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María de la Soledad Teresa O'Brien (born September 19, 1966) is an American broadcast journalist, executive producer, and philanthropist. She is the chairman of Starfish Media Group, a 360-media production company and distributor. O'Brien continues to be a television anchor and correspondent and lists CNN, HBO and their sports news program ''Real Sports''〔("Soledad O'Brien joining HBO's 'Real Sports'", ) ''USA Today''.〕 and the Al Jazeera America news program ''America Tonight'',〔("Soledad O'Brien on her move to Al Jazeera network, other upcoming projects", ) ''Entertainment Weekly.〕 among a growing list of networks she is working with through her Starfish Media Group. She also serves as executive producer and moderator of the National Geographic Bee, replacing Alex Trebek who moderated for 25+ years.〔("Soledad O’Brien Named New Moderator of National Geographic Bee", ''National Geographic'', May 22, 2013. )〕 In addition to her production and journalism pedigree, O'Brien was recently named a Distinguished Visiting Fellow by Harvard Graduate School of Education and was appointed to the board of directors for the Foundation for the National Archives in Washington, DC.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.archives.gov/nae/support/board.html )〕 She also chairs the Board of The After School Corp (TASC). She was the anchor of CNN's morning news program ''Starting Point'', which premiered on January 2, 2012, until it was announced on February 21, 2013, that she would end that post to start the Starfish Media Group production company. Along with ''Early Start'', ''Starting Point'' replaced ''American Morning'', which aired from 2001 to 2011. O'Brien co-anchored ''American Morning'' from July 2003 to April 2007, with Miles O'Brien (no relation). ==Personal life== O'Brien's parents, both immigrants, met at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland. My parents were both immigrants—my mother from Cuba, my father from Australia. Both attended daily Mass at the church near campus. Every day my father would offer my mother a ride. Every day, she declined. Finally she said yes. One year later, the day after Christmas, the two of them were married.〔("The Church Across the Street" ) Guideposts, April 2004.〕 O'Brien's parents married in 1958 in Washington, D.C. Her father Edward, an Australian (from Toowoomba, Queensland)〔(Soledad 1966 – 1995 ). soledadobrien.info. Retrieved on 2012-06-30.〕 of Irish descent, was a mechanical engineering professor.〔Gigi Anders. (Hispanic Magazine.com – June/July 2005 – Cover Story ). hispaniconline.com. Retrieved on 2012-06-30.〕 Her mother, Estella, who is Afro-Cuban, was a French and English teacher.〔 O'Brien is the fifth of six children, who all graduated from Harvard University; O'Brien attended Harvard-Radcliffe College from 1984 to 1988, but did not obtain a degree until she returned in 2000.〔Harvard Alumni Directory 2000 - Cambridge: President and Fellows of Harvard College, 2000, vol. I, p. 1038, vol. II, p. 300.〕 Her siblings are law professor Maria (born 1961), corporate lawyer Cecilia (born 1962), businessman Tony (born 1963) who heads a documents company,〔 eye surgeon Estela (born 1964), and anesthesiologist Orestes (born 1967).〔 At the time, interracial marriage in Maryland was illegal, so O'Brien's parents married in Washington, D.C., where marriage laws were less restrictive. The newly wedded O'Briens then moved to the Long Island community of St. James, where Soledad O'Brien was born and raised. She graduated from Smithtown High School East in 1984.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Soledad O'Brien – Pride of Smithtown )〕 On the NPR quiz show ''Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!'', O'Brien explained that in Spanish her full name means "The Blessed Virgin Mary of Solitude". When she started working in TV, many people recommended that she change her name, but she refused. O'Brien states that she does not speak Spanish fluently and that has sometimes resulted in some awkward exchanges with people who assume she does, including former U.S. vice president Al Gore.〔(O’Brien encourages diversity in journalism ) Butler University Dawgnet (2005-10-30).〕 Since 1995, O'Brien has been married to Bradley Raymond, co-head of investment banking at Thomas Weisel Partners. Together they have two daughters, Sofia (October 2000) and Cecilia (March 2002), and twin sons Charles and Jackson (August 2004).〔(CNN 2003-2007 ). soledadobrien.info. Retrieved on 2013-02-06.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Soledad O'Brien」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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