CNN
GOP senators debate Trump’s agenda
Live political analysis on CNN This Morning.
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Award-winning journalist | Producer | Showrunner
Two decades
of storytelling that matters.
From breaking news to long-form documentaries, I produce stories that inform, challenge, and change the conversation.
National Emmy® WinnerPeabody Award WinnerNational Press Club AwardABA Silver Gavel AwardGracie® Award Winner
About Deanna
Built for the moments that matter.
For more than two decades, Deanna has led teams, run control rooms, developed original programming, and guided coverage through the fastest-moving moments in television news.
Her career spans CNN, CBS News, BET, NBCUniversal, and local newsrooms. At CBS News, she served as Senior Producer for the Race & Culture Unit and as showrunner and senior broadcast producer of America in Black, the award-winning newsmagazine she co-created for BET.
She has worked with CBS News Standards & Practices and served as supervising producer for Face the Nation. Today, she produces national news programming at CNN.
“Journalism is the one career guaranteed in the U.S. Constitution, so I believe my job is a public service.”
Local
Local News
Building a career on the ground.
NBCUniversal
Peabody Award-winning coverage.
CBS News
Producing, leading, investigating.
BET
Elevating Black voices.
CNN
The next chapter.
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Stories That
Changed Me
George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery changed how I understand the responsibility of telling someone else’s story.
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George FloydPart of National Emmy-winning coverage
Breonna TaylorJustice and accountability
Ahmaud ArberyCBS News delivered the first national network report on his killingSelected workStories built
Stories built
to move.
National coverage, original reporting, and culture-defining television across leading newsrooms.
CNN
U.S. policy after strikes on Iran
Foreign policy context and rapid-response analysis.
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CBS News
Civil Rights Trailblazers
Legendary attorneys reflect on Rosa Parks, Trayvon Martin, and the continuing fight for equality.
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CBS Reports
The Price of Milk
Emmy-nominated and National Press Club award-winning reporting on the immigrants behind American dairy.
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CBS News
Pope Francis: The First
Norah O’Donnell’s historic global exclusive from the Vatican.
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America in Black · BET
Missing Black women and girls
Families seek answers and accountability.
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Award-winning
journalism.
Honors for breaking news, documentaries, public service, political coverage, and reporting that centers communities.
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Peabody Award
Breaking news coverage at NBCUniversal
National Emmy® Award
CBS News and Stations
Walter Cronkite Award
Excellence in political journalism
Gracie Award
Alliance for Women in Media
ABA Silver Gavel Award
Television journalism
Chicago/Midwest Emmy® Award
Regional excellence
National Press Club Award
Journalism excellence
NABJ Salute to Excellence Award
Excellence in journalism
In the newsThe work,
The work,
in context.
Conversations and coverage about leadership, storytelling, and the future of journalism.
The work changes. The standard doesn’t.
Journalism is a public service. Stories have power.