PERSON: Boris Sanchez

Correspondent

Boris Sanchez joined CNN in June 2015 as a New York based correspondent.

Previously, Sanchez anchored the 10PM newscast at FOX 31 Denver, also contributing coverage across all of the stations’ programs since 2012. Throughout his tenure, he covered a number of news events including the Arapahoe High School shooting, the Black Forest Fire, the most destructive wildfire in Colorado’s history, and the devastation caused by the historic floods of September 2013. He also broke a series of stories on the implementation of Amendment 64, which legalized the recreational use of marijuana in Colorado. Boris’ work culminated with a 2015 Heartland Regional Emmy award.

Sanchez graduated from Syracuse University in 2009 with degrees in Broadcast Journalism and International Relations. While completing his degrees, he interned at Miami NBC affiliate WTVJ, before taking a job anchoring weekends at KRCR in Redding, California.

— edition.cnn.com