Nadia Bilchik, is president of Greater Impact Communications, a professional speaker and Editorial Producer at CNN

CNN

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. She currently hosts Weekend Morning Passport with T.J. Holmes. She previously anchored and hosted feature programs for CNN International

CNN International

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, CNN Airport Network

CNN Airport Network

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, and MNet Television in South Africa

South Africa

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. In early 2011, she interviewed Nelson Mandela

Nelson Mandela

Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela served as President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999, and was the first South African president to be elected in a fully representative democratic election. Before his presidency, Mandela was an anti-apartheid activist, and the leader of Umkhonto we Sizwe, the armed wing...

's daughter and granddaughters about his life for CNN. As a speaker, she hosted the launch event for the Georgia Restaurant Association with speaker Ted Turner

Ted Turner

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. She also hosted the opening of SOS Children's Villages

SOS Children's Villages

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 in South Africa

South Africa

The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...

 with Nelson Mandela

Nelson Mandela

Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela served as President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999, and was the first South African president to be elected in a fully representative democratic election. Before his presidency, Mandela was an anti-apartheid activist, and the leader of Umkhonto we Sizwe, the armed wing...

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Life

Nadia was born in South Africa

South Africa

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. She received a licentiate

Licentiate

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 in Speech and Drama from Trinity College London

Trinity College London

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 and a degree in Drama and English from University of Cape Town

University of Cape Town

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Author

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