Carol Costello
Person·media·AI Enriched
Relationships:1
Events:12
Library:3
Confidence:
92%
Key Facts
Type
Person
Sector
media
Industry
Not specified
Status
Draft
Country
United States
Nationality
United States
Birth Date
10/11/1961
Death Date
Not specified
Sex
Female
Also Known As
C. CostelloCostelloCarol
Tags
journalistnews anchorpodcaster
Overall Confidence
92%
Internal Notes
No notes
Career & Education
Positions
Weekend Anchor and Reporter
WAKR-TV
1983
Principal Weeknight Anchor
WBNS-TV
Anchor and Correspondent
CNN
2001 - 2017
Anchor
HLN
2017 - 2018
Professor of Practice
Loyola Marymount University
2019 - Present
Education
Bachelor of Arts
Kent State University
Journalism
1979 - 1983
About
Carol Costello is an American journalist and television anchor, best known for her long tenure at CNN where she anchored CNN Newsroom and served as a correspondent. She notably interviewed Binik-Thomas about the IRS targeting scandal on CNN Newsroom on May 13, 2013. Born in Minerva, Ohio, she attended Minerva High School and graduated from Kent State University, later receiving an honorary doctorate from Thiel College. She began her career as a police and court reporter at WAKR-TV in Akron, Ohio, then served as a principal weeknight anchor in Columbus, Ohio. In 2017, she transitioned to HLN, hosting a show until her departure in October 2018. Following her television career, she launched the podcast Carol Costello Presents.
Key Relationships
Justin Binik-Thomas
interviewed
Binik-Thomas appeared as a featured guest on CNN Newsroom on May 13, 2013, where he detailed being personally named in the IRS questionnaire. The interview focused on his concerns about why he was singled out, where the information would be stored, and who it would be shared with. Costello asked him directly what should happen to IRS officials if the allegations were proven true.
Since 2013
Recent Events
Became Professor of Practice at Loyola Marymount University
Faculty member at the Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts.
1/1/2019
Ended role as Anchor at HLN
Concluded hosting program at HLN.
10/26/2018
Departed from HLN
Departure from HLN in October 2018
10/1/2018
Ended role as Anchor and Correspondent at CNN
Concluded tenure as anchor and correspondent at CNN.
1/1/2017
Started as Anchor at HLN
Hosted a program on HLN following her tenure at CNN.
1/1/2017