Job Title:Anchor
Employer:CNN
Grad Year:1998
Degree(s):Master of Journalism
Major(s):Journalism
Expertise:Journalism
Industry:Journalism

About Kim Brunhuber

Kim Brunhuber is an anchor for CNN International in Atlanta. He anchors Europe morning editions of CNN Newsroom on Saturday and Sunday, as well as weekday news programs.

Prior to joining CNN International in Atlanta, Kim served as the senior correspondent and Los Angeles bureau chief for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC). In that role he covered major U.S. and international news stories for the CBC’s television, radio and digital platforms, including the 2018 and 2016 Olympics, the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, and the death of Nelson Mandela. Kim received a 2018 National Press Club Award in the journalism contest’s breaking news-broadcast category for his coverage of the 2017 fires in Southern California.

Through his career, Kim has worked in both correspondent and anchor roles. Before moving to CBC News’ Los Angeles bureau in 2015, the Canadian was based in Toronto, presenting a number of CBC shows including the Saturday broadcast of The National and CBC News Network. Kim started his career in 1997 working at CTV in both Ottawa and Halifax, where he anchored, produced and reported on many breaking news stories including the crash of Swissair Flight 111.

Kim Brunhuber has travelled the world from Sierra Leone to Afghanistan as a video journalist, shooting and editing pieces for TV, radio and online. He has spent several years working as a freelance correspondent and producer, filing news reports, live commentary and mini-documentaries from around the world, including countries such as Pakistan, Mali, Ghana and Afghanistan.

In addition to his incredible career trajectory, Kim is also a published author and fluent in English, French and Spanish.

Kim earned both his bachelor’s degree and master’s degree in journalism from Carleton University.