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Former CNN Anchor Returns to Alma Mater
HIRAM, Ohio -- Former CNN Anchor Jan Hopkins will return to Hiram College, her alma mater, on Feb. 10 for a conversation with Hiram College students. "An Insider's Scoop: A Conversation with Jan Hopkins" is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. in the Alumni Heritage Room in Teachout Price Hall.A native of Warren, Ohio, Hopkins is a 1969 graduate of Hiram College. She studied psychology and elementary education. A life-changing experience on a study abroad trip led her to a career in journalism. "I was studying in Prague when Russia invaded Czechoslovakia in 1968," said Hopkins. "Writing about that experience sparked a lifelong interest in communicating complex issues to a wide audience."Following her graduation and a brief stint as a teacher, Hopkins began her career in broadcast journalism at a number of Ohio radio and television stations. While working in Cincinnati, Hopkins gained the attention of CBS executives. She later moved to ABC and then to CNN. Highlights of her CNN career included covering the stock market crash on Oct. 19, 1987, and the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center. She returned to Hiram just three days after the Sept. 11 attacks to speak to the campus community.Hopkins later left CNN to serve as managing director of client communications for Citibank Private Bank in New York City. Her talk will focus on the many career paths made available to her because of her liberal arts education.Visit Hiram College: www.hiram.edu"