Elaine Quijano
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Elaine Quijano is an American journalist. She is of Filipina ethnicity. She is a reporter for the American television network, CBS.
Quijano was a correspondent for CNN
for nine years. Initially, Quijano was a correspondent for CNN Newsource starting in December, 2000. She covered Newsource's round-the-clock coverage of the September 11, 2001, and traveled to Kuwait City just days before the U.S. launched its invasion of Iraq in 2003 and reported in Kuwait for a month.
She has also filed reports on the Washington, DC sniper case involving Lee Boyd Malvo
and John Allen Muhammad
.
Quijano was in Washington, DC for CNN starting in January
2006. She covered the 2004 reelection campaign George W. Bush and the campaign of Vice Presidential candidate John Edwards. Later, she covered the White House. In this capacity, she covered the administration of President Barack Obama, traveling to Boston to report on the arrest of Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr., which President Obama called a "teachable moment" after the President initially blamed the police then took a more objective position after exculpatory evidence about the police was revealed. She left CNN on December 23, 2009.
Quijano began as a news correspondent with CBS
News in January, 2010 reporting from New York on "The Early Show" and "CBS Evening News" weekend editions.
In 2009, Quijano was the Convocation Speaker at the University of Illinois College of Media.
Early life
She has a B.S. degree in journalism from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. She is of Filipina descent She originally began studies as an engineer but changed to journalism.Journalism career
Quijano was a reporter/producer/anchor for WCIA-TV in Champaign, IL. She started there as an intern, having been intervirewed by a University of Illinois alumni. Later, she was a general assignment reporter for WFTS-TV in Tampa, FL.Quijano was a correspondent 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...
for nine years. Initially, Quijano was a correspondent for CNN Newsource starting in December, 2000. She covered Newsource's round-the-clock coverage of the September 11, 2001, and traveled to Kuwait City just days before the U.S. launched its invasion of Iraq in 2003 and reported in Kuwait for a month.
She has also filed reports on the Washington, DC sniper case involving Lee Boyd Malvo
Lee Boyd Malvo
Lee Boyd Malvo , is a spree killer convicted, along with John Allen Muhammad, of murders in connection with the Beltway sniper attacks, which took place in the Washington Metropolitan Area over a three-week period in October 2002...
and John Allen Muhammad
John Allen Muhammad
John Allen Muhammad was a spree killer from the United States. He, along with his younger partner, Lee Boyd Malvo, carried out the 2002 Beltway sniper attacks, killing at least 10 people. Muhammad and Malvo were arrested in connection with the attacks on October 24, 2002, following tips from alert...
.
Quijano was in Washington, DC for CNN starting in January
2006. She covered the 2004 reelection campaign George W. Bush and the campaign of Vice Presidential candidate John Edwards. Later, she covered the White House. In this capacity, she covered the administration of President Barack Obama, traveling to Boston to report on the arrest of Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr., which President Obama called a "teachable moment" after the President initially blamed the police then took a more objective position after exculpatory evidence about the police was revealed. She left CNN on December 23, 2009.
Quijano began as a news correspondent with CBS
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
News in January, 2010 reporting from New York on "The Early Show" and "CBS Evening News" weekend editions.
In 2009, Quijano was the Convocation Speaker at the University of Illinois College of Media.
External links
- "Interview with CNN’s Elaine Quijano", filipinasmag.com, 2009-04-25.