Jessi Mitchell

Jessi Mitchell is the anchor of CBS News Roundup, airing weekdays starting at 1 am ET/10 pm PT. She also contributes to CBS News broadcasts on all platforms as a reporter.

Jessi most recently worked for the CBS News New York team as a multi-skilled journalist, focusing her reporting in Harlem. She was the first dedicated community reporter hired across all CBS-owned stations, a position that has expanded in roles across the country. Jessi earned several awards and honors from local organizations for her work in Harlem.

Additionally, she anchored the nightly Atlanta Now News for CBS-owned station, Atlanta 69. She also completed two documentaries focused on climate change and immigration.

Jessi previously spent two years in the CBS News Atlanta bureau, where she won a national Emmy, a Silver Gavel and a Gracie Award for her work covering major breaking news stories like the Atlanta spa shootings, the Christmas Day explosion in downtown Nashville, the murder of Ahmaud Arbery in Brunswick, Georgia, and the Surfside building collapse. She also responded to several natural disasters from deadly flooding to tornadoes and hurricanes like Laura and Ida.

Prior to joining CBS News, Jessi spent seven years as a multimedia journalist and anchor in Oklahoma City, Colorado Springs, and Columbus, Georgia. Her time in local news sparked a passion for helping others through storytelling, highlighting issues affecting minority communities, homeless populations, and domestic violence survivors.

Jessi was born in Los Angeles and grew up in Atlanta. She attended Hampton University on a full academic scholarship and was captain of the women's golf team. She graduated Magna Cum Laude with a degree in Broadcast Journalism and a minor in Spanish.

Jessi is an active member of SGI-USA, the most diverse Buddhist community in the United States. She is also a member of the National Association of Black Journalists, a contributor to the Women In Golf Foundation and the Hampton University Alumni Association. In 2023, Jessi was inducted into the Hall of Fame at Hampton's Scripps Howard School of Journalism and Communications.

Jessi is an avid sneaker collector and golfer, and she enjoys hot yoga and taking long walks with her dog Scotty.