Author Bio
Robin Meade is the anchor of HLN’s morning show, Morning Express with Robin Meade. Among other stories, Meade anchored the network’s coverage of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, the January 2009 inauguration of President Barack Obama, and the July 2009 coverage of Michael Jackson’s memorial event. In July of 2008, she scored the exclusive first interview with freed American hostages – at their request – after their release from Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) captors. In June of 2009, Meade performed a tandem skydive with President George Herbert Walker Bush in Kennebunkport, Maine, to commemorate President Bush’s 85th birthday. Meade is also the face of HLN’s “Salute to Troops” segment, a daily message to U.S. troops using photos and videos sent in by their loved ones.
Before joining CNN, Meade worked at NBC Chicago affiliate WMAQ-TV, where she co-anchored the weekend newscasts and also served as a general assignment correspondent for the station. Before joining WMAQ, Meade was the morning news anchor of WSVN-TV’s Today in Florida in Miami. She also served as the station’s noon anchor and health reporter. She was also an anchor and reporter at WCMH-TV in Columbus, Ohio, and at WJW-TV in Cleveland. Meade began her career in broadcasting at WMFD-TV in Mansfield, Ohio, where she worked as a reporter.
Meade’s lifelong love of music has led to live performances with country superstar Kenny Chesney, singer-songwriter Richard Marx, among others. Meade has also co-written songs with Nashville heavy-hitters Billy Dean and Craig Wiseman.
Meade is based in CNN’s world headquarters in Atlanta, where she lives with her husband Tim and their cat and two dogs.