Judy Fortin

Fortin was born on October 7, 1961, in Hanover, New Hampshire. After graduating from Concord High School, she attended Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in government and French in 1983.^[3]

Fortin began her broadcast career in Plymouth, New Hampshire, where she started out as an announcer and then news director at WPNH AM/FM Radio. From January 1986 until June 1989, she was a weekend anchor and general assignment reporter for WMUR-TV in Manchester. Prior to joining CNN, Fortin worked as a general assignment reporter for WCVB-TV in Boston.

From 1990 to 2006, she anchored CNN Headline News.^[4][5] She also served as a national correspondent for CNN Newsource, a news service used by local affiliate stations. In 2006, Fortin became a correspondent for the award-winning CNN Medical Unit.^[3] Fortin received an Excellence in Media Award in 2009 from the National Marrow Donor Program and in 2008, a MORE Award for reporting excellence from the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. She is the recipient of a national Emmy Award for CNN group coverage of the Oklahoma City bombing in 1995.