Frank Sesno

Frank Sesno

Frank Sesno is a professor of public policy and communication at The George Washington University [http://www.gwu.edu/] School of Media and Public Affairs [http://www.gwu.edu/~smpa/] and is an Emmy Award-wining special contributor to CNN. He is a 1977 graduate of Middlebury College and currently serves as one of its trustees. During his long CNN career, he served in many parts of the world, as well as Washington bureau chief. He has also worked with PBS, producing several shows about political topics, including homeland security and Iraq. In 2006, a highly rated Sesno documentary about the politics of energy appeared on CNN.

Frank Sesno, a professor of media and public affairs at George Washington University, is an Emmy-award winning journalist with more than 25 years of experience, including 18 years at CNN, where he serves as a special correspondent. His current work at CNN involves producing documentaries. His last program titled, "We Were Warned: Tomorrow's Oil Crisis," aired on CNN this past March and April. Prior to working as special correspondent, Sesno served as White House correspondent, anchor, and Washington Bureau Chief. He teaches how the media affects the creation of public policy and is a host and producer of in-depth specials and mini-series on PBS and The History Channel.

As a journalist, Sesno has interviewed business and government leaders including U.S. Presidents George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George H.W. Bush, and Ronald Reagan and former General Electric Co. CEO Jack Welch, the late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, and former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. He covered stories ranging from the Iraq War, the disputed U.S. presidential election of 2000, and the historic series of superpower summits during the 1980s.

Before joining CNN in 1984, Sesno worked as a radio correspondent at the White House and in London for the Associated Press. He has won several prestigious journalistic awards, including an Emmy, several cable ACE awards, and an Overseas Press Club Award. He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. Sesno holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Middlebury College.

External links

* [http://www.pritzkermilitarylibrary.org/events/2008-05-29-frontAndCenter.jsp Panel discussion] with Sesno on the 2008 U.S. Presidential Elections at the Pritzker Military Library


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