Alphonso Van Marsh

Who is Alphonso Van Marsh?

Alphonso Van Marsh is an American journalist and war correspondent. He is an African American television network reporter based outside the United States.

Marsh was formally named one of Cable News Network’s first “Video Correspondents” in 2003. Often reporting solo from countries like Iraq and Afghanistan, Marsh broke the story of Saddam Hussein’s capture while on assignment in Iraq in December 2003. He used CNN’s digital newsgathering technology in place of traditional two- and three-member newsgathering crews.