Isha Sesay
| Isha Sesay | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Isha Isatu Sesay 6 January 1976 Bordeaux, France |
| Education | Trinity College, Cambridge |
| Occupation | Broadcast journalist |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Spouse(s) | Leif Coorlim (m. 2013) |
| Relatives | Kadi Sesay (mother) |
Isha Isatu Sesay (/ˌaɪʃə səˈseɪ/; born 6 January 1976) is a British journalist of Sierra Leonean descent. Since 2005 she has worked as an anchor and correspondent for CNN International. Originally based at CNN's world headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia, and now based in Los Angeles, in the United States, she hosts the news programs CNN Newsroom Live from Los Angeles. In addition, she was the presenter of the 360 Bulletin on Anderson Cooper 360°. In 2012 Sesay also joined HLN as a co-anchor for Evening Express.
Born in France in 1976 to Temne parents from Sierra Leone, Sesay returned with them at the age of seven to their homeland. Reared in their Muslim faith, she lived in Sierra Leone for most of her childhood. She is one of three children, with an older sister and a younger brother. Her mother is Dr Kadi Sesay, a former lecturer at Fourah Bay College. Dr. Sesay in 1992 was appointed as an advisor to the government of Valentine Strasser. Her father worked as a legal advisor to the SLPMB (Sierra Leone Produce Marketing Board); he died in 1988.
Sesay studied at the private Fourah Bay College School in Freetown. At the age of 16, in 1992 she returned to the UK for further study and college. After completing her A-levels, she was accepted into Trinity College, Cambridge, where she read English. She decided to become a television journalist, having previously aspired to become an actress. During her final year, she began writing to media groups seeking work.
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