Sachi Koto

Sachi Koto worked more than 25 years as a news anchor with CNN at its Atlanta Headquarters and in Tokyo, Japan at CNN’s affiliate JCTV Network. Sachi was the first Asian on-air talent in the Southeast and the first Japanese American anchor on CNN. Sachi has received multiple honors and awards for her reporting and speaking engagements including – Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette conferred by the government of Japan; The Women Looking Ahead News Magazine’s 100s List of the Nation’s Most Powerful and Influential Women’s Award; the SCLC’s Heritage Award in Honor of Coretta Scott King; The National Star of Asia 2002 Award; “Honorary Texan Award” by Texas Governor Rick Perry; and “Honorary Citizen Award” by Austin, Texas, Mayor Gus Garcia, among others.