Isha Sesay

Sesay anchors 'CNN NewsCenter', a half-hour, weekday news program on CNNI that takes viewers through the day's big stories of global importance. She also hosts 'BackStory', the weekly program that goes behind the scenes of CNN's global newsgathering operation, and often files reports for 'African Voices.' Sesay joined CNN in November 2005 from the UK broadcaster ITN, where she anchored ITV's Early Morning News program, as well news bulletins for the UK's most watched breakfast program 'GMTV.' Prior to this, she spent more than three years presenting 'Good Morning Sports Fans' for Sky Sports. From 1998-2001, Sesay presented a wide range of programs across the BBC networks. A Briton of Sierra Leonean parentage, she holds a BA honors English degree from Trinity College, Cambridge University.