Colleen McEdwards

Colleen McEdwards is an anchor for CNN International. Based at CNN’s world headquarters in Atlanta, she anchors Your World Today covering major global news events every day. She also presents World’s Untold Stories, a weekly program that brings high quality and compelling documentaries to viewers around the world.

During more than 15 years as a broadcast journalist, McEdwards has reported from Russia, Europe and Asia, covering major international stories like the collapse of Communism in Eastern Europe, the final pullout of Soviet troops from the Czech Republic, the Yugoslav conflict, unrest in Haiti, the Lockerbie bombing trial, the global threat of SARS and several United States election campaigns. She has participated in several award winning breaking news broadcasts on CNNI including last summer’s conflict between Israel and Lebanon, Hurricane Katrina, the tsunami in South Asia and the 2000 Millennium coverage.

McEdwards joined CNN International from the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, where she was a senior political correspondent. She covered several major elections, leadership conventions, and played a key role in covering a period of national upheaval during the Quebec constitutional crisis.

Her reporting experience extends to legal affairs. Her coverage of the sensational Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka trial won awards. McEdwards also won several awards for her political reporting, including the New York Festival Award and a Worldfest Houston Award. She received a U.S. national award of merit for her anchoring on CNN during the September 11th terrorist attacks.

A sought-after speaker, she has addressed audiences on issues like media concentration, women in broadcasting and international affairs.

A respected broadcast trainer, she has trained the next generation of journalists all around the world and continues to mentor young journalists and writers. She taught a broadcasting course at Charles University while posted in Prague.

McEdwards is past member of Save the Children Canada's Board of Directors, and is a past member of the Board of Directors of the Canadian Hearing Society advocating for rights and services for the deaf and hard of hearing around the world.

She studied Russian in St. Petersburg and honed her French conversational skills while living in Canada and Europe. She is a Canadian citizen, a former competitive athlete and an avid sports fan.

McEdwards is a published author of short fiction and poetry. She has an Honors degree in English Literature from the University of Waterloo, Canada, and received the University's Alumni Achievement award in 1999. She has recently completed a Master’s degree in Education, focusing on online learning and technology.