Key Dates
- 1999: Joined CNN
- 2001: Granted access to the U.S. Navy's CVW-9
- January, 2002: Spent a month in Antartica
- 2003: Embedded journalist during the 2003 Iraq Invasion
- September 22, 2006: Last journalist to fly in a F-14 Tomcat
Positions Held
- Weekend Anchor/Reporter, WLUK-TV and WDSU-TV
- Morning Anchor, KAMC-TV
- Field Producer, CNN's Telemundo offices
- Special Assignment Journalist, KCBS-TV
- Member, Big Brothers Big Sisters of America
Awards & Achievements
- Named reporter of the year by the Associated Press in 1997
- Won four Emmy Awards
- Won two Edward R. Murrow Awards for her investigative reporting
On-Air Mishap
During a 2006 speech marking the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, given by President Bush, Phillips' voice could clearly be heard over his. She had failed to turn her mic off and, as a result, viewers could hear her entire conversation.