Holly Williams

Holly Williams is an Australian foreign correspondent and war correspondent who has worked for CBS since 2012. Prior to that, she worked for BBC News, CNN, and Sky News.

Early life and education Williams grew up in Tasmania and Victoria, Australia. She attended high school in Victoria. Williams became interested in China when she was 12 years old while watching the Tiananmen Square Protests on television. At age 15 she persuaded her parents to let her visit China for three months

Upon returning home she began studying Chinese in high school.

Career After her internship, Williams began doing her own camera work, and covered the 2008 Summer Olympics in China. This led to her being hired for her first job as a correspondent and she spent 12 years in China, becoming fluent in Chinese. She worked for BBC News, CNN, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Gaza, Syria and Libya.

Williams was hired by CBS in October 2012.

Williams also produced stories that won the Royal Television Society Award, the Foreign Press Association Award and the Golden Nymph.