Sachi Koto
Sachi Koto | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 15, 1951[1] |
| Occupation | Television broadcaster / news anchor |
| Years active | 1975-present |
| Known for | work as anchor on CNN Headline News and CNN International |
Sachi Koto (born October 15, 1951)[1] was a news anchor on CNN Headline News for 16 years, usually during weekend evenings, until her contract expired in July 2005. At age 54, CNN decided not to renew her contract. She is also a founder of WWAAC (Who's Who in Asian American Communities).
Koto is a third-generation Japanese American. She worked at various radio and television stations in Atlanta and Tokyo for nine years before joining CNN. She now runs her own communications company, Sachi Koto Communications, LLC.
She graduated from Clarkston High School. She has a degree in communications from Reinhardt College in Waleska, Georgia, from which she graduated valedictorian. She also has a degree in Japanese Language and Culture from Gendai Nihongo Gakko in Tokyo.
She now resides in Atlanta with her fiancé. Her son attends school at Arizona State University.
In 2009, Koto was elected to the Chair of the JASG (Japan American Society of Georgia).
External links
References
- ^ a b c "Birth reference results for Sachi Koto (Farr)". FamilySearch.org. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
- http://sachikoto.voice123.com/
- http://www.ajcjobs.com/JOBSWeb/common/viewContent.do?contentScreen=Content&Content=/careercenter/diversity/articles/0506_p42.html
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- Living people
- People from Clarkston, Georgia
- American television reporters and correspondents
- American women of Japanese descent
- American journalists
- American writers of Japanese descent
- Reinhardt University alumni
- 1951 births
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