“My 2016 was basically spent covering Donald Trump and falling madly in...” — Brooke Baldwin Quote

My 2016 was basically spent covering Donald Trump and falling madly in love with James Fletcher.

I've covered tornadoes and other natural disasters. I wasn't on the ground for Katrina. But as our helicopter descended toward Mexico Beach, I just saw an entire town gone. Leveled, with the exception of a condo still standing here and there.

I dedicated my first 'American Woman' series to my mother. She and millions in her generation felt they couldn't use their voices, but they taught their daughters they must use theirs.

I think viewers know CNN delivers time and time again on the most important stories.

Ideally, I'd like every issue to include a diverse group of stories that meet the qualifications sketched above, but covering a wide range of specific matter and flavour.

And I realized that there was no sports reporter, so I started covering sporting events.

In the beginning, all of us got 'women type' stories. Like covering the first lady instead of the president.

So many women have had to make these sacrifices - putting off having kids, letting their husbands down - for some career opportunity. Mine just happened to be covering the woman trying to become the first woman president.

CNN was crazy to think they could fill 24 hours with news - let alone around the world in 10 to 20 languages. Reuters or AP with a thousand people around the world covering news? Crazy.