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Wynn Westmoreland

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  • Editorial Review and Contributing Writer, CNN
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Journalist @CNN for 25 years. ATL. UGA. Big Hair. Big Heart. Big Dreams. Animal Lover. Opinions are mine. RTs ≠ endorsements #GoDawgs

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Started in TV in Athens, Georgia and then Moved to Atlanta with the station-WNGM. Hosted the Community Affairs Show until starting with CNN in 2000. Journalist at CNN for over 22 years. Editorial Review and Writer for Eatocracy on CNN.com. Video Reviewer for CNN, CNNI and HLN to ensure accuracy in sourcing and on-air fonts.

Emmy Award-9/11 Coverage
National Headliner Award-Saddam Hussein Capture
Peabody Award-Asian Tsunami
Columbia-DuPont Award-Katrina
Peabody Award-2008 Elections
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Wynn Westmoreland’s Journalist Portfolio

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Rex Chapman: Former NBA star is glad to 'be on the other side' of drug and gambling addiction | C...

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Rex Chapman: Former NBA star is glad to 'be on the other side' of drug and gambling addiction | C...

Rex Chapman: Former NBA star is glad to 'be on the other side' of drug and gambling addiction | C...

The 56-year-old former college and pro basketball player is now a social media influencer and popular podcast…

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Rex Chapman: Former NBA star is glad to 'be on the other side' of drug and gambling addiction | C...

Rex Chapman: Former NBA star is glad to 'be on the other side' of drug and gambling addiction | C...

The 56-year-old former college and pro basketball player is now a social media influencer and popular podcast…

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Rex Chapman: Former NBA star is glad to 'be on the other side' of drug and gambling addiction | C...

Rex Chapman: Former NBA star is glad to 'be on the other side' of drug and gambling addiction | C...

The 56-year-old former college and pro basketball player is now a social media influencer and popular podcast…

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Rex Chapman: Former NBA star is glad to 'be on the other side' of drug and gambling addiction | C...

Rex Chapman: Former NBA star is glad to 'be on the other side' of drug and gambling addiction | C...

The 56-year-old former college and pro basketball player is now a social media influencer and popular podcast…

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Rex Chapman: Former NBA star is glad to 'be on the other side' of drug and gambling addiction | C...

Rex Chapman: Former NBA star is glad to 'be on the other side' of drug and gambling addiction | C...

The 56-year-old former college and pro basketball player is now a social media influencer and popular podcast…

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Rex Chapman is glad to ‘be on the other side’ of drug and gambling addiction

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By Wynn Westmoreland, CNN (CNN) — Former college and pro basketball player Rex Chapman is now a social media influencer and popular podcaster, but in between those accomplishments, he developed a drug and gambling addiction and was arrested for shoplifting.
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Feeding people on Ebola's front lines

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(CNN) -- When an epidemic occurs, getting even the most basic necessities to those in need becomes an exercise in logistics. The countries hit hardest by the Ebola epidemic -- Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone -- are dealing with human suffering on an unimaginable level. We have heard the stories of quarantines, medical supply shortages and dealing with the removal of the deceased. But what about the basics?
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How Coca-Cola helped shape the modern-day Santa

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Where did the iconic Santa Claus imagery we have all come to know - red suit, pleasantly plump, flowing white beard, rosy cheeks - come from? Turns out, Coca-Cola's advertising program was more than a little helper in the modern interpretation of Saint Nick. Eatocracy talked with Phil Mooney, the Coca-Cola Company's Vice President for Heritage Communications (also known as the “in demand Santa man”), to get the lowdown on the how the jolly man came to life.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Master Control Operator

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes

How is social media changing news?

Reaching parts of the globe without the boundaries of conventional news coverage.

Awards

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Emmy Award

911 Coverage

National Headliner Award

Capture of Saddam Hussein

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Peabody Award

Coverage of Asian Tsunami

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Peabody Award

Gulf Oil Spill

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Peabody Award

2008 Presidential Election

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Columbia-DuPont Award

Hurricane Katrina