Heidi Collins

Heidi Collins born Heidi Elmquist on June 1, 1967 is an American correspondent and anchor on CNN. Collins anchors CNN Newsroom from 9 AM to 11AM EST on weekdays and is an occasional substitute anchor for several of CNN's prime time programs.

Collins joined CNN in 2002, originally anchoring on CNN Headline News. Eventually, Collins moved up to American Morning, the network's morning news program, where she served as news reader and substitute co-anchor. Collins was replaced on American Morning by Carol Costello and became a correspondent/fill-in anchor for Anderson Cooper 360° until September 2006, when she obtained her current position. Prior to joining CNN, Collins was an anchor for KUSA in Denver, Colorado. She is married and has one son. They live in Georgia. Collins and her son are part of 1% of the American population diagnosed with Celiac Disease. Collins reported on the disease on CNN in November 2006. She is the official spokesperson for the National Foundation for Celiac Awareness.

Collins graduated in 1985 from Mounds View High School in Arden Hills, Minn. She married Matt Collins in 1992 and son Riley was born in 2001. Collins earned a bachelor of science degree at the University of Maryland. She has a second son