WILBORN MEDIA

Ila Wilborn is an experienced journalist with a background in writing, reporting, and producing content for national and local news. She graduated Summa Cum Laude from Florida A&M University, where she was a Presidential Scholar.

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Ila has held various roles at CNN  in Atlanta, GA since being welcomed as a newsgathering intern out of college, to include production assistant, freelance producer and currently, content producer. 

 

At CNN, Ila programs live channels for CNN local news affiliates, handles logistics during planned events and dispatches on-site to produce breaking news for CNN's national correspondents in live broadcasts. She has produced liveshots covering significant events such as the aftermath of Hurricane Ian and Hurricane Idalia, the TOPS Supermarket mass shooting in Buffalo, NY, The 2024 Smokehouse Creek Wildfire, New Year’s Eve from Times Square, the Alex Murdaugh trial, and the Iowa Caucus and CNN's 2024 Presidential Debate, to name a few.

 

Ila also produces health, consumer, breaking news, and evergreen news videos that air across the United States and Canada. Notably, she produced an obituary video on rapper DMX for CNN, CNN Digital, and CNN Newsource, garnering over 1 million views on CNN’s YouTube channel.

 

In addition to her published work at CNN, Ila has contributed to publications such as, The Atlanta Voice, New Journal & Guide, and the National Newspaper Publishers Association. She has interviewed notable figures including Former Georgia Gubernatorial Candidate Stacey Abrams, Atlanta Mayor, Andre Dickens, Florida Councilwoman Frederica Wilson, NASCAR Boxcar Driver, Bubba Wallace, and Actress Rashan Ali.

 

Ila is an active member of  the National Association of Black Journalists and Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., and has participated in leadership programs such as the Leaders Impact the Future of Talent Program for WarnerMedia.