 John Holliman papers
Collection DescriptionHistorical NoteJournalist John Holliman (1948-1998) was born in Thomaston, Georgia. After earning a bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Georgia, Holliman worked for WGAU-AM in Athens, Georgia and later the Associated Press Radio Network. In 1976, he received a Peabody Award for his documentary, The Garden Plot – Food as a Weapon in International Diplomacy. CNN hired Holliman as part of the network's original reporting team in 1980, and he was the first correspondent in its Washington, D.C. bureau. He began by covering agricultural stories for the station, but also covered the White House, the student protests at Tiananmen Square, and most consistently the U.S. Space Program. Holliman gained national attention as one of only three reporters in Baghdad to cover the allied attack on the Iraqi capital during the Gulf War in 1991. The group famously became known as the "Boys of Baghdad." The three (Holliman, Peter Arnett, and Bernard Shaw) won a Peabody Award for their wartime reporting. Holliman spent eighteen years with CNN. Scope and ContentThe collection consists of notes and research papers of John Holliman, written in his capacity as journalist and reporter for CNN. Some of the topics covered are NASA, asteroids, Ronald Reagan, and Three Mile Island. Administrative InformationPreferred CitationJohn Holliman papers, ms3131, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries. Conditions Governing UsePapers may be used for educational or background research only. Publication in print or any other media format requires the written permission of a representative of CNN. Related Materials and SubjectsSubject Terms | ||||||||||||||||||