Description

Format: Paperback
Grade Range: 7th – 12th
Page Count: 156

About the Author:

Cheryl Wills is an anchor and senior reporter for Spectrum News Network’s New York 1 News. She is currently the host of the talk show, “In Focus with Cheryl Wills”. Cheryl is the only journalist in the history of the television network to conduct a one-on-one interview with a sitting President: Nobel Laureate Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of Liberia.

Cheryl Wills has traveled extensively, covering breaking news events, including the terrorist attacks of September 11, during which she reported from Ground Zero. She has reported from the White House and conducted interviews with Maya Angelou, Harry Belafonte, and many other global leaders. Cheryl has received awards from the New York Press Club and the Associated Press. She also received the Newswomen’s Club of NY Front Page award. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon personally presented the United Nations Foundation Prize to her in 2015 at the United Nations Correspondents Association gala.