Cal Perry
American journalist
Cal Perry (born October 6, 1979) is a former broadcast journalist who most recently worked for MSNBC. He previously worked at Voice of America in a senior role and briefly at Al Jazeera English. Before joining Al Jazeera, he worked for many years with CNN, mostly in the Middle East. During this time, he served as: Bureau Chief in Baghdad, Iraq (2005–2007), Bureau Chief in Beirut, Lebanon. From these bases, he also covered the wars in Lebanon (2006), Georgia (2008) and Pakistan (2008), plus the aftermath of the devastating cyclone in Bangladesh, in 2007. In 2022, he joined the Baltimore Orioles as senior vice president and chief content officer.
Personal
His father is Mark Perry, an American author specializing in military, intelligence, and foreign affairs analysis. His mother, Dr. Nina Mikhalevsky, is a Professor of Philosophy at the University of Mary Washington.
Career
Perry's international career began as a program officer for the Vietnam Veterans of America Foundation, serving in Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam. On his return, he was chief researcher at the National Veterans Legal Services Program, in Washington, D.C.
He began his career at CNN as an international assignment editor on the network’s foreign desk in Atlanta, Georgia.
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