Elina Fuhrman

Elina Fuhrman
Born Elina Kozmits
Soviet Union
Residence Los Angeles, California
Occupation Journalist
Years active 1999–present

Elina Fuhrman is a Russian-American journalist, author, and wellness activist. She is the founder of Soupelina, a vegan soup company.

Personal life

Fuhrman, originally Elina Kozmits, was born in the Soviet Union and emigrated to the United States from Moscow in 1989,[1] becoming a naturalized U.S. citizen.[2] Her mother, Rita Kozmits, later immigrated as well.[3][4] Fuhrman married Nick Fuhrman, a Madison congressional candidate, in May 1991,[1] with whom she has two children (actress Isabelle Fuhrman born February 25, 1997 and singer Madeline Fuhrman born August 21).[5] She and her family moved to Atlanta in 1999, when she joined CNN.[6] Fuhrman later moved to Los Angeles, where she currently resides with her family.

Fuhrman received her journalism degree from the University of Wisconsin, Madison and studied linguistics at Moscow Foreign Languages Institute.

Career

Fuhrman was a writer, producer and correspondent for CNN International and received awards for her coverage of the war in Afghanistan and the September 11th terrorist attacks in New York City, Washington, D.C., and near Shanksville, Pennsylvania. She has covered world events such the conflict in the Middle East, the trial of former Yugoslav leader Slobodan Milošević, the wars in Iraq and Chechnya, and interviewed numerous leaders, decision-makers and celebrities. Her work has appeared on CNN, NPR, and in The New York Times, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, In Style, Conde Nast Traveler, Travelgirl, SELF, Jezebel magazines and more.

Fuhrman also produced three documentary films on teenage issues.

Soupelina

In 2013, Fuhrman launched Soupelina, a vegan soup company. On February 2, 2016, Fuhrman published her first book, Soupelina's Soup Cleanse that was featured in The New York Times the week it came out, making it into Amazon's Best of the Month and #1 release in Soups. Soupelina's Soup Cleanse was also featured in InStyle[7] and Harper's Bazaar.[8]

Awards

Over her years at CNN, Fuhrman was recognized with a number of awards. She was the recipient of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Award for a series of stories she wrote and produced immediately following the September 11 attacks. She received another National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences for her reporting on the war from Afghanistan.

Fuhrman also received a nomination for the prestigious International Health & Medical Media Awards, known as the Freddie Awards, for producing a report on autism.

Fuhrman was a 2000 Arthur F. Burns fellow, a prestigious program awarded to a handful of outstanding media professionals from the US and Germany to report from each other's countries.

References

  1. 1 2 Moe, Doug (December 16, 2008). "Moe: Family accomplishments keep adding up". Wisconsin State Journal. Retrieved 2009-06-22.
  2. ↑ Moe, Doug (May 18, 2002). "Afghans have nothing, except hope". The Capital Times (Madison, Wisconsin). Capital Newspapers. Retrieved 2009-03-13.
  3. ↑ http://m.host.madison.com/mobile/article_4815fe93-1e95-58b3-8c00-abf9c8be5d5a.html
  4. ↑ http://newspaperarchive.com/wisconsin-state-journal/1990-11-08/page-13
  5. ↑ Moe, Doug (December 16, 2008). "Moe: Family accomplishments keep adding up". Wisconsin State Journal. Retrieved 2009-07-19.
  6. ↑ Moe, Doug (October 18, 2001). "She doesn't fear the unknown". The Capital Times (Madison, Wisconsin). Capital Newspapers. Retrieved 2009-03-13.
  7. ↑ "A Cleansing Soup Recipe That Calls for Truffle Oil? Sign Us Up". Retrieved 2 February 2016.
  8. ↑ "Everything you need to know about souping". Retrieved 22 February 2016.

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