Elex Michaelson Joins CNN as Los Angeles-based AnchorLOS ANGELES – (September 11, 2025) – Elex Michaelson is joining CNN as an anchor based in Los Angeles, the network announced today. He will anchor weeknights from 12-2am New York / 9-11pm Los Angeles / 5-7am London / 12-2pm Hong Kong on CNN and around the world on CNN International starting this fall. Named TV Journalist of the Year by the Los Angeles Press Club in 2023, Michaelson – a native of Los Angeles – has won multiple journalism awards including eight Emmy Awards and eight Golden Mikes. “I am so excited to join CNN and learn firsthand from some of the most talented journalists on the planet,” said Michaelson. He previously worked as a reporter at KABC-TV in Los Angeles and as a weekend morning anchor and weeknight reporter at XETV in San Diego.