Anchors & Reporters

Ninette Sosa is a CNNRadio supervising producer and correspondent. Sosa came to CNN in September 2001 as a video journalist. Three months later, she joined the Media Operations Department, and in August 2002, accepted a television producer position with CNN Airport Network.

Since March 2003, Sosa has covered global breaking news stories for CNNRadio in English and Spanish, most recently from Israel during the Israeli-Lebanese conflict in 2006. For her coverage, she took part in war-zone training from AKE Integrated Risk Solutions. In 2005, Sosa covered the devastation in Texas by Hurricane Emily for CNNRadio affiliates in the United States and as far away as Venezuela.

Before joining CNN, Sosa provided the network with breaking news stories in California such as the Heaven's Gate mass suicide on behalf of San Diego affiliate KOGO-AM 600.

Previously, she covered stories from Baja California and Mexico, including elections, immigration issues, drug cartels as well as the Thanksgiving Day shooting of a well-known Tijuana newspaper owner and his associates. Over the years, Sosa's main news focus and reporting has been on victims of domestic abuse and children/education issues.

Prior to moving to Atlanta, Sosa worked in community relations and as a political speechwriter. She has served as vice president for the California Chicano News Media Association and is a member of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists.

Sosa has received several journalism awards for investigative, education, agriculture, feature and ethnic writing by the San Diego Press Club and the Society of Professional Journalists. She was awarded first place by SPJ for "The Politics of Race: How a Drunken Brawl became a National Hate Crime."

A native of Guatemala, Sosa graduated with an associate's degree from Grossmont College in El Cajon, Calif., and a bachelor's degree in sociology from San Diego State University. She is fluent in Spanish and English.