• Wolf Blitzer is a journalist, author and host of CNN's The Situation Room. Blitzer has worked for CNN since 1990. He gained national recognition as the network's military affairs reporter, providing extensive coverage of the first Gulf War in Kuwait. Blitzer has written two books: A Reporter's Notebook and Territory of Lies.

• Fast Facts

  1. Born: March 22, 1948 in Buffalo, New York
  2. Spouse: Lynn Blitzer
  3. Host: The Situation Room, Late Edition
  4. Previously hosted Wolf Blitzer Reports
  5. Alma mater: University of Buffalo
  6. Awards: Daniel Pearl Award, George Foster Peabody Award, Lowell Thomas Broadcast Journalism Award, Emmy Award
  7. The Situation Room airs Monday-Friday at 4PM ET (CNN)

• Career Highlights

  • 1973: Hired as Washington correspondent for Jerusalem Post
  • 1977: Covered Israeli-Egyptian peace negotiations
  • 1990: Hired by CNN
  • 1991: First Western reporter to visit KGB headquarters
  • 1992: Became CNN's White House correspondent
  • 1995: Emmy Award for Oklahoma City bombing coverage
  • 2000: Anchors Wolf Blitzer Reports
  • 2005: Anchors The Situation Room

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