Kathleen Sullivan Facts: Bio, Age, Height, Weight, Family, and Net Worth

Kathleen Sullivan is an American journalist best known for playing News Anchor in CNN Prime News.

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Best Known For:The television show CNN Prime News

Breakthrough:Began her television career at KNXT-TV in 1977

10 Quick Facts About Kathleen Sullivan

Full Name: Kathleen Sullivan
Nationality: American
Profession: News anchor and journalist
Known For: The television show CNN Prime News
Date of Birth: May 17, 1953
Age: 73 years old
Place of Birth: Pasadena, California
Gender: Female
Specialization: News Anchor / Newscaster, Journalist, and Reporter
Beats: Politics / Government and Sports

Kathleen Sullivan Age

Kathleen Sullivan is about 73 years old as of 2026. Kathleen Sullivan was born in 1953.

Education

Her educational background includes studies at Santa Catalina School and University of Southern California.

Santa Catalina School
University of Southern California
- Field of Study: Marketing and Communication

Career & Work

Kathleen Sullivan's career includes news and reporting roles with CBS News, a news outlet and ABC News.

Role: Television Journalist and Commentator

Period: After 1990

Details: United States

Organization: CBS News

Role: CBS This Morning Co-anchor

Period: November 1987–February 1990

Details: New York, United States · Co-anchored the programme with Harry Smith during its initial years.

Organization: ABC News

Role: News Anchor and Correspondent

Period: 1982–1987

Details: United States · Co-anchored World News This Morning, anchored weekend news and contributed to Good Morning America.

Organization: ABC Sports

Role: Olympics News Anchor

Period: 1984

Details: Sarajevo, Yugoslavia · Anchored ABC's television coverage of the Winter Olympic Games.

Organization: CNN

Role: Prime News Anchor

Period: March 1980–June 1982

Details: Atlanta, Georgia

Organization: KTVX-TV

Role: News Anchor and Reporter

Period: Before 1980

Details: Salt Lake City, Utah · Anchored and reported local television news before joining CNN.

Rise to Fame

Kathleen Sullivan rose to prominence for her role on the television show CNN Prime News.

Notable Works

Notable media work includes CNN Prime News, World News This Morning, and 1984 Winter Olympics.

Television

TV Show: CNN Prime News (News Anchor, 1980-1982) — Anchored national news for the newly founded CNN
TV Show: World News This Morning (Co-anchor, 1982-1987) — ABC early-morning news programme
TV Show: CBS This Morning (Co-anchor, 1987-1990) — Co-hosted with Harry Smith
TV Show: World News Saturday (News Anchor) — ABC weekend news
TV Show: Good Morning America (News Presenter and Guest Host) — Presented news segments and occasionally guest-hosted the programme

Sports Events

Sports Event: 1984 Winter Olympics (Television News Anchor, 1984) — ABC coverage from Sarajevo

Notable Coverage

Democratic National Convention - ABC News - 1984 - Covered the Democratic National Convention in San Francisco
Economic Summit in Bonn - ABC News - 1985 - Reported on the international economic summit in West Germany
Hurricane Hugo - CBS News - 1989 - Her hurricane coverage was recognized with an Emmy Award

Awards & Achievements

Emmy Award — National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences — 1989 — Coverage of Hurricane Hugo for CBS News.

Lesser Known Facts

She was the first female news anchor hired by CNN.
She helped launch CBS This Morning in November 1987.
She joined CNN in 1980 when the cable news network was newly established.
She covered the 1984 Democratic National Convention and the 1985 international economic summit in Bonn.