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Heidi Collins (born Heidi Elmquist; June 1, 1967) is an American correspondent and anchor for KMSP-TV Fox 9 News in Minneapolis – Saint Paul. She formerly worked for CNN.
Collins was born in Minnesota. She graduated from Mounds View High School in Arden Hills in 1985 and went on to earn a B.S. in Journalism at the University of Maryland in 1993.
Collins began her career at KFDX-TV in Wichita Falls, Texas. She was later an anchor for KKTV in Colorado Springs and KUSA in Denver, Colorado. She joined CNN in 2002, originally anchoring on CNN Headline News. Eventually, she moved up to American Morning, the network's morning news program, where she served as news reader and substitute co-anchor. She was replaced on American Morning by Carol Costello and became a correspondent/fill-in anchor for Anderson Cooper 360° until September 2006.
On Veteran's Day in 2008, Collins interviewed President George W. Bush live on the deck of the decommissioned USS Intrepid, an event she calls the highlight of her career.