CNN Anchor Bianna Golodryga to Leave Network After Nine Years

Michael Loccisano / Michael Loccisano, Getty Images A CNN anchor has announced she is leaving the network after nine years.

Bianna Golodryga, 48, co-anchors CNN International’s One World with Zain Asher .

The Moldovan-born American journalist first worked as senior global affairs analyst when she joined the network full time in 2019 and was promoted to the anchor chair in 2023.

After nine wonderful years at CNN, I’ve decided to leave for an opportunity that I couldn’t pass up.

I’m grateful for the experiences, friendships and support from fabulous colleagues during my CNN years.

Exciting news to share very soon! — Bianna Golodryga (@biannagolodryga) October 22, 2026 The New York City-based anchor announced her departure on Thursday and said she has “exciting news to share very soon.” Golodryga’s resume includes stops at CNBC, ABC News and Yahoo News, and she has made frequent appearances on MS NOW.

The One World co-host is married to business executive Peter Orszag, who served in the Obama and Clinton administrations.

They have two kids together, a son and a daughter.

Hillary Clinton requested Golodryga to be the first journalist to interview her as a presidential candidate, but her aides thought she had said “Brianna,” not “Bianna,” and the interview went to Golodryga’s CNN colleague Brianna Keilar.

She was the first person to interview Anzor Tsarnaev, the father of the Boston Marathon bombers.

Golodryga also co-authored the children’s book Don’t Feed the Lion about antisemitism in 2025.

She is the second CNN International anchor to resign this week.

Christiane Amanpour, 68, Chief International Anchor, announced she will depart CNN next June, after 43 years with the network.

Her decision comes a year after her ovarian cancer returned for a third time, though she said it was being “very well managed.” Paramount officially acquired Warner Bros.