sister-in-law for being a "control freak", and praised her then-husband. The conversation audio was mixed with the President's audio feed and both were discernible. Daryn Kagan broke into Phillips' comments with an audio recap of Bush's speech. CNN immediately apologized for the on-air gaffe. Phillips later appeared on CBS' Late Show with David Letterman poking fun at herself in retrospect. Phillips co-anchored CNN Radio's November 4, 2008 election coverage with Capitol Hill correspondent Lisa Desjardins. In March 2012, Phillips moved to the 11am Newsroom, and her timeslot was shortened to one hour. However, on June 26, 2012, it was officially announced that she would leave CNN and launch her own show at its sister channel HLN. She soon returned to CNN as an "investigative correspondent". ABC On April 2, 2018, Phillips left CNN to join ABC News as a "D.C.-based correspondent". On July 19, 2019, Phillips posted a tweet praising President Trump for "giving us [journalists] access on a regular basis and the ability to ask any question." Phillips came under attack by many who viewed the comment as being a "suck up" to the president. Awards In 1997 Phillips was named Reporter of the Year by the Associated Press. She has also won four Emmy Awards, two Edward R. Murrow Awards for investigative reporting, the top documentary award from the Society of Professional Journalists for her coverage of Jena, Louisiana and multiple Golden Microphones. Personal life Having been married to John Assad from 2000 to 2008, Phillips became engaged to Fox News correspondent John Roberts in 2010. She gave birth to their twins in March 2011. References External links 1968 births American television reporters and correspondents CNN people Living people Television anchors from Los Angeles Television anchors from New Orleans People from San Diego