If I had to pick, I’d say I liked ‘Free for All Fridays’ the best.”īefore joining CNN Headline News, Battista was anchor and producer of Action News 5 for WRAL-TV, in Raleigh, North Carolina.

“As far as TalkBack, we’ve had some serious shows, and some fun shows. Those were memorable from the anchor desk,” Battista said. “Whether the Challenger explosion, the assassination attack on Reagan, the Gulf War, certainly this terrorist attack. In 2001, Battista recounted some of the difficult moments in history that she covered as an anchor in her 20 years at CNN. She anchored several news programs on CNN, including “TalkBack Live,” which aired before a studio audience in the CNN Center in Atlanta, featuring newsmakers and public participation. “My dear partner of 25 years of marriage has cut her earthly bonds and is now in peace.”īattista was one of the original CNN Headline News anchors when the network launched in 1981. “Bobbie was the consummate trooper in her struggle with cancer, she was courageous and fearless in her battle and thoughtful for all the others in her life even as she fought through the pain,” Battista’s husband John Brimelow said in a statement on Tuesday. Former CNN anchor Bobbie Battista has passed away at the age of 67, according to a family spokeswoman.īattista died on Tuesday morning after a four-year battle with cervical cancer, according to Wendy Guarisco, family spokeswoman.

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