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{{Short description|American journalist and television news anchor (born 1948)}}
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| birth_name = Wolf Isaac Blitzer
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1948|3|22}}
| birth_place = [[Augsburg]],
| nationality = American
| alma mater = [[University at Buffalo]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])<br />[[Johns Hopkins University]] ([[Master of Arts|MA]])
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'''Wolf Isaac Blitzer''' (born March 22, 1948) is an American journalist, [[television news]] anchor, and author who has been a [[CNN]] reporter since 1990, and who currently serves as one of the principal anchors at the network.<ref name=oneof>{{Cite web|title=CNN Announces New Washington-Based Anchor Roles|url=https://cnnpressroom.blogs.cnn.com/2021/01/11/cnn-announces-new-washington-based-anchor-roles/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210111142239/https://cnnpressroom.blogs.cnn.com/2021/01/11/cnn-announces-new-washington-based-anchor-roles/|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 11, 2021|access-date=2021-01-15}}</ref> He has been the host of ''[[The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer]]'' since 2005; previously he served as the network's lead [[political anchor]] until 2021.
==Early life and education==
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===CNN===
[[File:Wolf Blitzer interviews Panetta and Clinton at NATO headquarters on April 18, 2012.jpg|275px|thumb|right|Blitzer interviews U.S. Defense Secretary [[Leon Panetta]] and Secretary of State [[Hillary Clinton]] at NATO headquarters in Brussels, April 18, 2012.]]
In May 1990, Blitzer moved to CNN and worked as the [[cable television|cable]] network's military affairs reporter. His team's coverage of the first [[Gulf War]] in Kuwait won a [[CableACE Award]] and made him a household name.
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In May 1999, Blitzer was awarded the honorary Doctorate in Humane Letters by the [[University at Buffalo]]. On May 20, 2007, Blitzer was awarded the honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters by the [[George Washington University]] at their undergraduate commencement exercise.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gwu.edu/~media/pressrelease.cfm?ann_id=25367|title=GW News Center|work=gwu.edu}}</ref> On May 23, 2010, Blitzer was awarded the honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters by [[Niagara University]] at their undergraduate commencement exercise. Also, on May 14, 2011, he received an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from Penn State University.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://news.psu.edu/story/157898/2011/05/14/blitzer-address-among-commencement-exercises-university-wide |title=Blitzer address among commencement exercises University-wide |date=May 14, 2011 |publisher=Penn State University |access-date=2019-05-07 |archive-date=May 7, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190507032409/https://news.psu.edu/story/157898/2011/05/14/blitzer-address-among-commencement-exercises-university-wide |url-status=dead }}</ref> On September 25, 2011, Blitzer was awarded an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters by the [[University of Hartford]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hartford.edu/daily/Articles.asp?MainID=11295&Category=1 |title=CNN's Blitzer Takes Audience into the 'Situation Room' |date=September 26, 2011 |publisher=University of Hartford |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130704212844/http://www.hartford.edu/daily/article/view/11295 |archive-date=2013-07-04}}</ref> On May 10, 2014, Blitzer received an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from [[Howard University]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.howard.edu/newsroom/releases/2014/20140415EntrepreneurandEntertainmentMogulSeanCombstoDeliverHowardUniversitys146thCommencementAddress.html|title=Entrepreneur and Entertainment Mogul Sean Combs to Deliver Howard University's 146th Commencement Address – Howard University Newsroom|work=howard.edu}}</ref> On September 13, 2014, Blitzer received the Golden Plate Award of the [[Academy of Achievement|American Academy of Achievement]] presented by Awards Council member [[Rick Atkinson]].<ref>{{cite web|title= Golden Plate Awardees of the American Academy of Achievement |website=www.achievement.org|publisher=[[American Academy of Achievement]]|url= https://achievement.org/our-history/golden-plate-awards/}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=2012 Summit Highlights Photo | url= https://achievement.org/summit/2012/|quote= CNN news anchor Wolf Blitzer, with his wife Lynn, at the 2012 Banquet ceremonies.}}</ref> On May 16, 2024, Blitzer received an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from [[The Jewish Theological Seminary]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.jtsa.edu/news/2024-commencement-exercises-and-ordination |title=2024 Commencement Exercises and Ordination
|work=jtsa.edu}}</ref> In August 2024, it was announced Blitzer would be the 2024 recipient of the [[Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism]].<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |last2= |first2= |date=2024-08-27 |title=CNN's Wolf Blitzer to receive 41st Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism |url=https://www.editorandpublisher.com/stories/cnns-wolf-blitzer-to-receive-41st-walter-cronkite-award-for-excellence-in-journalism,251675 |access-date=2024-08-31 |website=Editor and Publisher |language=en}}</ref>
==Other media appearances==
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