Carl Azuz

Carl Azuz
Born	Carl Andrew Azuz (1977-04-28) April 28, 1977
🏫 Education	McIntosh High School Peachtree City, Georgia
🎓 Alma mater	University of Georgia (BA)
💼 Occupation	News anchor, journalist
📆 Years active	2008–present

Carl Azuz is an American news anchor, currently the anchor of the online daily student news program "The World From A to Z". He is best known for his work at CNN as anchor of CNN 10 (formerly CNN Student News). In his time following CNN he was a contributor for Sonlight Curriculum, Ltd. Azuz also worked as media literacy ambassador for the Poynter Institute.

Career

CNN

Azuz began his career at CNN as an entry-level teleprompter operator two days after his graduation from the University of Georgia. After several years of working in production and writing, including work as a features writer and writer and deliever of the "Shoutout" segment, Carl took over as anchor of CNN Student News in 2008. The CNN program featured original reporting, along with clips from CNN broadcasts and quiz-style questions. The target audience of CNN Student News/CNN 10 was middle and high school students. Azuz would spend 15 years as the anchor of CNN Student News/CNN 10, and the sole writer of the program from 2014-2022. Azuz left CNN in 2022, following the conclusion of the 2021-2022 school year. His final episode of CNN 10 was May 27, 2022. The fall 2022 season did not begin until September 11, and when Azuz was not the anchor, social media rumors swirled. Coy Wire would eventually anchor CNN 10. On September 19, Azuz announced on TikTok that "he would no longer be a part of the show where you and I met." In the year following his time at CNN, Azuz did freelance work, including producing content for SonLight Homeschool Curriculum, and public speaking gigs. On November 8, 2022, Azuz announced his new role as an ambassador for Mediawise, a division of the Poynter Insitute devoted to teenage media literacy.

The World From A to Z

Starting in August 2023, Azuz began producing a new newscast entitled "The World from A to Z", a nod to his surname and a previous CNN Student News blog, entitled "From A to Z with Carl Azuz". The World From A to Z is owned by World News Group , a Christian journalism organization based in North Carolina. The roughly nine minute show releases episodes Monday through Friday during the American school-year. The show aims to be non-biased and non-partisan, while incorporating Azuz's signature puns and light-hearted approach. Some of Azuz's trademarks include incorporating puns in the last segment of his shows, and including the phrase, "Fridays are awesome," into the last show of the week, this has continued from CNN into his current broadcast.

Personal Life

Azuz has described himself as "an American mutt" when characterizing his ancestry. One of his great-grandfathers came to the United States from Spain, but his predominant ethnicity is Italian. Azuz graduated from McIntosh High School in Peachtree City, Georgia. In high school, he participated in drama productions. Azuz graduated from the University of Georgia, majoring in telecommunications arts production and minoring in drama. He resides in the Atlanta metro area with his family.

External links

Carl Azuz on X The World From A to Z Official Website

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