Who is Ben Wedeman?

Ben Wedeman is a News presenter by profession.

Presently, he is among the top media personnel in the world. Moreover, he is famous as one a talented and proficient journalist. Furthermore, he is also a veteran news correspondent currently working for CNN.

Ben Wedeman: Early life, Childhood

Ben was born Benjamin C. Wedeman on September 1, 1960, in Washington DC, in the United States of America. He was born as the son of Miles G. Wedeman and Martha Jean. Miles worked as a diplomat and civil servant.

Similarly, his mother, Martha was a news reporter for the Washington Post. As a child, he moved to several places with his family. He was living in South Korea in 1968. Afterward, he lived in different places like Bangkok and Cambodia.

Education

Wedeman achieved his education in different schools and colleges in different countries. From 1974 to 1975, he attended boarding schools in Beirut, Lebanon.

Then in 1982, he completed his degree in Oriental Languages and Linguistics from the University of Texas. Later he joined the University of London. He graduated with a master’s degree in Middle Eastern Studies from there.