Lizzie O'Leary | |
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 O'Leary in 2018 | |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Williams College, Columbia University |
| Occupation | Journalist |
Lizzie O'Leary is an American journalist. She has worked with CNN, NPR, Bloomberg TV, Yahoo News, ABC and the BBC. She holds degrees from Columbia University and Williams College. [1] She was the host of Marketplace Weekend until the end of its run in mid 2018. [2] She currently hosts the weekly What Next: TBD podcast for Slate.
O'Leary graduated cum laude from Williams College with degrees in English and Art History. [1] She went on to graduate from the Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism in 2003. [3]
O'Leary began her career with ABC as a member of a team including Diane Sawyer, Charles Gibson, and Peter Jennings, which won a Peabody Award for reporting on the September 11th terrorist attacks. [1] [4] She worked for NPR from 2003 to 2006, before moving to Bloomberg TV, where she covered politics and economic policy. [5] [6] She then joined CNN in 2012 as an aviation and regulation correspondent. [7] [8]
O'Leary suffered most of her life from symptoms of endometriosis, which she was eventually diagnosed with at the age of 37. [9] Related complications resulted in her decision to leave CNN in 2013. [10] She joined Marketplace later in 2013 as a fill-in host, where she helped launch Marketplace Weekend, which she hosted for four years. [1] [2]
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