DAVID CULVER is a senior national correspondent for CNN Worldwide, based at the network’s Los Angeles bureau. Culver’s award-winning work ha splayed a central role in CNN’s coverage around the world. Culver was previously based in Beijing and was responsible for covering major news stories from China and the Asia-Pacific region. His reporting at the start of the COVID-19 outbreak, and while in the midst of hotel quarantine, led to Culver being recognized with three of the most prestigious awards in journalism: the Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in TV Journalism, the Overseas Press Club of America’s David Kaplan award and the George Polk Award. Prior to joining CNN, Culver was an anchor and reporter for NBC Washington. Of Cuban-American descent, Culver has traveled multiple times to Cuba, reporting on the reopening of the U.S.Embassy, Pope Francis’ visit and the death of Fidel Castro. Culver graduated with a degree in Hispanic Studies from the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia. He minored in Middle Eastern Studies and studied Arabic