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James Polk(1937-2021)

  • Producer
  • Writer
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James Polk was born on 12 September 1937 in Oaktown, Indiana, USA. He was a producer and writer, known for CNN Special Assignment: Crime Stories (1992), CNN Presents (1993) and Atlanta Child Murders: The investigation and arrest of Wayne Williams (2013). He was married to Cara and Bonnie. He died on 15 July 2021 in Marietta, Georgia, USA.
BornSeptember 12, 1937
DiedJuly 15, 2021(83)
BornSeptember 12, 1937
DiedJuly 15, 2021(83)
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  • Awards
    • 1 win & 3 nominations total

Known for

CNN Special Assignment: Crime Stories
TV Special
  • Producer(segment "Passports for Sale")
  • 1992
CNN Presents (1993)
CNN Presents
3.2
TV Series
  • Producer
Atlanta Child Murders: The investigation and arrest of Wayne Williams (2013)
Atlanta Child Murders: The investigation and arrest of Wayne Williams
  • Producer
  • 2013
CNN Prime News (1980)
CNN Prime News
4.8
TV Series
  • Producer(1993)
  • 1980

Credits

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Producer

  • CNN Presents, Stalker, the Reagan Shooting (2013)
    CNN Presents, Stalker, the Reagan Shooting
    Short
    • producer
    • 2013
  • Atlanta Child Murders: The investigation and arrest of Wayne Williams (2013)
    Atlanta Child Murders: The investigation and arrest of Wayne Williams
    • producer
    • 2013
  • CNN Presents (1993)
    CNN Presents
    3.2
    TV Series
    • senior producer
    • 1994
  • CNN Special Assignment: Crime Stories
    TV Special
    • producer (segment "Passports for Sale")
    • 1992
  • CNN Prime News (1980)
    CNN Prime News
    4.8
    TV Series
    • senior producer (1993)
    • 1980–1998

Writer

  • CNN Special Assignment: Crime Stories
    TV Special
    • writer (segment "Passports for Sale")
    • 1992

Personal details

  • Born
    • September 12, 1937
    • Oaktown, Indiana, USA
  • Died
    • July 15, 2021
    • Marietta, Georgia, USA(undisclosed)
  • Spouses
      Cara? - 2021 (his death, 1 child)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    He served three years in the Navy, and received a bachelor's degree in government from Indiana University. He started out at the Bloomington Herald-Telephone in Indiana, then at the Associated Press in Madison, Wisconsin. He went to Washington DC as an AP reporter. Later in his career, he worked on NBC's Nightly News and at CNN.

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