Webthe latest posts from @kathleennewsie Webkathleen sullivan was the first female anchored hired by cnn in 1980. Webin 1984, sullivan became the first woman to anchor a telecast of the olympic games.

She was hired as a news anchor for the newly founded news channel cnn in 1980, when she was 27 years. Webkathleen sullivan (born 1952/1953) is an american television journalist. First woman to host the olympics, to broadcast live from the soviet union and to interview the cosmonauts. She created the first network health.