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O’Brien joins Al Jazeera America

July 1, 2013 by Veronica Villafañe

Soledad_Obrien-smallEmmy Award-winning journalist Soledad O’Brien has signed a deal with Al Jazeera America to be a special correspondent for the news channel scheduled to launch in August.

As part of the deal, she’ll contribute short-form segments as Special Correspondent to Al Jazeera America’s primetime current affairs magazine program “America Tonight,” through her production company, Starfish Media Group.  She’ll also produce hour-long documentary specials, according to a statement released today by the network.

“I look forward to beginning a relationship with Al Jazeera America, which has made a commitment to producing quality programming and pursuing underreported stories,” Soledad said in a statement. “I am thrilled to be back in business with Kim Bondy, who is a long-time friend and among the finest journalists in the broadcast news business today. With this agreement, Starfish continues its expansion as a cross-platform media company dedicated to compelling storytelling and enterprise journalism.”

Kim Bondy, “America Tonight’s” Sr Executive Producer, has worked with Soledad since 1997 at CNN.

Soledad was removed from the anchor chair and her morning show “Starting Point” at CNN was canceled earlier this year.  She then created her production company to produce documentaries.

Just a couple of weeks ago, she signed a content development deal with HBO and announced she would join “Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel.”

Filed Under: People, TV & Radio Tagged With: Al Jazeera, CNN, Soledad O'Brien, Starfish Media Group

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Emmy award-winning journalist and former president of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ). Currently a reporter for Voice of America, she has worked as an on-air reporter, anchor, writer and producer for Spanish and English-language TV, print and online media, including Univision, Telemundo, Fox 11 News in L.A. and the San Jose Mercury News.

Hispanic media and entertainment contributor to Forbes.

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Veronica Villafañe, Editor & Publisher

Emmy award-winning journalist and former president of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ). Currently a reporter for Voice of America, she has worked as an on-air reporter, anchor, writer and producer for Spanish and English-language TV, print and online media, including Univision, Telemundo, Fox 11 News in L.A. and the San Jose Mercury News.

Hispanic media and entertainment contributor to Forbes.

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