Christi Paul is an American journalist and former weekday news anchor for HLN and weekend anchor for CNN's New Day.
Biography
Paul was raised in a Christian family in Bellevue, Ohio. She graduated from the University of Toledo where she earned a bachelor's degree in broadcast journalism. She first started in broadcast journalism in Clarksburg, West Virginia, working as a news anchor, editor, photographer, and reporter at WDTV. She then worked as a reporter and anchor in Boise, Idaho, and Phoenix. While at KTVB in Idaho, she was honored by the Idaho Press Club for her stories about Julianne Prudhomme, a four-year-old girl who underwent a five-organ transplant.
Paul joined CNN in the spring of 2003. During her tenure at CNN, she anchored programs on the sister station HLN, which included being a substitute host for Morning Express with Robin Meade. She was also the weekend anchor for CNN's New Day for nine years. She covered the GOP Convention in 2016 in Cleveland. On June 26, 2022, she departed from the network after signing off on New Day Weekend to move back to Ohio. A month later, Paul joined the local news station WKYC in Cleveland, where she will co-anchor What's New on weekdays and focus on special content.
Personal life
Paul is married to Peter Wurm and they have three daughters.