Brian Todd

Brian Todd is a CNN correspondent based in Washington, D.C. who provides reports for The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer and Pamela Brown, The Lead with Jake Tapper, Erin Burnett Outfront, and more.^[1]

After graduating high school, Todd attended the University of Miami where he received a bachelor's degree in communications that got his start in broadcast journalism.

Before joining CNN in 1987, Todd worked as a reporter on Guam Cable TV and as a sports producer on several networks, including WJLA in Washington and WTAE in Pittsburgh.

When he started at CNN, Todd worked behind the scenes as a copywriter for the network's morning programming and later transitioned to production responsibilities, including field reporting and other forms of coverage. In 1989, Todd got his big break when he became an anchor and reporter for CNN Newsroom, which lasted until 1993.^[2] A year later, Todd returned to behind-the scenes work at CNN and became a news producer in Washington, D.C. and with it became editorial producer in 1997 for Larry King Live.

In 2000, Todd was promoted to senior producer, and with that role, he also became senior producer for Wolf Blitzer Reports (a predecessor show to The Situation Room).

In January 2004, Todd returned to the air on CNN in front of the camera, this time as a reporter for on-air reports, while still serving as a producer. He was finally promoted to a full-time on-air correspondent in 2006.

In his current role, he became widely known for covering major live events, such as reporting extensively on the 2015 Baltimore protests following the death of Freddie Gray in 2015.^[3] He also reported on the mass shootings in both Las Vegas and Texas, and coverage of America's Choice 2016, among other notable live coverage events, he continues to cover to this day.