Tom Mintier

Tom Mintier
Occupation	Reporter
Language	English and Thai[1]
Nationality	American
Years active	1980 - Present

Tom Mintier is a correspondent for CNN who has covered a number of historic events.^[1]

Career

He was hired by CNN in 1980.^[1]

In 1986, Mintier was the only TV broadcaster live on-air when the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster occurred.^[2][3]

In November 1989, he reported live from the "Brandenburger Tor" at the "Berliner Mauer" (The Wall).

In April 1992, he became the CNN Bangkok, Thailand bureau chief.^[1]

While still a correspondent for CNN, he was also located at the United States Central Command near Doha, Qatar, at the start of the Iraq war.^[4]

On January 1, 2000, he was the CNN London bureau chief.^[5][6]

He appeared in the 2004 film Control Room and also other movies.^[7][8]

References

1. (21 March 1992) CNN's man on the scene does it again, Atlanta Journal Constitution
2. Weisman, Jon (January 28, 2011). "Challenger, 25 years later". Variety magazine. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
3. Sharbutt, Jay (30 January 1986). TV ROUTINE SHIFTED TO A TRAGEDY, Los Angeles Times ("Then, Cable News Network anchorman Tom Mintier, watching the television monitor in his Atlanta studio with growing horror ...")
4. COSTELLO, CAROL (April 5, 2003). "Interview With U.S. CENTCOM Spokesman". CNN. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
5. "@2000 chat from New Zealand". CNN. October 11, 1999. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
6. "Tom Mintier on the British court's ruling on the Internet twins". CNN. January 23, 2001. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
7. "Tom Mintier Biography". IMDB. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
8. "Mintier, Tom Biography (has several photographys of Tom Mintier)". MoviePictures.org. Retrieved 28 January 2015.

External links

• Tom Mintier at the Internet Movie Database