Rudi Bakhtiar Rudi Bakhtiar Rudabeh “Rudi” Bakhtiar is a producer for Reuters in Washington, D.C. She is likely best known for anchoring "CNN Headline News Tonight", a prime-time national three-hour news cast in the United States. In addition, she has anchored other high-profile newscasts for CNN including "Anderson Cooper 360". She has over a decade of experience working for international news outlets including CNN, Voice of America, and Reuters News. In 1996, Bakhtiar joined CNN and held multiple positions in her 9 years at the cable news network including anchoring "CNN Headline News Tonight" on the CNN Headline News network. She has
CNN slave auction of African refugees in Libya. Reporting done by Nima Elbagir and Raja Razek. 2018: CNN received the Overseas Press Club of America David Kaplan Award for best TV or video spot news reporting from abroad for reporting on the fall of ISIS. Reporting done by Nick Paton Walsh and Arwa Damon. 2017: CNN received the Prince Rainier III Special Prize at Monte Carlo TV Festival for the documentary, "Midway: A Plastic Island" about sea pollution. 1998: CNN received the Four Freedom Award for the Freedom of Speech. CNN Cable News Network (CNN) is an American news-based pay television