CNN Heroes
CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute is a television special created by CNN to honor individuals who make extraordinary contributions to humanitarian aid and make a difference in their communities. The program was started in 2007. Since 2016, the program was hosted by Anderson Cooper and Kelly Ripa. Honorees are introduced during the fall of each year and the audience is encouraged to vote online for the CNN Hero of the Year. Ten recipients are honored and each receive US$10,000. The top recipient is chosen as the CNN Hero of the Year and receives an additional US$100,000 to continue their work. During the broadcast celebrating their achievements, the honorees are introduced by celebrities who actively support their charity work. To celebrate the 10th anniversary, the 2016 edition had an additional segment where five previous Hero of the Year winners were chosen as candidates for the Superhero of the Year award, which was decided with an online poll. Heroes 2007 The 18 CNN Heroes finalists for 2007 were (in alphabetical order): Florence Cassassuce, La Paz, Mexico Kayla Cornale, of Burlington, Ontario, Canada Mathias Craig, of San Francisco Irania Martinez Garcia, of Guantanamo, Cuba Pablo Fajardo, of Ecuador Rangina Hamidi, of Stone Ridge, Virginia, United States Rick Hodes, of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Lynwood Hughes, of Rocky Mount, North Carolina, United States Dallas Jessup, of Vancouver, Washington, United States Peter Kithene, of Seattle, Washington, United States Scott Loeff, of Chicago, Illinois, United States Mark Maksimowicz, of St. Petersburg, Florida, United States James McDowell, of Patchogue, New York, United States Anne McGee, of Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Josh Miller, of Santa Monica, California, United States Rosemary Nyirumbe, of Uganda Steve Peifer, of Kijabe, Kenya S. Ramakrishnan, of Ayikydy, India Julie Rems-Smario, of Oakland, California, United States Scott Southworth, of USA 2008 The Top 10 CNN Heroes of 2008 were (in alphabetical order): Tad Agoglia, of Long Island, New York, United States Yohannes Gebregeorgis, of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Carolyn LeCroy, of Norfolk, Virginia, United States Anne Mahlum, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Liz McCartney, of St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana, United States: CNN 2008 Hero of the Year Phymean Noun, of Toronto, Ontario, Canada David Puckett, of Savannah, Georgia, United States Maria Ruiz, of El Paso, Texas, United States Marie Da Silva, of (Malawi), residing in Los Angeles, California, United States Viola Vaughn, of Kaolack, Senegal 2009 The Top 10 CNN Heroes of 2009 were (in alphabetical order): Jorge Munoz, of Queens, New York, United States Jordan Thomas, of Chattanooga, Tennessee, United Budi Soehardi, of Kupang, Indonesia Betty Makoni, of London, United Kingdom Doc Hendley, of Blowing Rock, North Carolina, United States Efren Peñaflorida, of Cavite City, Philippines: 2009 CNN Hero of the Year Derrick Tabb, of New Orleans, Louisiana, United States Roy Foster, of Palm Beach, Florida, United States Andrea Ivory, of West Park, Florida, United States Brad Blauser, of Dallas, Texas, United States 2010 The top 10 CNN Heroes of 2010 (in alphabetical order): Guadalupe Arizpe De La Vega of Juarez, Mexico Susan Burton