Bianna Golodryga

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Bianna Golodryga
Bianna Golodryga in 2010
Golodryga in 2010
Born
Bianna Vitalievna Golodryga
Бианна Витальевна Голодрыга

(1978-06-15) June 15, 1978 (age 43)
Căușeni, Moldavian SSR, USSR[1]
Alma materUniversity of Texas at Austin
OccupationNews anchor, journalist
Years active2000–present
Notable credit(s)
Spouse(s)
Peter R. Orszag
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(m. 2010)​
Children2
Websitebiannagolodryga.com Edit this at Wikidata

Bianna Vitalievna Golodryga (Russian: Бианна Витальевна Голодрыга; born June 15, 1978) is an American journalist who is currently serving as a senior global affairs analyst at CNN.[2] She was previously the news and finance anchor at Yahoo! News.[3] She was also previously co-anchor of the weekend edition of ABC's Good Morning America and a co-host of CBS This Morning.[4]

Early life and education[]

Golodryga was born to a working-class family of Bessarabian Jews in Căușeni, Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic (now independent Moldova), the only child of Zhanna and Vitaly Golodryga.[5][6]

In 1980, when she was 18 months old, her family left the Soviet Union as political refugees, each with $75. They settled in Houston, Texas, after initially moving to Galveston, Texas.[7] She has returned to Moldova only once since then, visiting her grandparents and cousins in 1988. That same year, her grandmother joined them in Houston.[1] Her mother is the chief digital and administrative officer for Phillips 66,[8] and previously worked as chief information officer of Hess Corporation[9] and her father, a mechanical engineer, was a consultant for DuPont.[10]

Golodryga attended the High School for the Performing and Visual Arts in Houston but was interested in becoming a journalist instead of an actress. She was inspired to look closer at what was going on in the world after performing in a play about AIDS written by her teacher.[11] She graduated from the University of Texas at Austin in May 2000,[7][12] with a degree in Russian/East European & Eurasian studies and a minor in economics.[13][14] She is fluent in Russian,[14] and knows a few phrases of Romanian (spoken in Moldova).[1]

Career[]

Golodryga had planned for a career in the financial services industry after she graduated from college. She became a licensed trader and worked at several financial companies. After a sharp drop in the market, however, she decided to pursue journalism. She moved to New York in February 2001 and began working as a producer at CNBC, where she later became an on-air correspondent.

In 2004, Golodryga was named one of the top journalists under the age of 30.[15] She was a correspondent for ABC between 2007 and 2010, and was named co-anchor of the weekend edition of Good Morning America in May 2010, following the departure of former co-anchor Kate Snow, who went to work for NBC.

In April 2013, Golodryga was the first person to interview Anzor Tsarnaev, the father of Boston Marathon bombers Tamerlan Tsarnaev and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, and called this "the most emotional moment" of her career. At first, she assisted her colleagues with the proper pronunciation of the name, but then was tasked with calling Anzor in Chechnya. He had very few details to offer but called her back the next day, trying to find more information about what was happening and whether or not Dzhokhar, who had been taken into custody severely injured, was still alive.[16]

She served as weekend co-anchor of Good Morning America until August 4, 2014, when she left it to join the business and finance news department of Yahoo! News.[17] She was a guest host on Way Too Early and was a regular contributor to Morning Joe on MSNBC.[18] In 2017 she was a guest co-anchor of the CBS Morning News.[19] She joined CBS on a permanent basis as a correspondent in September 2017 and simultaneously joined CNN as a contributor.[20]

In December 2016, Golodryga confronted then-Congressman Dana Rohrabacher, a Republican from California, over his defense of Russian President Vladimir Putin. At the time, Rohrabacher was considered a candidate to be appointed Secretary of State by then president-elect Donald Trump and was criticizing China for its record on human rights. Golodryga then asked about Putin, who has been consistently praised by Trump. Rohrabacher answered, "Oh, baloney. Where do you come from? How can you say that?" to which Golodryga replied, "I come from the former Soviet Union—that's where I came from. I came here as a political refugee. That's where I came from." Rohrabacher appeared flustered and accused Golodryga of being biased before he compared Putin to Mikhail Gorbachev.[21][22][23]

Golodryga is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.[24] She has contributed to the HuffPost, most recently credited as a News and Finance Anchor at Yahoo!.[25]

In 2015, Golodryga, whose husband was a former Bill Clinton staff member, was selected by Hillary Clinton to conduct Clinton's first interview as a presidential candidate. However, Clinton expressed her choice as "Bianna", which was misinterpreted by Clinton's staff as "Brianna" and an interview was scheduled with CNN's Brianna Keilar, who conducted a tough interview. Golodryga responded, "It happens all the time that my name gets butchered. I never thought it would impede me from participating in what would be one of the biggest stories of my life."[26]

On October 3, 2018, it was announced on CBS This Morning that she would be joining the team as a co-host. On April 3, 2019, CBS News announced that she has chosen to leave the network.[27] Later that year CNN announced that Golodryga had accepted a full-time role at the network as a senior global affairs analyst.[2]

In May 2021, during the 2021 Israel–Palestine crisis, Golodryga interviewed Shah Mahmood Qureshi, the current Pakistani Minister of Foreign Affairs. During the interview, Qureshi said: "Israel is losing out. They are losing the media war, despite their connections."[28] Golodryga asked Qureshi: "what are their connections?" to which Qureshi replied: "Deep pockets," adding, "they are very influential people. They control media". Golodryga noted several times during the interview that she considered this remark anti-semitic;[29] after her exchange with Qureshi became a matter of international discussion, she elaborated further: "there should be zero point zero doubt that accusing Israel of 'controlling the media' and having 'deep pockets' is antisemitic."[28][30]

Personal life[]

In September 2010,[31] Golodryga married Peter R. Orszag, the former Director of the Office of Management and Budget for the Obama Administration and the CEO of Financial Advisory at Lazard.[32] They have one son and one daughter.[33][34]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Девушка из Каушан стала известной телеведущей в США". Vybor Moldova (in Russian). December 30, 2016. Archived from the original on June 6, 2017. Retrieved June 2, 2017.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Steinberg, Brian (September 20, 2019). "Bianna Golodryga Joins CNN in Full-Time Role". Variety.
  3. ^ Somaiya, Ravi (July 18, 2014). "Bianna Golodryga Leaving ABC To Join Yahoo News". The New York Times.
  4. ^ "Bianna Golodryga named co-host of "CBS This Morning"". Retrieved October 3, 2018.
  5. ^ The Jewish Week: "Tim Boxer At Jewish Women's Foundation" Archived June 19, 2013, at the Wayback Machine May 17, 2012
  6. ^ Calmes, Jackie (December 28, 2009). "Peter Orszag to Wed ABC News Reporter". The New York Times. Retrieved June 3, 2017.
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b Richard Huff; Corky Siemaszko (January 7, 2010). "ABC beauty Bianna Golodryga, fiancee of Obama budget boss Orszag, was busted for DWI in 2000". NY Daily News. Retrieved September 4, 2018.
  8. ^ "Phillips 66 names new executive leaders". Houston Business Journal. Retrieved April 2, 2019.
  9. ^ "Top 50 Most Powerful Women in Oil and Gas: The List - Oil-Gas Diversity Council".
  10. ^ "Bianna Golodryga, Peter R. Orszag". The New York Times. September 26, 2010.
  11. ^ Golodryga, Bianna (July 8, 2010). "Bianna's Inspiration: My High School Teacher". ABC News. Retrieved June 4, 2017.
  12. ^ "Bianna Golodryga's 2000 DWI Arrest Revealed". Huffington Post. March 18, 2010.
  13. ^ Akimov, Andrei (November 5, 2015). "Бианна Голодрыга: Как стать известным журналистом". Russian Chicago Magazine. Retrieved June 3, 2017.
  14. ^ Jump up to: a b "Bianna Golodryga Biography: Anchor, 'Good Morning America' Weekend Edition; ABC News' Business Correspondent". Abcnews.go.com. Retrieved November 27, 2010.
  15. ^ "30 Under 30 Past Classes". Newsbios.com. February 12, 2010. Archived from the original on November 26, 2010. Retrieved November 27, 2010.
  16. ^ "Boston Bomb Suspect's Dad Learns of Son's Capture: 'Tell Police Everything'". April 19, 2013. Retrieved June 2, 2015.
  17. ^ Spangler, Todd (July 18, 2014). "Yahoo Hires ABC 'Good Morning America' Weekend Anchor Bianna Golodryga". Variety.
  18. ^ "Bianna Golodryga". IMDb. Retrieved April 21, 2019.
  19. ^ CBS Morning News, July 21, 2017
  20. ^ Steinberg, Brian (September 5, 2017). "Bianna Golodryga Joins CBS News as Correspondent". Variety. Retrieved September 5, 2017.
  21. ^ "GOP congressman compares Putin to Gorbachev". MSNBC. December 8, 2016. Retrieved June 3, 2017.
  22. ^ Lange, Jeva (December 8, 2016). "GOP Rep. Dana Rohrabacher fiercely defends Russia, calls human rights violations 'baloney'". The Week. Retrieved June 3, 2017.
  23. ^ Blake, Aaron (December 8, 2016). "'Baloney': GOP congressman's striking defense of Russia's human rights record could preview what lies ahead". The Washington Post. Retrieved June 3, 2017.
  24. ^ "CFR Membership Roster". CFR.org. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved June 2, 2015.
  25. ^ "Bianna Golodryga: News and Finance Anchor at Yahoo!". HuffPost. Retrieved April 21, 2019.
  26. ^ Engel, Pamela (April 18, 2017). "Huma Abedin's mixup of Yahoo and CNN anchors led to a brutal grilling for Hillary Clinton". Business Insider. Retrieved September 4, 2018.
  27. ^ Steinberg, Brian (April 3, 2019). "Bianna Golodryga Parts Ways With CBS News in Anchor Shuffle". Variety. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
  28. ^ Jump up to: a b Golodryga, Bianna (May 20, 2021). "Pakistan FM invokes antisemitic slur". CNN. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
  29. ^ "Pakistan Official's Alleged Antisemitic Remarks Spark Controversy | Voice of America - English". www.voanews.com. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
  30. ^ "CNN presenter accuses Pakistan foreign minister of 'antisemitic remark' live on air". The Independent. May 21, 2021. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
  31. ^ "Dan Harris named GMA Weekend co-anchor". Archived from the original on February 13, 2014. Retrieved April 27, 2013.
  32. ^ Mirkinson, Jack (September 28, 2010). "Bianna Golodryga, Peter Orszag Get Married". Huffingtonpost.com. Retrieved November 27, 2010.
  33. ^ Knox, Merrill (April 2, 2012). "ABC's Bianna Golodryga Gives Birth to Baby Boy". Adweek. Retrieved November 10, 2015.
  34. ^ Ariens, Chris (May 8, 2016). "A Mother's Day Like No Other for Bianna Golodryga". Adweek. Retrieved August 5, 2021.

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