Judy Fortin
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Fortin was born on October 7, 1961, in Concord, New Hampshire
. After graduating from Concord High School
, she attended Bowdoin College
in Brunswick, Maine
. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in government and French in 1983. She currently serves as a board member of the Public Advisory Board at the New Hampshire Institute of Politics at Saint Anselm College
.
Fortin began her broadcast career in Plymouth, New Hampshire
, where she started out as an announcer and then news director at WPNH AM/FM
Radio. From January 1986 until June 1989, she was a weekend anchor and general assignment reporter for WMUR-TV
in Manchester
. Prior to joining CNN
, Fortin worked as a general assignment reporter for WCVB-TV
in Boston
.
For more than a decade, starting in 1990, she anchored CNN Headline News
on weekends, as well as reporting for local stations subscribing to the CNN Newsource
video news service.
Fortin was born on October 7, 1961, in Concord, New Hampshire
Concord, New Hampshire
The city of Concord is the capital of the state of New Hampshire in the United States. It is also the county seat of Merrimack County. As of the 2010 census, its population was 42,695....
. After graduating from Concord High School
Concord High School (New Hampshire)
Concord High School is a high school in Concord, New Hampshire in the United States.- History :Concord's first public high school was established in 1846. The original building was the building on the corner of State and School Streets. A new school house was built in 1862, which stood until April...
, she attended Bowdoin College
Bowdoin College
Bowdoin College , founded in 1794, is an elite private liberal arts college located in the coastal Maine town of Brunswick, Maine. As of 2011, U.S. News and World Report ranks Bowdoin 6th among liberal arts colleges in the United States. At times, it was ranked as high as 4th in the country. It is...
in Brunswick, Maine
Brunswick, Maine
Brunswick is a town in Cumberland County, Maine, United States. The population was 20,278 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Portland-South Portland-Biddeford metropolitan area. Brunswick is home to Bowdoin College, the Bowdoin College Museum of Art, the Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum, , and the...
. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in government and French in 1983. She currently serves as a board member of the Public Advisory Board at the New Hampshire Institute of Politics at Saint Anselm College
Saint Anselm College
Saint Anselm College is a nationally ranked, private, Benedictine, Catholic liberal arts college in Goffstown, New Hampshire. Founded in 1889 by Abbot Hilary Pfrängle, O.S.B. of Saint Mary's Abbey in Newark, New Jersey, at the request of Bishop Denis M. Bradley of Manchester, New Hampshire, the...
.
Fortin began her broadcast career in Plymouth, New Hampshire
Plymouth, New Hampshire
Plymouth is a town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States, in the White Mountains Region. Plymouth is located at the convergence of the Pemigewasset and Baker rivers. The population was 6,990 at the 2010 census...
, where she started out as an announcer and then news director at WPNH AM/FM
WPNH-FM
WPNH-FM is a commercial radio station located in Plymouth, New Hampshire, broadcasting on 100.1 FM. WPNH airs a modern rock music format branded as "Planet 100.1". The station broadcast from a hilltop in nearby Holderness for years. In the late 1990s under new ownership, the station's...
Radio. From January 1986 until June 1989, she was a weekend anchor and general assignment reporter for WMUR-TV
WMUR-TV
WMUR-TV is the ABC-affiliated television station for the state of New Hampshire that is licensed to Manchester. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on VHF channel 9 from a transmitter on the south peak of Mount Uncanoonuc in Goffstown. Owned by Hearst Television, the station has studios...
in Manchester
Manchester, New Hampshire
Manchester is the largest city in the U.S. state of New Hampshire, the tenth largest city in New England, and the largest city in northern New England, an area comprising the states of Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont. It is in Hillsborough County along the banks of the Merrimack River, which...
. Prior to joining 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...
, Fortin worked as a general assignment reporter for WCVB-TV
WCVB-TV
WCVB-TV, channel 5, is a television station located in Boston, Massachusetts, owned by Hearst Television and affiliated with the ABC Television Network. WCVB-TV's studios and transmitter are co-located in Needham, Massachusetts. WCVB is also one of six Boston television stations seen in Canada by...
in 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...
.
For more than a decade, starting in 1990, she anchored 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...
on weekends, as well as reporting for local stations subscribing to the CNN Newsource
CNN Newsource
CNN Newsource is an affiliation video service from CNN. The service is subscription based and provides CNN content to television stations affiliated with CNN, including terrestrial stations and international stations....
video news service.
External links
- http://www.cnn.com/CNN/anchors_reporters/fortin.judy.html
- Photos of Judy Fortin anchoring on Headline News
- Video clips of Judy Fortin on Headline News