CNN Heroes - wikipedia CNN Heroes For the 1987 Polish film, see Hero of the Year ( film ). CNN Heroes : An All - Star Tribute Country of origin United States No. of seasons 11 Production Executive producer ( s ) Kelly Flynn Joel Gallen Ian Stewart Hamish Hamilton Running time 120 minutes Release Original network CNN Original release December 6, 2007 -- present 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. As of 2014 the program was hosted by Anderson Cooper. Nominees 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 USD $50,000 ( $25,000 in 2014 ). The top recipient is chosen as the CNN Hero of the Year and receives an additional USD $250,000 ( $100,000 in 2014 ) 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 5 previous Hero of the year winners were chosen as candidates for the Superhero of the year award, which was decided with an online poll. Contents 1 Awards 2 2017 Heroes 3 2016 Heroes 4 2015 Heroes 5 2014 Heroes 6 2013 Heroes 7 2012 Heroes 8 2011 Heroes 9 2010 Heroes 10 2009 Heroes 11 2008 Heroes 12 2007 Heroes 13 See also 14 References 15 External links Awards In 2017, the program received a News & Documentary Emmy Award for its 2016 10th Annual show. In 2012, the program received a Peabody Award for its 2011 campaign and show. CNN Heroes has also been nominated for the News & Documentary Emmy Awards and is the winner of 3 Gracies. 2017 Heroes The top 10 CNN Heroes of 2017 : Stan Hays Samir Lakhani Jennifer Maddox Rosie Mashale Andrew Manzi Leslie Morissette Mona Patel Khali Sweeney Aaron Valencia Amy Wright : 2017 CNN Hero of the year 2016 Heroes The top 10 CNN Heroes of 2016 : Jeison Aristizábal of Cali, Colombia : 2016 CNN Hero of the year Craig Dodson, United States Sherri Franklin, United States Brad Ludden, United States Luma Mufleh, United States Georgie Smith, United States Umra Omar, Kenya Sheldon Smith, United States Becca Stevens, United States Harry Swimmer, United States Pushpa Basnet, of Kathmandu, Nepal : 2016 CNN Super Hero of the year 2015 Heroes The top 10 CNN Heroes of 2015 : Maggie Doyne, of New Jersey, United States : 2015 CNN Hero of the year Jim Withers, United States Monique Pool, of Suriname Richard Joyner, United States Sean Gobin, United States Bhagwati Agrawal, India Kim Carter, United States Rochelle Ripley, United States Jody Farley - Berens Daniel Ivankovich, United States 2014 Heroes The top 10 CNN Heroes of 2014 ( in alphabetical order ) : Arthur Bloom of the United States Jon Burns of the United Kingdom Pen Farthing of the United Kingdom : 2014 CNN Hero of the year Elimelech Goldberg of the United States Leela Hazzah of Kenya Patricia Kelly of the United States Annette March - Grier of the United States Ned Norton of the United States Juan Pablo Romero Fuentes of Guatemala Dr. Wendy Ross of the United States The 3 Young Wonders of 2014 ( in alphabetical order ) : Lily Born Maria Keller, Read Indeed, Joshua Williams, Joshua 's Heart 2013 Heroes The top 10 CNN Heroes of 2013 ( in alphabetical order ) : Dale Beatty, co-founder of Purple Heart Homes George Bwelle Robin Emmons Danielle Gletow, founder of One Simple Wish Tawanda Jones Richard Nares Kakenya Ntaiya Chad Pregracke of the USA : 2013 CNN Hero of the year Estella Pyfrom, creator of `` Estalla 's Brilliant Bus '' Laura Stachel 2012 Heroes The top 10 CNN Heroes of 2012 ( in alphabetical order ) : Pushpa Basnet of Kathmandu, Nepal : 2012 CNN Hero of the year Wanda Butts of Ohio, United States Mary Cortani of California, United States Catalina Escobar of Cartagena, Colombia Razia Jan of Afghanistan, with an organization located in Massachusetts, United States Thulani Madondo of Kliptown, South Africa Leo McCarthy of Montana, United States Connie Siskowski of New Jersey, United States Scott Strode of Colorado, United States Malya Villard - Appolon of Kofaviv, Haiti The 3 Young Wonders of 2012 ( in alphabetical order ) : Cassandra Lin Will Lourcey Jessica Rees 2011 Heroes The top 10 CNN Heroes of 2011 ( in alphabetical order ) : Eddie Canales of Texas, United States Taryn Davis of North Carolina, United States Sal Dimiceli of Wisconsin, United States Derreck Kayongo of Atlanta, United States Diane Latiker of Chicago, United States Robin Lim of Bali, Indonesia : 2011 CNN Hero of the year Patrice Millet of Haiti Bruno Serato of Anaheim, California, United States Richard St. Denis of Mexico Amy Stokes of South Africa 2010 Heroes The top 10 CNN Heroes of 2010 ( in alphabetical order ) : Guadalupe Arizpe De La Vega of Juarez, Mexico Susan Burton of California, United States Linda Fondren of Mississippi, United States Anuradha Koirala of Kathmandu, Nepal : 2010 CNN Hero of the year Narayanan Krishnan of Madurai, India Magnus MacFarlane - Barrow of Scotland, United Kingdom Harmon Parker of Kenya, Africa Aki Ra of Cambodia Evans Wadongo of Kenya, Africa Dan Wallrath of Texas, United States Also all of the 33 Chilean Miners came on the show to be honored after the 2010 Copiapó mining accident before awards were given out to the list of heroes shown above. Kareem Taylor is the promotional voice for the commercial campaign leading up to the show. 2009 Heroes 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 States 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 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 2008 Heroes 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 : 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 2007 Heroes 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 See also List of awards for volunteerism and community service References ^ Jump up to : CNN. `` Pen Farthing is 2014 's CNN Hero of the Year ''. Retrieved December 8, 2014. Jump up ^ CNN, Drew Kann. `` Who will become the CNN SuperHero ? ''. CNN. Retrieved 2017 - 01 - 05. Jump up ^ `` Meet the top 10 CNN Heroes of 2017 ''. cnn.com. Retrieved 2017 - 11 - 03. Jump up ^ `` CNN Hero of the Year winner : ' God chose me to help ' ''. cnn.com. Retrieved 2016 - 11 - 12. Jump up ^ CNN, Melonyce McAfee. `` CNN Hero of the Year winner : ' God chose me to help ' ''. CNN. Retrieved 2017 - 01 - 05. Jump up ^ `` The CNN SuperHero is... '' cnn.com. Retrieved 2017 - 01 - 05. Jump up ^ `` 2015 CNN Hero of the Year Maggie Doyne helps women, children in Nepal ''. cnn.com. Retrieved 2016 - 11 - 12. ^ Jump up to : CNN. `` ' Young Wonders ' stepped up, changed the world ''. Retrieved 2014 - 12 - 08. Jump up ^ `` And the top 10 CNN Heroes of 2013 are... '' www.cnn.com. Retrieved 2016 - 07 - 31. Jump up ^ ( 1 ) / Jump up ^ CNN. `` Top 10 CNN heroes for 2012 Selected ''. Retrieved 2012 - 09 - 21. Jump up ^ `` An awards show unlike any other - CNN.com ''. CNN. December 10, 2011. Retrieved 2011 - 12 - 10. Jump up ^ `` ' Mother Robin ' wins CNN Hero of the Year - CNN.com ''. CNN. 27 December 2011. Jump up ^ `` CNN Heroes 2010 ''. CNN. Jump up ^ `` Efren Peñaflorida Wins CNN Hero Of The Year 2009 ''. Huffington Post. 22 November 2009. Jump up ^ `` CNN Heroes gallery final round 2007 ''. CNN. November 26, 2007. Retrieved 11 February 2011. External links Official CNN Heroes website `` CNN Heroes : An All - Star Tribute ( 2007 ) '' on IMDb `` The 2nd Annual CNN Heroes : An All - Star Tribute ( 2008 ) '' on IMDb `` The 3rd Annual CNN Heroes : An All - Star Tribute ( 2009 ) '' on IMDb `` The 4th Annual CNN Heroes : An All - Star Tribute ( 2010 ) '' on IMDb `` The 5th Annual CNN Heroes : An All - Star Tribute ( 2011 ) '' on IMDb `` The 6th Annual CNN Heroes : An All - Star Tribute ( 2012 ) '' on IMDb `` The 7th Annual CNN Heroes : An All - Star Tribute ( 2013 ) '' on IMDb CNN Heroes Pablo Fajardo ( 2007 ) Liz McCartney ( 2008 ) Efren Peñaflorida ( 2009 ) Anuradha Koirala ( 2010 ) Robin Lim ( 2011 ) Pushpa Basnet ( 2012 ) Chad Pregracke ( 2013 ) Pen Farthing ( 2014 ) Maggie Doyne ( 2015 ) Jeison Aristizábal ( 2016 ) Amy Wright ( 2017 ) CNN original programming Weekday Early Start New Day CNN Newsroom At This Hour with Kate Bolduan Wolf The Lead with Jake Tapper The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer Erin Burnett OutFront Anderson Cooper 360 ° Cuomo Prime Time CNN Tonight CNN Newsroom International Weekend CNN Newsroom International New Day Saturday New Day Sunday Smerconish The Axe Files The Van Jones Show CNN Newsroom CNN Special Investigations Unit Inside Politics State of the Union Fareed Zakaria GPS Reliable Sources Original series, documentaries, news feature programs, and CNN Films Anthony Bourdain : Parts Unknown CNN Presents CNN Heroes Chicagoland Declassified : Untold Stories of American Spies Death Row Stories The History of Comedy The Hunt with John Walsh The Messy Truth with Van Jones Morgan Spurlock Inside Man The Sixties The Seventies The Eighties The Nineties The 2000s Race for the White House The Wonder List with Bill Weir This Is Life with Lisa Ling United Shades of America We Will Rise Former American Morning Around the World Business Morning Campbell Brown Capital Gang CNN Daybreak CNN Live Today Your Money CNN NewsStand Connie Chung Tonight Crossfire D.L. 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Question: who won the 2016 cnn superhero of the year
Answer: Jeison Aristizábal of Cali, Colombia