Rahel Solomon
Rahel Solomon | |
|---|---|
| Education | B.S. St. John's University M.A. Northwestern University |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Television | WSAZ-TV KCNC-TV KYW-TV CNBC CNN |
| Spouse | Marcel S. Pratt |
Rahel Solomon is a Sudanese-American television journalist. She currently hosts the 2025 program Early Start on CNN.[1] She also serves on CNN as a business reporter.[1]
Early life
[edit]Solomon was born in Sudan to parents of Ethiopian origin.[1] She moved to the United States at the age of three where her parents first settled in West Philadelphia.[2] Solomon was raised in Delaware County and is a graduate of Archbishop Prendergast High School in the Drexel Hill neighborhood of Upper Darby Township, Pennsylvania.[3] In 2010, she graduated with a B.S. in finance from St. John's University in Queens, New York City;[1][3] and then with a M.A. from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois.[3]
Solomon has lived in various places, including West Virginia, Colorado, France, Spain and Italy, where she resided while partaking in a study-abroad program.[1] She has lived most of her life in the Greater Philadelphia area.[1]
Career
[edit]After school, Solomon worked as a multimedia journalist for WSAZ-TV in Charleston, West Virginia; and then in January 2014, she accepted a position as a reporter and fill-in anchor at CBS-affiliate KCNC-TV in Denver, Colorado.[3] In 2015, she was named 2015 Broadcast Journalist of the Year by the Colorado Association of Black Journalists.[3] From 2017 to 2019, Solomon was the morning anchor for KYW-TV in Philadelphia.[1] She would leave the station to become a reporter for CNBC.[1] In April 2022, Solomon joined CNN.[1]
Personal life
[edit]On July 13, 2024, Solomon married Philadelphia-based lawyer Marcel S. Pratt at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.[1]
She regards herself as an "on-again, off again" long-distance runner, stating that "I've done a half marathon, a full marathon and multiple 10-milers", and that, "When I'm in the swing of it, I love long distance runs".[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Kile, Meredith (March 10, 2025). "5 Things to Know About CNN's Rahel Solomon, from Her Unique Upbringing to the 'Spicy' Viral Moment She Can't Shake". People. Dotdash Meredith. Archived from the original on March 12, 2025. Retrieved March 10, 2025.
- ^ "Success Stories - Rahel G. Solomon '10TCB". St. Johns University.
- ^ a b c d e "Rahel Solomon". funtimesmagazine.com. January 9, 2018.
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[edit]- Living people
- African-American journalists
- American people of Ethiopian descent
- American television reporters and correspondents
- American women television journalists
- CNBC people
- CNN people
- Medill School of Journalism alumni
- St. John's University (New York City) alumni
- Sudanese emigrants to the United States
- Television anchors from Philadelphia