Amara Walker, or Amara Sohn-Walker (;

née The birth name is the name of the person given upon their birth. The term may be applied to the surname, the given name or to the entire name. Where births are required to be officially registered, the entire name entered onto a births registe ...

Sohn), is an American journalist and a former news anchor for CNN This Morning Weekend. She also was a correspondent on CNN.

Early life and education

Walker was born and raised outside

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. In 2003, she graduated from the

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with a

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and

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Career

Walker started her career at KMIR-TV in Palm Springs. In 2005, Walker joined the NBC-owned

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, Florida, where she worked as a news anchor and a general assignment reporter. In July 2012, Walker transferred her roles as a news anchor and a general assignment reporter to the Fox-owned

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, Illinois, after moving there with her husband. In December 2013, Walker departed WFLD and moved to

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, Georgia, with her husband, where she joined CNN International. From 2015 to 2020, Walker anchored a three-hour daily news program on

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's '' CNN Today'' with colleague Michael Holmes. In March 2021, Walker reported on air that she had been the victim of anti-East Asian insults. In February 2022, she published an opinion piece about violence against East Asian-American women. On October 8, 2022, she was officially named co-anchor of New Day Weekend, now CNN This Morning Weekend. In February 2025, she announced she would leave CNN after more than ten years with the network.

Personal life

In April 2012, Walker married otolaryngologist and facial plastic surgeon Thomas Walker in

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. Aside from her native English, she also speaks Spanish and Korean, although Walker has stated that her Korean is not proficient.

References

External links

Amara Walker's profile
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