Webthe latest posts from @kathleennewsie First woman to host the olympics, to broadcast live from the soviet union and to interview the cosmonauts. She created the first network health. Webin 1984, sullivan became the first woman to anchor a telecast of the olympic games. Webkathleen sullivan (born 1952/1953) is an american television journalist. She was hired as a news anchor for the newly founded news channel cnn in 1980, when she was 27 years. Webkathleen sullivan was the first female anchored hired by cnn in 1980. In her career as a journalist, she has been involved in nearly every area of broadcasting.
