Liz Wahl

Liz Wahl
Born (1985-05-27) May 27, 1985
Olongapo, Zambales, Philippines
Nationality American
Occupation Journalist
Known for Former RT America Correspondent
Newsy Correspondent

Liz Wahl (born May 27, 1985) is an American journalist.[1][2][3][4][5] She was a correspondent for the Russian government-sponsored RT television network from 2011 to 2014 but gained prominence by leaving the network following a harshly critical on-air resignation. She currently works as a correspondent for Newsy.[6]

She was born at Subic Naval Base[7] in the Philippines to a Filipina mother[7] and an American father of Hungarian descent. She was raised in Connecticut. She graduated from Fairfield University.[8] Her paternal grandparents were refugees from Hungary, who fled the on-coming Soviet invasion during the Hungarian Uprising.[5][9] Wahl cited her grandparents' experience as a factor in her public denunciation of RT and the network's coverage of Russian military intervention in Ukraine.[5]

Wahl worked at the United States branch of RT for over two years.

Resignation from RT America

On March 5, 2014, the day following another on-air critical statement about RT’s coverage of the 2014 Crimean Crisis[10], Wahl, after reaching out to Foreign Policy Initiative fellow Jamie Kirchick[11] to coordinate getting the story out, went off script during her live segment, and resigned her job while denouncing her employer RT.

RT America responded by calling Liz Wahl's actions "Nothing more than a self-promotional stunt."[12] The video of Wahl's resignation immediately went viral on the internet, with millions of hits on YouTube. She appeared on three major American cable news outlets - CNN, Fox News, and MSNBC - was also invited to appear on The View, and the shows of Anderson Cooper, and Stephen Colbert[13][14] for additional interviews.

Barbara Walters initially voiced criticism of Wahl, saying she should not be treated like a hero,[15][16] but has since recanted and praised Wahl's efforts.[17] Politico published Wahl's tell-all firsthand story detailing her early career, how she was recruited to RT, her frustrations working for the Russian-funded network, and her resignation.[5][18]

In July 2014, reporter Sara Firth from RT's London Bureau resigned for similar reasons to Wahl's.[19]

Since 2015, she has been a correspondent for Newsy.

References

  1. ↑ James Kirchick (2014-03-05). "Exclusive: RT Anchor Liz Wahl Explains Why She Quit". The Daily Beast. Retrieved 2014-03-06.
  2. ↑ "Russia Today Anchor Liz Wahl Quits Live On-Air". The Hollywood Reporter. 2014-03-05. Retrieved 2014-03-13.
  3. ↑ Katy Watson (2014-03-06). "Russia Today TV presenter Liz Wahl quits on air". BBC News. Retrieved 2014-03-13. For the second time American presenters on the Russian backed TV station Russia Today have gone off script to voice their personal concerns about Russia's occupation of the Crimea region of Ukraine.
  4. ↑ Peter Edwards (2014-03-06). "Russia Today anchor Liz Wahl quits job on-air in protest". Toronto Star. Archived from the original on 2014-03-06. Retrieved 2014-03-13. She also noted that her partner is a physician who treats American soldiers on a daily basis.
  5. 1 2 3 4 Elizabeth Wahl (2014-04-08). "I was Putin's Pawn". Politico. Retrieved 2014-08-14.
  6. ↑ https://www.newsy.com/team/liz-wahl-1/
  7. 1 2 "Controversial Fil-Am news anchor Liz Wahl talks to The FREEMAN".
  8. ↑ Wahl, Liz. "Liz Wahl". Retrieved 2014-04-25.
  9. ↑ "Liz Wahl, Russia Today anchor, quits her job on air". CBC News. 2014-03-06. Archived from the original on 2014-03-07. Retrieved 2014-03-13. My grandparents came here as refugees during the Hungarian revolution, ironically to escape the Soviet forces," Wahl said, adding she was "very lucky to have grown up here in the United States.
  10. ↑ <https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2014/03/05/rt-journalist-quits-live-on-air-citing-russian-intervention-in-crimea/>
  11. ↑ <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yd4eoBMDg7A Liz Wahl Speaks Out About Resignation | "Wilkow" | 14.05.2014]
  12. ↑ RT reacts to anchor Liz Wahl quitting on air | 06.03.2014
  13. ↑ Greg Botelho (2014-03-06). "Anchor quits: I can't be part of network 'that whitewashes' Putin's actions". CNN. Archived from the original on 2014-03-06. Retrieved 2014-03-14.
  14. ↑ "VIDEO: Stephen Talks Obama's Appearance on 'Between Two Ferns' on COLBERT". Broadway World. 2014-03-13. Retrieved 2014-03-14. On last night's The Colbert Report on Comedy Central, Obama appears on "Between Two Ferns," Liz Wahl discusses her resignation from Russia Today, the NSA hires an advice columnist, and Maria Shriver talks "Paycheck to Paycheck." Check out highlights from The March 12th broadcast below!
  15. ↑ Hallie (2014-03-07). "Barbara Walters Is Not Impressed With Former RT Anchor Liz Wahl". New York magazine. Retrieved 2014-03-14. Walters's co-hosts gave some push back, but Babara held her ground, declaring, "I think what she did is fine — it's a personal choice, but don't make her a hero for protesting. She is working for the government."
  16. ↑ James Crugnale (2014-03-07). "Barbara Walters Rips Russia Today Anchor Who Quit: She's Not 'A Hero' (Video)". The Wrap. Retrieved 2014-03-14. Barbara Walters has no sympathy for former Russia Today anchor Liz Wahl. The veteran ABC news correspondent took to "The View" Thursday to address the RT anchor's recent on-air resignation, in protest of the Russian government's pro-Putin propaganda on the network.
  17. ↑ The View (2014-04-08). "Liz Wahl on The View". The View. Archived from the original on 2014-05-16. Retrieved 2014-08-14.
  18. ↑ Jamie Kirchick (2014-04-08). "Defending Putin's Propagandists". The Daily Beast. Retrieved 2014-08-14.
  19. ↑ "Ex-RT Reporter Slams Network: You Can End Up 'Swallowing Yourself in Conspiracy Theories'" | Mediaite / CNN | July 20th, 2014
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