Errol Barnett

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name = Errol Barnett


caption = Errol Barnett
birth_name = Michael Errol Christie
birth_date = Birth date and age|1983|4|3
birth_place = Milton Keynes, England
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occupation = Anchor, Reporter
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orientation = Straight

Errol Barnett (born April 3, 1983) is a correspondent for CNN International based at the CNN World Headquarters in Atlanta, GA.

Background

Errol Barnett was born in Milton Keynes, England to Pamela and Michael Christie. He has one older brother; Danny Christie. His mother later married Gary Barnett, a US Air Force Sergeant who was stationed in England and would later serve in the Gulf War. The family lived in Crownhill before moving to Avondale, Arizona west of Phoenix in 1993. [ [http://www.teenwebonline.com/errol.htm Teen Web Online article] ] Errol's stepfather was stationed at Luke Air Force Base before retiring in 1998. [ [http://westvalleyview.com/main.asp?Search=1&ArticleID=28444&SectionID=9&SubSectionID=4&S=1 West Valley View article] ] verify source|date=August 2008 Errol attended Garden Lakes Elementary School and neighboring Westview High School where he produced and hosted a weekly TV program from the school's studio. During his senior year at Westview, he was hired by the in-school program Channel One News as an anchor and reporter. He signed a three-year contract with Channel One [http://dailybruin.com/news/2007/apr/03/get_reelz/ UCLA article] ] on his 18th birthday and was moved to Los Angeles one month after graduation.

Channel One

Errol was with U.S. secondary school-aired news program Channel One News for five seasons and was the youngest anchor/reporter. Errol reported from President George W. Bush's "axis of evil" State of the Union Address and second Inauguration from Washington DC, flew through a Hurricane over the Gulf of Mexico with Hurricane Hunters and he produced a two-part feature series on heroin use in American suburbs. Errol also reported from the United Nations when US Secretary of State Colin Powell presented flawed intelligence regarding Weapons of Mass Destruction and from the Capitol during passage of the Homeland Security Act. [http://www.onthemedia.org/yore/transcripts/transcripts_122002_one.html] While at Channel One, Errol received a Telly Award and was chosen as one of "Teen People magazine's" "20 Teens Who Will Change The World" for his work. He stopped anchoring for Channel One News in 2006 after being accepted to UCLA. Since his departure, many student groups on Facebook have called for his return.verify source|date=August 2008

UCLA

The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) accepted Errol to its College of Letters and Sciences. Errol studied political science with a focus on international relations full-time and was an active member of the business fraternity Alpha Kappa Psi at UCLA. The group arranges professional panels and events for UCLA students to attend as well as networking opportunities with business people in various fields. Errol was profiled in UCLA's newspaper "The Daily Bruin" in April, 2007 and graduated in June 2008.

ReelzChannel

Errol was hired by movie-centric cable network ReelzChannel while at UCLA as a correspondent and fill-in host for ReelzChannel's flagship show "Dailies" and "Dailies Weekend" which cover current events in the movie industry. Errol can also be seen on ReelzChannel's website, which streams ReelzChannel programming like Errol's interview with Russell Crowe and Christian Bale during promotion of their movie "." On Monday, July 7, 2008 Errol announced on "Dailies" he was leaving the network to join CNN International.

BJASC

Barnett was also a board member of the Black Journalist's Association of Southern California (BJASC). [ [http://www.bjasc.org/joomla/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12&Itemid=29/ BJASC's Board of Directors page] ] A volunteer organization of Los Angeles area print and broadcast journalists that operates as a chapter of the National Association of Black Journalists. The group meets monthly and organizes social and professional events in the Los Angeles area. High profile newsmakers are invited as guest speakers each month to address members and discuss current events; they include LAPD Chief William J. Bratton, LAUSD Superintendent David Brewer and News Anchor Michaela Pereira. They also provide scholarships to students interested in pursuing careers in journalism. [http://www.bjasc.org/joomla/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=13&Itemid=28]

References

External links

* [http://www.cnn.com/CNN/anchors_reporters/barnett.errol.html Errol Barnett's CNN bio]
* [http://www.myspace.com/errolbarnett Errol Barnett on MySpace]
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1927009/ Internet Movie Database]