Christi Paul facts for kids

Christi Paul is an American journalist. She is known for being a news anchor and TV host. She used to work for HLN and CNN. Now, she works for a local news station in Ohio.

About Christi Paul

Christi Paul grew up in Bellevue, Ohio. She went to the University of Toledo. There, she studied broadcast journalism. This means she learned how to report and present news on TV.

Her first job in TV news was in Clarksburg, West Virginia. She worked at a station called WDTV. She did many jobs there. She was a news anchor, an editor, a photographer, and a reporter.

After that, she worked in Boise, Idaho, and Phoenix, Arizona. While working at KTVB in Idaho, she won an award. The Idaho Press Club honored her for stories about a young girl named Julianne Prudhomme. This girl had a very special five-organ transplant.

Her Time at CNN

Christi Paul joined CNN in 2003. CNN is a big news network. She anchored shows on HLN, which is CNN's sister station. Sometimes, she filled in as a host for Morning Express with Robin Meade.

For nine years, she was the weekend anchor for CNN's New Day. She reported on big events, like the GOP Convention in Cleveland in 2016.

On June 26, 2022, Christi left CNN. She said goodbye on New Day Weekend. She wanted to move back to Ohio to be closer to her family.

Back in Ohio

A month after leaving CNN, Christi Paul joined WKYC. This is a local news station in Cleveland, Ohio. She now co-anchors a show called What's New on weekdays. She also works on special news stories.

Her Life Outside of News

Christi Paul is married to Peter Wurm. They have three daughters together. She was married before to a reporter named Rob Koebel.

In 2012, she wrote a book called Love Isn't Supposed to Hurt.

Other Talents

Before her TV career, Christi was involved in beauty pageants. She was Miss Mansfield (Ohio). She was also Miss Greater Cleveland from 1991 to 1992. In 1993, she was the third runner-up for Miss Ohio. She even competed against Robin Meade, who later became her co-worker at CNN.

Christi is also a singer. She sang the national anthem at sports games. She sang before an Atlanta Braves baseball game in 2007. She also sang before a National Hockey League game in 2009. Both games were in Atlanta.

In 2014, Christi lent her voice to Skyview Atlanta. This is a large Ferris wheel near Centennial Olympic Park. She narrated information about the area around the Ferris wheel.