Mediaite

Texas Lt. Gov Calling for Fredricka Whitfield’s Firing Really Needs to Find Another Scapegoat

Enough of these calls for Fredricka Whitfield to be fired. Enough of the letters to CNN President Jeff Zucker demanding he do so, like the one we’re seeing from Texas Lt. Governor Dan Patrick (no ...
Bustle

CNN’s Fredricka Whitfield Explains What Being An HBCU Alumna Means To Her

In this op-ed, CNN anchor Fredricka Whitfield explains the legacy of excellence she encountered while studying at Howard University, and her advice for students considering attending a Historically ...
Mediaite

GOP Rep. Snaps Back at CNN Anchor: ‘I Might Answer Your Question If You Let Me Finish!’

During an interview on CNN this morning, Rep. Brad Wenstrup (R-OH) let his frustration with anchor Fredricka Whitfield boil over due to his feeling that she wasn’t allowing him to speak freely.
Mediaite

CNN Fails Damage Control 101 on Whitfield’s ‘Courageous and Brave’ Comment and Non-Apology

As you may have heard, CNN’s Fredricka Whitfield is having a bad 24 hours. But the following column won’t primarily focus on what she said on-air Saturday afternoon that has social media in a frenzy ...
The Root

Update: Fredricka Whitfield Apologizes for Calling Dallas Shooter ‘Brave’

In an apparent gaffe while discussing a wild shootout at Dallas police headquarters that left a suspect dead, CNN anchor Fredricka Whitfield called his actions “courageous and brave.” The weekend ...
Runner's World

How CNN Anchor Fredricka Whitfield Manages to Train for Triathlons in Her Spare Time

Why does CNN Newsroom weekend anchor Fredricka Whitfield train for triathlons at 10 p.m.? When you work for a 24-hour news channel in a summer dominated by an epic presidential election and the ...
Mediaite

CNN’s Fredricka Whitfield to GOP Rep. About Trump’s Tweets: ‘What Do You Yell Your Daughter?’

On Sunday, just hours after President Trump tweeted an edited video of himself body-slamming and assaulting CNN, CNN’s Fredricka Whitfield brought GOP Rep. Lee Zeldin to question about how he was ...
Rochester Institute of Technology

CNN anchor Fredricka Whitfield to keynote MLK event

Fredricka Whitfield, weekend anchor of CNN Newsroom, will be the keynote speaker for the annual Expressions of King’s Legacy celebration at Rochester Institute of Technology. Whitfield opens the ...
CNN

Two powerful lessons CNN anchor Fredricka Whitfield learned from horses

Programming note: Join CNN anchors and correspondents for “Champions for Change,” as they get involved in important causes, ask questions and share what they’ve discovered, Saturday, June 23 at 8pm ET ...
Atlanta Magazine

Fredricka Whitfield

Some people crave routine; not Fredricka Whitfield. The anchor of CNN Newsroom with Fredricka Whitfield, which ranks No. 1 among the coveted 25–­54 demographic, says she prefers being on her toes. “It ...
CNN

NEWS FROM CNN

So Democrats, Fredricka, think this is a winning issue for them and a very damaging issue for the Bush administration -- Fredricka. WHITFIELD: And, Kelly, it sounds like the Kerry camp really thinks ...