George Howell

George Howell is a correspondent for CNN based in Chicago. In 2013, Howell joined CNN after reporting extensively for the network on the shooting death of Trayvon Martin, in addition to covering breaking news and substitute anchoring for CNN and CNN International. Previously, he was a reporter for ABC-TV affiliate WSB-TV 2 in Atlanta, Georgia, and for CBS-TV affiliate KIRO-TV 7 and ABC-TV affiliate KOMO-TV 4 in Seattle, Washington, where he covered the eruption of Mount St. Helen. In Austin, Texas, he covered the crime and police beat for NBC-TV affiliate KXAN 36. He was honored by the Atlanta Association of Black Journalists in 2012 for hard news reporting, and he has earned several Emmy nominations throughout his career. He obtained his bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Texas at Austin.