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CNN Special Reports (1980– )
TV Series | News

The CNN Documentary Unit tackles the most compelling, current, and complex stories of our time. Startling events. Pressing issues. Extraordinary journeys.
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Updated Dec 31, 1980

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1980 (United States)

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261 cast members
Name Episodes Known for
Fareed Zakaria
Self - Host / Self / Self - Narrator / Self - Contributor Self - Host / Self / Self - Narrator / Self - Contributor   See fewer
9
Anderson Cooper
Self - Host / Self - Anchor / Self - correspondent Self - Host / Self - Anchor / Self - correspondent   See fewer
8
Sanjay Gupta
Self / Self - Correspondent / Self - Host Self / Self - Correspondent / Self - Host   See fewer
7
Christiane Amanpour
Self - Correspondent / Self - Anchor Self - Correspondent / Self - Anchor   See fewer
7
Wolf Blitzer
Self - Anchor / Self / Self - Host Self - Anchor / Self / Self - Host   See fewer
4
Alisyn Camerota
Self / Self - Anchor / Self - Host Self / Self - Anchor / Self - Host   See fewer
4
Nic Robertson
Self - Correspondent / Self - correspondent Self - Correspondent / Self - correspondent   See fewer
4
Alex Quade
Self - Correspondent Self - Correspondent   See fewer
4
Jake Tapper
Self - Host Self - Host   See fewer
3
Gary Tuchman
Self - Correspondent / Self - correspondent Self - Correspondent / Self - correspondent   See fewer
3
Evan Pérez
Self - Correspondent / Self - Contributor Self - Correspondent / Self - Contributor   See fewer
3
Maggie Haberman
Self / Self - NY Times Washington Correspondent Self / Self - NY Times Washington Correspondent   See fewer
3
Drew Griffin
Self / Self - Contributor / Self - Correspondent Self / Self - Contributor / Self - Correspondent   See fewer
3
Ben Ginsberg
Self / Self - Contributor Self / Self - Contributor   See fewer
3
3
Donie O'Sullivan
Self / Self - Contributor / Self - Correspondent Self / Self - Contributor / Self - Correspondent   See fewer
3
Elle Reeve
Self / Self - Contributor Self / Self - Contributor   See fewer
3
Paula Zahn
Self - Anchor Self - Anchor   See fewer
2
Randi Kaye
Self - Correspondent / Self - Host Self - Correspondent / Self - Host   See fewer
2
Abby Phillip
Self - Host Self - Host   See fewer
2
2
Hillary Clinton
First Lady / Self - Interviewee First Lady / Self - Interviewee   See fewer
2
Mike Boettcher
Self - Correspondent Self - Correspondent   See fewer
2
Tony Blair
British Prime Minister / Self - Interviewee British Prime Minister / Self - Interviewee   See fewer
2
Rob Franken
Self - Correspondent / Self - correspondent Self - Correspondent / Self - correspondent   See fewer
2
Laura Coates
Self - Correspondent / Self - Host Self - Correspondent / Self - Host   See fewer
2
Manu Raju
Self / Self - Senior Politcal Reporter Self / Self - Senior Politcal Reporter   See fewer
2
Pamela Brown
Self - Co-Host / Self - Host Self - Co-Host / Self - Host   See fewer
2
Jim Sciutto
Self - Co-Host / Self - Host Self - Co-Host / Self - Host   See fewer
2
Kyung Lah
Self - Correspondent / Self - Host Self - Correspondent / Self - Host   See fewer
2
Erin Burnett
Self / Self - Host Self / Self - Host   See fewer
2
2
Bill Weir
Self / Self - Correspondent Self / Self - Correspondent   See fewer
2
Dana Bash
Self - Correspondent / Self - Host Self - Correspondent / Self - Host   See fewer
2
2
Liz Cheney
Self - Wyoming Congresswoman Self - Wyoming Congresswoman   See fewer
2
2
Adam Kinzinger
Self - Illinois Congressman Self - Illinois Congressman   See fewer
2
Bill Gates
Self - Maricopa County AZ Board of Supervisors Vice Chair / Self - Maricopa County AZ Election Supervisor Self - Maricopa County AZ Board of Supervisors Vice Chair / Self - Maricopa County AZ Election Supervisor   See fewer
2
Brad Raffensperger
Self - Georgia Secretary of State Self - Georgia Secretary of State   See fewer
2
2
Kurt Bardella
Self / Self - Contributor Self / Self - Contributor   See fewer
2
Van Jones
Self - Contributor Self - Contributor   See fewer
2
Jim Acosta
Self / Self - Contributor Self / Self - Contributor   See fewer
2
David Axelrod
Self / Self - Contributor Self / Self - Contributor   See fewer
2
2
Robert Redfield
Self / Self - Former CDC Director Self / Self - Former CDC Director   See fewer
2
Carol Anderson
Self / Self - Emory University Professor and Chair of African-American Studies Self / Self - Emory University Professor and Chair of African-American Studies   See fewer
2
Kaitlan Collins
Self - Correspondent / Self - Host Self - Correspondent / Self - Host   See fewer
2
Sara Murray
Self / Self - Correspondent Self / Self - Correspondent   See fewer
2
Sara Sidner
Self - National Correspondent Self - National Correspondent   See fewer
1
Alisa Statman
Self - Tate Family Friend Self - Tate Family Friend   See fewer
1
Mary Neiswender
Self - Reporter Self - Reporter   See fewer
1
1
Jeff Guinn
Self - Author, 'The Life and Times of Charles Manson' Self - Author, 'The Life and Times of Charles Manson'   See fewer
1
Barbara Hoyt
Self - Former Manson Family Member Self - Former Manson Family Member   See fewer
1
Vincent Bugliosi
Self - Prosecutor Self - Prosecutor   See fewer
1
Bill Zamora
Self - Juror Self - Juror   See fewer
1
Bill Robles
Self - Courtroom Sketch Artist Self - Courtroom Sketch Artist   See fewer
1
Chuck DeCaro
Self - Reporter Self - Reporter   See fewer
1
1
1
Jesse Jackson
Self - Interviewee Self - Interviewee   See fewer
1
Ben Wedeman
Self - Correspondent Self - Correspondent   See fewer
1
Tom Mintier
Self - Correspondent Self - Correspondent   See fewer
1
Carol Lin
Self - Correspondent Self - Correspondent   See fewer
1
Bill Hemmer
Self - Anchor Self - Anchor   See fewer
1
Donald Rumsfeld
Secretary of Defense / Self - Interviewee Secretary of Defense / Self - Interviewee   See fewer
1
George W. Bush
President of United States / Self - interviewee President of United States / Self - interviewee   See fewer
1
Wesley Clark
Former NATO Supreme Commander / Self - Interviewee Former NATO Supreme Commander / Self - Interviewee   See fewer
1
Miles O'Brien
Self - Anchor Self - Anchor   See fewer
1
Judy Woodruff
Self - Anchor Self - Anchor   See fewer
1
Stanley McChrystal
General / Self - Interviewee General / Self - Interviewee   See fewer
1
David Bowden
Self - ITN Correspondent Self - ITN Correspondent   See fewer
1
Powder
PJ / Self - Interviewee PJ / Self - Interviewee   See fewer
1
Bill Clinton
Self - former President of USA Self - former President of USA   See fewer
1
George Bush
Self - former President of USA Self - former President of USA   See fewer
1
Rudy Giuliani
Self - former Mayor of NYC Self - former Mayor of NYC   See fewer
1
Colin Powell
Self - Former Secretary of State Self - Former Secretary of State   See fewer
1
Soledad O'Brien
Self - Correspondent Self - Correspondent   See fewer
1
1
1
1
1
Paul Shaffer
Self - Bandleader Self - Bandleader   See fewer
1
David Letterman
Self - Subject Self - Subject   See fewer
1
1
1
1
1
Don Lemon
Self - Host Self - Host   See fewer
1
Phil Black
Self - Correspondent Self - Correspondent   See fewer
1
Gloria Borger
Self - Political Analyst Self - Political Analyst   See fewer
1
Jeff Zeleny
Self - Correspondent Self - Correspondent   See fewer
1
Peter Bergen
Self - Security Analyst Self - Security Analyst   See fewer
1
Philip Mudd
Self - Counterterrorism Analyst Self - Counterterrorism Analyst   See fewer
1
James Goodrich
Self - Surgeon Self - Surgeon   See fewer
1
Jim Banks
Self - Indiana Congressman Self - Indiana Congressman   See fewer
1
Tom Fuentes
Self - Law Enforcement Analyst Self - Law Enforcement Analyst   See fewer
1
Zayn Nabbi
Self - CNN Producer Self - CNN Producer   See fewer
1
Pramila Jayapal
Self - Washington Congresswoman Self - Washington Congresswoman   See fewer
1
Anias McDonald
Self - Conjoined Twin Self - Conjoined Twin   See fewer
1
Jadon McDonald
Self - Conjoined Twin Self - Conjoined Twin   See fewer
1
Nick Lancaster
Subject Matter Expert Subject Matter Expert   See fewer
1
Sara Ganim
Self - Correspondent Self - Correspondent   See fewer
1
Shimon Prokupecz
Self - Correspondent Self - Correspondent   See fewer
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Jen Psaki
Self - White House Press Secretary Self - White House Press Secretary   See fewer
1
Cory Booker
Self - Senate Judiciary Committee Self - Senate Judiciary Committee   See fewer
1
1
1
1
Nancy Mace
Self - South Carolina Congresswoman Self - South Carolina Congresswoman   See fewer
1
1
1
1
1
1
Al Schmidt
Self - Philadelphia City Commissioner Self - Philadelphia City Commissioner   See fewer
1
1
Ed Lavandera
Self - Host Self - Host   See fewer
1
1
Ian Bremmer
Self - Contributor Self - Contributor   See fewer
1
1
1
Ezra Klein
Self - Contributor Self - Contributor   See fewer
1
Thomas Friedman
Self - Contributor Self - Contributor   See fewer
1
Roger McNamee
Self - Contributor Self - Contributor   See fewer
1
1
James Lankford
Self - Oklahoma Senator Self - Oklahoma Senator   See fewer
1
Evan Osnos
Self - Contributor Self - Contributor   See fewer
1
Imran Ahmed
Self - CEO, Center for Countering Digital Hate Self - CEO, Center for Countering Digital Hate   See fewer
1
1
1
Michael Tusk
Self - Chef Self - Chef   See fewer
1
David Culver
Self - Correspondent Self - Correspondent   See fewer
1
1
Gabriel Sterling
Self - Chief Operating Officer, Georgia Secretary of State Self - Chief Operating Officer, Georgia Secretary of State   See fewer
1
1
Larry Kobilinsky
Self - Commentator Self - Commentator   See fewer
1
Jane Mayer
Self - Contributor Self - Contributor   See fewer
1
1
1
Pat Brown
Self - Impossible Foods CEO Self - Impossible Foods CEO   See fewer
1
Marc Elias
Self - Democratic Election Attorney Self - Democratic Election Attorney   See fewer
1
1
1
Baoky Vu
Self - Former Vice Chair of Dekalb County GA Election Board Self - Former Vice Chair of Dekalb County GA Election Board   See fewer
1
Chris Swecker
Self - Commentator Self - Commentator   See fewer
1
1
Sylvester Turner
Self - Houston Mayor Self - Houston Mayor   See fewer
1
1
Rafael Anchía
Self - Texas State Representative Self - Texas State Representative   See fewer
1
1
Stephen Hahn
Self - Former FDA Commissioner Self - Former FDA Commissioner   See fewer
1
Peter Martinelli
Self - Farmer Self - Farmer   See fewer
1
Michelle Ugenti-Rita
Self - Arizona State Senator Self - Arizona State Senator   See fewer
1
1
Adrienne LaFrance
Self - Guest Self - Guest   See fewer
1
George Packer
Self - Contributor Self - Contributor   See fewer
1
Julian Zelizer
Self - Contributor Self - Contributor   See fewer
1
Helen Purcell
Self - Former Maricopa County AZ Recorder Self - Former Maricopa County AZ Recorder   See fewer
1
1
John Scott-Railton
Self - Senior Researcher, Citizen Lab, University of Toronto Self - Senior Researcher, Citizen Lab, University of Toronto   See fewer
1
Anthony Gonzalez
Self - Ohio Congressman Self - Ohio Congressman   See fewer
1
1
1
Katie Bo Williams
Self - Correspondent Self - Correspondent   See fewer
1
Geoff Duncan
Self - Georgia Lieutenant Governor Self - Georgia Lieutenant Governor   See fewer
1
1
David Ralston
Self - Georgia House Speaker Self - Georgia House Speaker   See fewer
1
1
Peter Daszak
Self - Epidemiologist Self - Epidemiologist   See fewer
1
1
1
Kevin Roose
Self - Guest Self - Guest   See fewer
1
Josh Rogin
Self - Correspondent Self - Correspondent   See fewer
1
Peter Ben Embarek
Self - Danish Epidemiologist Self - Danish Epidemiologist   See fewer
1
1
Jitarth Jadeja
Self - Guest Self - Guest   See fewer
1
1
Mo Brooks
Self - Alabama Congressman Self - Alabama Congressman   See fewer
1
David Relman
Self - Stanford University Epidemiologist Self - Stanford University Epidemiologist   See fewer
1
Maria Van Kerkhove
Self - World Health Organization COVID-19 Technical Lead Self - World Health Organization COVID-19 Technical Lead   See fewer
1
Kristian Andersen
Self - Scripps Institute Professor of Immunology and Microbiology Self - Scripps Institute Professor of Immunology and Microbiology   See fewer
1
Alisa La
Self - Assistant to Nancy Pelosi Self - Assistant to Nancy Pelosi   See fewer
1
Josh Dawsey
Self - Contributor Self - Contributor   See fewer
1
1
Nikema Williams
Self - Georgia Congresswoman Self - Georgia Congresswoman   See fewer
1
1
1
Danielle E. Anderson
Self - University of Melbourne Epidemiologist Self - University of Melbourne Epidemiologist   See fewer
1
Chris Turner
Self - Texas State Representative Self - Texas State Representative   See fewer
1
Alina Chan
Self - Broad Institute Molecular Biologist Self - Broad Institute Molecular Biologist   See fewer
1
Jonathan Diaz
Self - Senior Legal Counsel, Campaign Legal Center Self - Senior Legal Counsel, Campaign Legal Center   See fewer
1
Luke Saunders
Self - Founder, Farmer's Fridge Self - Founder, Farmer's Fridge   See fewer
1
James White
Self - Texas State Representative Self - Texas State Representative   See fewer
1
1
Richard Hasen
Self - University of California Irvine Political Science Professor Self - University of California Irvine Political Science Professor   See fewer
1
Jennifer Morrell
Self - Election Audit Expert Self - Election Audit Expert   See fewer
1
1
1
Lingling Wei
Self - Wall Street Journal Chief China Correspondent Self - Wall Street Journal Chief China Correspondent   See fewer
1
Thomas Jonas
Self - Nature's Fynd Co-Founder and CEO Self - Nature's Fynd Co-Founder and CEO   See fewer
1
1
Katie Hobbs
Self - Arizona Secretary of State Self - Arizona Secretary of State   See fewer
1
Travis Clardy
Self - Texas State Representative Self - Texas State Representative   See fewer
1
Percy Deal
Self - Former Navajo County AZ Supervisor Self - Former Navajo County AZ Supervisor   See fewer
1
Senfronia Thompson
Self - Texas State Representative Self - Texas State Representative   See fewer
1
Ralph Baric
Self - University of North Carolina Epidemiologist Self - University of North Carolina Epidemiologist   See fewer
1
1
Danielle Beck
Self - Senior Director of Government Affairs, National Cattlemen's Beef Association Self - Senior Director of Government Affairs, National Cattlemen's Beef Association   See fewer
1
Victor Gao
Self - Contributor Self - Contributor   See fewer
1
1
David Remnick
Self - Contributor Self - Contributor   See fewer
1
Rusty Bowers
Self - Arizona House Speaker Self - Arizona House Speaker   See fewer
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
David Sanger
Self - New York Times Correspondent Self - New York Times Correspondent   See fewer
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Josh Kaul
Self - Wisconsin Attorney General Self - Wisconsin Attorney General   See fewer
1
Steven Levitsky
Self - Harvard Government Professor Self - Harvard Government Professor   See fewer
1
1
1
Daniel Ziblatt
Self - Harvard Government Professor Self - Harvard Government Professor   See fewer
1
1
1
1
Lia Quartapelle
Self - Member of Italian Parliament Self - Member of Italian Parliament   See fewer
1
1
1
Masha Gessen
Self - Contributor Self - Contributor   See fewer
1
Laura Barron Lopez
Self - Analyst Self - Analyst   See fewer
1
Harry Enten
Self - Correspondent Self - Correspondent   See fewer
1
Jane Coaston
Self - Guest Self - Guest   See fewer
1
John King
Self - Correspondent Self - Correspondent   See fewer
1
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