Linda Stouffer
| Linda Stouffer | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Cinnamon Linda Stouffer August 5, 1970 San Marcos, Texas |
| Residence | Atlanta, Georgia |
| Education |
San Marcos High School (1988) University of the Incarnate Word (1992) |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Years active | 1992–present |
| Employer | WSB-TV, Atlanta, Georgia |
| Children | 2[1] |
Cinnamon Linda Stouffer (born August 5, 1970) is an American television news correspondent. She currently co-anchors the early morning news broadcasts on WSB-TV 2, Atlanta, Georgia.
Background
Born in San Marcos, Texas, Stouffer attended the public school system, graduating from San Marcos High School in 1988.[1] She was Texas' Junior Miss when she was a high school senior and participated in the America's Junior Miss Scholarship Program in 1988.[2] Stouffer then attended the University of the Incarnate Word in San Antonio, Texas, on a Phi Beta Kappa scholarship. She graduated with a bachelor's degree in communication, magna cum laude in 1992.[1]
Professional career
After college, Stouffer (working under the name Cinnamon Stouffer) was hired as a general assignment reporter at KMOL-TV in San Antonio in 1992, eventually being promoted to an anchor.[1] In 1994 she moved to Miami, Florida, working as a general assignment reporter and weekend anchor for WSVN-TV.[1] She moved to Atlanta, Georgia in 1997, joining Cable News Network (CNN),[1] there she changed her professional name to Linda Stouffer.
At CNN, she co-anchored the morning news program Ahead of the Curve, which aired simultaneously on CNN/U.S. and CNNfn, CNN's former financial news network. She also was a weekday and later a weekend anchor for CNN Headline News. Stouffer was among several laid off in December 2008, her last day at CNN being December 14, 2008.[3]
She then began working local news on WSB-TV Atlanta. She anchored the 6pm news and the Action News Nightbeat on Sundays. She also filed stories for the News at 5 and 6pm during the week. On 7 January 2013 she became a weekday early morning co-anchor on the 4:30am newscast.[4]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Distinguished_Alumni.html San Marcos High School Distinguished Alumni biography
- ↑ "Linda Stouffer Bio". www.cnn.com. Archived from the original on December 17, 2008. Retrieved 2008-12-19.
- ↑ "Linda Stouffer is let go from CNN". www.mediabistro.com. Retrieved 2008-12-19.
- ↑ Brief bio at WSB-TV website