Brian Christie
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Brian Christie is an Emmy Award
-winning television news journalist, talk show host, and anchor. He is currently host and executive producer of The Boomer Show. The program is a late night TV talk show with a live studio audience and band. The Boomer Show is designed for the 80 million baby boomer
s. It is seen nationally, from coast-to-coast on the Wealth TV
network.
Christie is a familiar face to television news viewers. For over a decade, he was a primary news anchor and reporter for CNN
, CNN Headline News
, and CNN International
when it carried CNN's US prime time nightly broadcast.
During his years at CNN Christie anchored the network's The World Today, The CNN Prime News, and Newsnight. He was also in the anchor seat for the analysis and reporting of many significant breaking news stories including Hurricane Andrew
, the O.J. Simpson Trial, the Persian Gulf War
, and many other live national and international news events. Brian also hosted CNN’s Your Turn. The late night call-in show was a fixture of the CNN overnight schedule for several years in the mid-1990s.
His career includes stops as a primary anchor, reporter and host for WRAU
-TV Peoria
, WCVB-TV Boston
, WKRN-TV Nashville, KTBC
-TV Austin, KUSI-TV, and XETV
in San Diego. Christie often won the television news ratings battle at CNN, and twice in San Diego (KUSI in the '90s and XETV
from 2002 to 2007).
He has also hosted a number of nationally syndicated news, information and talk shows, including Emergency Call and U.S.A.M., an early morning CBS network show. He has hosted talk shows in Boston (The Good Day Show), Nashville (Nashville Magazine), CNN Morning News, San Diego (San Diego People), and Orlando (The Sundance Show) at WSWB
TV.
Before his career in the television industry, Christie was on the radio in several markets including: WOCB
Cape Cod, Massachusetts, WSAR
Fall River, Massachusetts, WBUD Trenton, WLOF
Orlando, and WLAC
Nashville.
Brian Christie currently resides in San Diego, California
.
Emmy Award
An Emmy Award, often referred to simply as the Emmy, is a television production award, similar in nature to the Peabody Awards but more focused on entertainment, and is considered the television equivalent to the Academy Awards and the Grammy Awards .A majority of Emmys are presented in various...
-winning television news journalist, talk show host, and anchor. He is currently host and executive producer of The Boomer Show. The program is a late night TV talk show with a live studio audience and band. The Boomer Show is designed for the 80 million baby boomer
Baby boomer
A baby boomer is a person who was born during the demographic Post-World War II baby boom and who grew up during the period between 1946 and 1964. The term "baby boomer" is sometimes used in a cultural context. Therefore, it is impossible to achieve broad consensus of a precise definition, even...
s. It is seen nationally, from coast-to-coast on the Wealth TV
Wealth TV
WealthTV is an American television network that is dedicated to the world of wealth and all aspects surrounding it such as how to achieve it and enjoy it. It is owned by Herring Broadcasting and it launched in 2004. Its corporate headquarters are in San Diego, California. It is carried on some...
network.
Christie is a familiar face to television news viewers. For over a decade, he was a primary news anchor and reporter for CNN
CNN
Cable News Network is a U.S. cable news channel founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. Upon its launch, CNN was the first channel to provide 24-hour television news coverage, and the first all-news television channel in the United States...
, CNN Headline News
CNN Headline News
HLN, formerly known as CNN Headline News and CNN2, is a cable television news channel based in the United States and a spinoff of the cable news television channel, CNN. Initially airing tightly-formatted 30-minute newscasts around the clock, since 2005, the channel has increasingly aired long-form...
, and CNN International
CNN International
CNN International is an international English language television network that carries news, current affairs, politics, opinions, and business programming worldwide. CNN is one of the world's largest news organizations. It is owned by Time Warner, and is affiliated with CNN, which is mainly...
when it carried CNN's US prime time nightly broadcast.
During his years at CNN Christie anchored the network's The World Today, The CNN Prime News, and Newsnight. He was also in the anchor seat for the analysis and reporting of many significant breaking news stories including Hurricane Andrew
Hurricane Andrew
Hurricane Andrew was the third Category 5 hurricane to make landfall in the United States, after the Labor Day Hurricane of 1935 and Hurricane Camille in 1969. Andrew was the first named storm and only major hurricane of the otherwise inactive 1992 Atlantic hurricane season...
, the O.J. Simpson Trial, the Persian Gulf War
Gulf War
The Persian Gulf War , commonly referred to as simply the Gulf War, was a war waged by a U.N.-authorized coalition force from 34 nations led by the United States, against Iraq in response to Iraq's invasion and annexation of Kuwait.The war is also known under other names, such as the First Gulf...
, and many other live national and international news events. Brian also hosted CNN’s Your Turn. The late night call-in show was a fixture of the CNN overnight schedule for several years in the mid-1990s.
His career includes stops as a primary anchor, reporter and host for WRAU
WHOI (TV)
WHOI is the ABC-affiliated television station for West Central Illinois licensed to Peoria. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 19 from a transmitter on North Stewart Street in Creve Coeur. Owned by Barrington Broadcasting, the station is operated by the Granite...
-TV Peoria
Peoria, Illinois
Peoria is the largest city on the Illinois River and the county seat of Peoria County, Illinois, in the United States. It is named after the Peoria tribe. As of the 2010 census, the city was the seventh-most populated in Illinois, with a population of 115,007, and is the third-most populated...
, WCVB-TV Boston
Boston
Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had...
, WKRN-TV Nashville, KTBC
KTBC
KTBC, channel 7, is the Fox owned-and-operated television station in Austin, Texas. Studios are located in downtown Austin at the corner of 10th and Brazos Streets , and its transmitter is located in the city....
-TV Austin, KUSI-TV, and XETV
XETV
XETV is a television station licensed to Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico, serving as the CW Television Network affiliate for the San Diego, California area across the international border in the United States...
in San Diego. Christie often won the television news ratings battle at CNN, and twice in San Diego (KUSI in the '90s and XETV
XETV
XETV is a television station licensed to Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico, serving as the CW Television Network affiliate for the San Diego, California area across the international border in the United States...
from 2002 to 2007).
He has also hosted a number of nationally syndicated news, information and talk shows, including Emergency Call and U.S.A.M., an early morning CBS network show. He has hosted talk shows in Boston (The Good Day Show), Nashville (Nashville Magazine), CNN Morning News, San Diego (San Diego People), and Orlando (The Sundance Show) at WSWB
WSWB
WSWB is the CW-affiliated television station for Northeastern Pennsylvania licensed to Scranton. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 31 from a transmitter northwest of Scranton and I-476. The station can also be seen on Comcast channel 7 and Service Electric channel 11...
TV.
Before his career in the television industry, Christie was on the radio in several markets including: WOCB
WXTK
WXTK , known as "95 WXTK Newsradio", is a news/talk radio station licensed to West Yarmouth, Massachusetts, and headquartered in Hyannis, Massachusetts...
Cape Cod, Massachusetts, WSAR
WSAR
WSAR is an AM radio station in Somerset, Massachusetts broadcasting on 1480 kHz. WSAR is the second oldest radio station in Massachusetts and the fifth oldest station in the United States.-Format:...
Fall River, Massachusetts, WBUD Trenton, WLOF
WLOF
WLOF is a Catholic radio station broadcasting from Attica, New York. WLOF is located at 101.7 on the FM dial and covers much of Western New York, including Buffalo and Niagara Falls. Referred to as The Station of the Cross, WLOF is owned and operated by Holy Family Communications which also owns...
Orlando, and WLAC
WLAC
WLAC is a clear channel radio station based in Nashville, Tennessee, operating at 1510 kHz on the AM dial.-Early history:Its first broadcast took place on November 24, 1926. The call letters were chosen to contain an acronym for the first owner of the station, the Life and Casualty Insurance...
Nashville.
Brian Christie currently resides in San Diego, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
.
External links
- Wealth TV's The Boomer Show http://www.wealthtv.net/Boomer
- Brian Christie on IMDb http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0160292/
- Video clips of Brian Christie on Headline News