CNN’S OMAR JIMENEZ PROMOTED TO ANCHOR AND CORRESPONDENTNEW YORK, NY – (September 12, 2025) – CNN has promoted Omar Jimenez to Anchor and Correspondent, the network announced today. Jimenez was previously based in CNN’s Chicago bureau, where he started as a correspondent in 2019. Jimenez won his first National News & Documentary Emmy Award in 2021 for his work covering the death of George Floyd. Prior to joining CNN, Jimenez worked for WBAL-TV in Baltimore, Maryland where he was a reporter and fill-in anchor. Jimenez graduated from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University, where he also played on the varsity men’s basketball team.