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'{{refimprove|date=July 2013}} {{Infobox person | name = Sunny Cummings Hostin | image = <!-- Deleted image removed: [[File:Hostin.JPG]] --> | caption = | birthname = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1968|10|20}} | birth_place = [[New York City]], [[New York]], [[United States|U.S.]] | death_date = | death_place = | education = [[Binghamton University]], [[Notre Dame Law School]]<ref name="insession" /> | occupation = [[CNN]] Legal Analyst, [[Kroll Inc.]] managing director of [[business intelligence]] and investigation | alias = | status = | title = | family = | spouse = | children = | relatives = | ethnicity = | religion = | credits = ''[[American Morning]]'' legal analyst (2007–Present) | agent = | URL = http://www.cnn.com/CNN/anchors_reporters/hostin.asuncion.html }} '''Asunción "Sunny" Hostin''' was born on October 20, 1968 and is a former [[federal prosecutor]], as well as a legal expert and TV personality, who is often called upon for her analysis on various provocative issues and high-profile criminal cases in the news.<br> Hostin has served as a contributing legal analyst for [[CNN]]'s weekday and weekend reporting as well as [[Headline News]] since September 2007. She joined CNN from the [[Fox News Channel]], where she was seen weekly on ''[[The O'Reilly Factor]]'' 's "Is It Legal?" segment, providing legal analysis and debate on top criminal cases. Hostin also appears regularly as guest on [[TruTV]]'s "In Session" daily trial Coverage.<ref name="insession">{{cite web|url=http://insession.blogs.cnn.com/asuncion-sunny-hostin-legal-contributor/|title=Asunción "Sunny" Hostin – Legal Contributor – In Session – CNN.com|publisher=Insession.blogs.cnn.com|date=2012-10-04|accessdate=2013-07-13}}</ref> From November, 2011 to January 2012 Hostin had been filling in as co-anchor on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]'s [[World News Now]]. Since then she has returned subbing when WNN co-anchor [[Paula Faris]] is off. ==Background== Hostin was born and raised in [[New York City]] by her [[Puerto Rico|Puerto Rican]] mother, Rosa Beza and her [[African-American]] father, William Cummings. She speaks fluent Spanish. ==Career== Hostin began her career as a law clerk to the Honorable [[Robert M. Bell]], now the retired Chief Judge of the [[Maryland Court of Appeals]], Maryland's highest court. She went on to work as an associate at a law firm in Maryland and later became a trial attorney in the [[U.S. Department of Justice]]'s Antitrust Division. Hostin left the Antitrust Division to become an Assistant United States Attorney in the [[District of Columbia]]. She specialized in child sex crimes and was awarded a Special Achievement Award for her successful prosecution of sex offenders.{{Citation needed|date=June 2008}} She began her television career as a commentator for [[Court TV]] and was then offered a spot on the Fox News daily show, ''The OReilly Factor'', where she appeared on "Is It Legal?" and regularly debated with [[Bill O'Reilly (political commentator)|Bill O'Reilly]] and [[Megyn Kelly]]. CNN President [[Jonathan Klein (CNN)|Jon Klein]] signed her to the network in September 2007 as the legal analyst for its flagship morning show, [[American Morning]]. Sunny now writes her own news column for CNN called "Sunny's Law", which includes articles, photos and videos about breaking legal issues. ==Family== Hostin lives with her husband, [[orthopedic surgeon]] Emmanuel Hostin, and two children in [[Purchase, New York]]. ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== *[http://www.cnn.com/CNN/anchors_reporters/hostin.asuncion.html CNN Anchor for American Morning] *[http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2008/news/sunny.law/ Sunny's Law] *[http://outsidecablenews.blogsome.com/2008/05/12/cnns-sunny-hostin-makes-crains-40-under-40-list/ Outside Cable News] {{Persondata <!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]]. --> | NAME = Hostin, Asunción | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = Hostin, Sunny | SHORT DESCRIPTION = | DATE OF BIRTH = October 20, 1968 | PLACE OF BIRTH = [[New York City]], [[New York]], USA | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Hostin, Sunny}} [[Category:1968 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:American lawyers]] [[Category:People from New York City]] [[Category:People from Westchester County, New York]] [[Category:University of Notre Dame alumni]] [[Category:American television journalists]]'