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Ana Real

CBS foreign news editor Ana Real loses battle with Leukemia

March 27, 2019 by Veronica Villafañe

Award-winning international journalist Ana Real passed away yesterday night after losing her battle with leukemia. She was 60.

Real was foreign news editor CBS News, where she worked for almost 20 years, managing teams of journalists around the globe and spearheading international reporting for CBS This Morning, the CBS Evening News, 48 Hours, Face the Nation, CBS Sunday Morning, 60 Minutes, CBSN and all CBS News platforms.

Real began her journalism career as TV news field producer based in El Salvador, where she covered the guerrilla wars in Nicaragua and El Salvador, riots in Guatemala, and the massive earthquake in Mexico City. She would later be based in Peru as a journalist for the news service Worldwide Television News, which later became APTN, under the Associated Press.

Born and raised in Nicaragua and living in New Jersey, Real joined CBS News in January 2001 and would go on to win two News & Documentary Emmys during her time at the network.

CBS did a touching tribute about Real, which aired on tonight’s CBS Evening News.

At CBS News, we are better for having Ana Real, a tenacious journalist who died in a battle against leukemia Tuesday, in our lives.

She clinched major interviews & charmed her way into prisons, and bounded with relentless energy & enthusiasm. @BillWhitakerCBS remembers her pic.twitter.com/cWklQLnHL6

— CBS Evening News (@CBSEveningNews) March 27, 2019

The network also shared the news of her death, along with photos of her on social media.

CBS News is mourning the loss of award-winning international journalist Ana Real, who died at 60 on Tuesday after a long fight with leukemia; “Ana was part of the heart and soul of this organization” CBS News’ president Susan Zirinsky says https://t.co/bcz7TOiNz4 pic.twitter.com/TUZWoOTuQL

— CBS Evening News (@CBSEveningNews) March 27, 2019

 

She is survived by her husband Miguel, her daughter Carolina and her son Miguel, who works as a technical director at CBS’s digital channel CBSN.

A mass in her honor will take place on Friday, March 29 at 10 am at:

St. Mary’s
20 Legion Pl
Closter, NJ 07624

Filed Under: People Tagged With: Ana Real

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Alice says

    March 28, 2019 at 6:01 AM

    What an accomplished person and blessing to her family.
    Sincerely Alice

  2. MALE ANONYMOUS FEMINIST says

    March 30, 2019 at 12:36 PM

    A latina woman…. that will explain a lot of things…..
    See you in Heaven, Ana…. comfort and stamina for your family……

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Hispanic media and entertainment contributor to Forbes.

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