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Ken Shiffman
Biography
Ken Shiffman is a senior producer for CNN Presents. In that role, Shiffman conceives, researches and produces documentaries for CNN’s award-winning documentary program. He is based in CNN’s world headquarters in Atlanta.
During his 19-year tenure at CNN, Shiffman has produced national and international documentaries, news magazine segments and day-of-air stories, collaborating with the network’s top anchors and correspondents. He has produced numerous investigative reports focusing on a broad array of subjects, including lead poisoning among urban children, widespread bankruptcy fraud in the United States, Al Qaeda’s stronghold in Southeast Asia, mistreatment of retired racing dogs, medical insurance billing scams, and flawed forensic sciences. He was senior producer for CNN Presents’ award-winning documentaries, God’s Warriors and
In the Footsteps of Bin Laden.
Shiffman has served as producer of interviews with world leaders, such as Rwandan President Paul Kagame, Afghan President Hamid Karzai, Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad and former U.S. presidents George H.W. Bush and Jimmy Carter. He has produced live shots and taped segments for continuing coverage of major news stories, including the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, the Bush/Gore Florida vote recount, the Olympic Park bombing, the 2006 Sago Mine disaster in West Virginia, and the O.J. Simpson trial.
Shiffman joined CNN in 1989 as a researcher for CNN Special Assignment. He became a producer for a variety of CNN programs, including CNN&Time in 1992 and then for CNN Presents in 2000. He has served as a senior producer since 2004.
A winner of more than 40 journalism awards, Shiffman’s work has earned a duPont-Columbia Award, a George Foster Peabody Award, four National Headliner first-place awards and two Overseas Press Club of America citations.
Shiffman graduated from Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, with a bachelor’s degree in psychology and from the University of Missouri with a master’s degree in journalism.
