, he began co-hosting a two-hour afternoon block of CNN Newsroom with Alisyn Camerota.
On March 25, 2023, Blackwell returned to weekend mornings to co-anchor CNN This Morning with Amara Walker. He announced that this was a permanent assignment.
In August 2023, CNN announced a major overhaul of its weekday/weekend programming, in making that announcement Blackwell was named host of a new weekend show called First of All with Victor Blackwell. He will continue as host of ''CNN This Morning.''