Omar Jimenez

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Omar Jimenez (* 27. November 1993 in Worcester , Massachusetts ) is an American journalist and correspondent for radio station CNN .

Career

Jimenez, who is of both African American and Colombian paternal descent, was born in Massachusetts but grew up in Kennesaw , Georgia .

He studied journalism at Northwestern University , where he also played basketball in college . Jimenez began his journalism career as an intern at NBC News' Chicago branch . He then worked for almost four years as a multimedia journalist at WGEM-TV in Quincy, Illinois . He also worked as a reporter and presenter for WBAL-TV in Baltimore . While working at WBAL-TV, Jimenez received an individual Emmy nomination for general coverage. Jimenez has been with CNN since August 2017, mainly as a correspondent from the Chicago area.

Arrest in front of the cameras

Jimenez gained national notoriety when he and his camera team were arrested in the city of Minneapolis by police officers of the Minnesota State Patrol in the course of the protests surrounding the death of George Floyd during live reporting on May 29, 2020 . He was released a short time later. Governor Tim Walz also apologized for the incident on CNN.

Musical activity

Jimenez also pursues rap in the music field . He has released music on SoundCloud under the name OJ Tropicana . His debut EP Reporting Live was released in 2017. Jimenez names Donald Glover as a musical role model . In 2013 he appeared as a rapper on the show Late Night with Jimmy Fallon .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ CNN Profiles - Omar Jimenez - Correspondent. Retrieved May 29, 2020 .
  2. ↑ Michael M. Grynbaum, Marc Santora: CNN Crew Is Arrested on Live Television While Covering Minneapolis Protests . In: The New York Times . May 29, 2020, ISSN  0362-4331 ( nytimes.com [accessed May 29, 2020]).
  3. ↑ Minnesota police arrest CNN reporter Omar Jimenez and crew - CNN Video. Retrieved May 30, 2020 .
  4. ↑ CNN reporter Omar Jimenez released from police custody - CNN Video. Retrieved May 30, 2020 .
  5. ^ Geoffrey Rowland: Minnesota governor 'deeply apologizes' to CNN president after network crew arrested. May 29, 2020, accessed on May 31, 2020 .
  6. ↑ JM Giordano: Baltimore TV reporter Omar Jimenez drops first rap EP, "Reporting Live". Accessed May 31, 2020 .
  7. ↑ OJ TROPICANA DROPS THE JUICE ON FALLON. Retrieved June 2, 2020 .
personal data
SURNAME Jimenez, Omar
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American journalist and correspondent
DATE OF BIRTH November 27, 1993
PLACE OF BIRTH Worcester , Massachusetts