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Isha Sesay (Isha Isatu Sesay) was born on 6 January, 1976 in London, England, is a Journalist and TV presenter. Discover Isha Sesay's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 48 years old?

Popular As Isha Isatu Sesay
Occupation News presenter journalist
Age 48 years old
Zodiac Sign Capricorn
Born 6 January 1976
Birthday 6 January
Birthplace London, England
Nationality France

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1976

Isha Isatu Sesay (born 6 January 1976) is a British journalist of Sierra Leonean descent.

Born in London, England in 1976 to Temne parents from Sierra Leone, Sesay returned with them at the age of seven to their homeland.

Raised in their Muslim faith, she lived in Sierra Leone for most of her childhood.

She is one of three children, with an older sister and a younger brother.

Isha's mother is Dr. Kadi Sesay, a former lecturer at Fourah Bay College.

1988

Isha's father worked as a legal advisor to the SLPMB (Sierra Leone Produce Marketing Board); he died in 1988.

Sesay studied at the private Fourah Bay College School in Freetown.

She also attended St. Joseph's Secondary School in Freetown.

1992

Dr. Sesay, in 1992, was appointed as an advisor to the government of Valentine Strasser.

At the age of 16, in 1992 she moved to the UK for further study and college.

After completing her A-levels, she was accepted into Trinity College, Cambridge, where she read English.

She worked as a waitress in a bar while studying.

She decided to become a television journalist, having previously aspired to become an actress.

During her final year, she began writing to media groups seeking work.

After graduating, Sesay began her television career as a researcher for the BBC talk show Kilroy, initially as an unpaid intern.

She later was hired as a full-time paid employee.

1998

In 1998, she moved to Glasgow to work for BBC Scotland, and, after a period behind the camera, got her first job as a TV announcer on BBC Choice.

2002

She went on to present a variety of programmes for the BBC, CNN and TWI, before joining Sky in March 2002.

At Sky, Sesay spent over three years as an anchor on Good Morning Sports Fans for Sky Sports News.

She considers the high points of this period to be meeting former boxer Michael Watson, interviewing Ellen MacArthur, and travelling with members of the Arsenal football team following an exhibition match at Reebok Stadium in support of Nwankwo Kanu's heart foundation.

She later moved to ITN, where she anchored the ITV Morning News programme, and was also a newsreader on breakfast programme GMTV.

2005

From 2005 to 2018, she worked as an anchor and correspondent for CNN International.

Originally based at CNN's world headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. and now based in Los Angeles, California, where she hosted the news programs CNN Newsroom Live from Los Angeles.

In addition, she was the presenter of the 360 Bulletin on Anderson Cooper 360°.

In November 2005, Sesay became a news anchor and correspondent at CNN International, based at the network's global headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia, in the United States.

2007

She traveled to Nigeria in April 2007 to cover Nigeria’s election; the presidential election, where she conducted one-on-one interviews with both outgoing president Olusegun Obasanjo, and the newly elected president Umaru Yar'Adua.

Later that year, she was in South Africa to cover the launch of the Global Elders.

2009

In 2009, Sesay became the host of the first edition of the weekday news program International Desk.

2011

In 2011, she swapped roles with Michael Holmes, and was assigned as the presenter of BackStory.

In addition to her duties as an anchor on CNN International, Sesay contributes to Anderson Cooper 360° on CNN as presenter of the 360 Bulletin, a position she has held since 17 January 2011.

The following year, she also took up the role of presenter on Evening Express on HLN.

She is currently based in Los Angeles, United States.

2012

In 2012, Sesay also joined HLN as a co-anchor for Evening Express.

On 16 April 2012, BackStory was changed to a weekend-only show.

Sesay was assigned as the anchor of a new show, CNN NewsCenter.

2014

In 2014, Sesay launched W.E. Can Lead (Women Everywhere Can Lead), an educational, humanitarian 501(c)(3), non-profit organization.

2018

She left CNN in 2018 to support a girl's education project called W.E. Can Lead for African girls, write a book and follow various other personal projects.

On 2 August 2018, Sesay announced that she was leaving CNN after 13 years.

She cited the media's focus on United States President Donald Trump as a reason for her decision.

Sesay announced that she will be writing a book about the abduction of Chibok girls, and that she plans to continue her engagement with African issues.