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'''Contessa Brewer''' (born March 16, 1974) is an American freelance television journalist. She formerly ] the ] weekend program ''Caught on Camera''<ref name="msnbc.msn.com" /><ref>{{Citation|title=Caught on Camera|url=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28437703/ns/msnbc_tv-caught_on_camera/|publisher=NBC News|accessdate=July 20, 2011}}</ref> and was also a correspondent for ] and an anchor at NBC's flagship station ]. '''Anna Brewer''' (born Aoril 11, 1975) is an American freelance television journalist. She formerly hosted the ] weekend program ''Caught on Camera''<ref name="msnbc.msn.com" /><ref>{{Citation|title=Caught on Camera|url=https://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28437703/ns/msnbc_tv-caught_on_camera/|publisher=NBC News|accessdate=July 20, 2011}}</ref> and an anchor at NBC's flagship station ].


==Early life and education==
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Brewer was born in ], and graduated from ] in ], in 1992. She graduated ''magna cum laude'' from ]'s ] with a ] in ] in 1996, as well as a Certificate of Contemporary Europe following her political studies in ].<ref name="msnbc.msn.com">{{Citation Brewer was born in , and graduated from in , in 1992. She graduated ''magna cum laude'' from 's with a in in 1996, as well as a Certificate of Contemporary Europe following her political studies in .<ref name="msnbc.msn.com">{{Citation
|url=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3131291/ |url=https://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3131291/
|title=''"Contessa Brewer – Meet the faces of MSNBC"'' |title=''"Anna Brewer – Meet the faces of MSNBC"''
|date=February 22, 2007 |date=February 22, 2007
|accessdate=July 20, 2011 |accessdate=July 20, 2011
|publisher=]}}</ref> |publisher=</ref>


==Career==
Brewer joined MSNBC in September 2003, after working for ] in ] as a weekend anchor and general assignment reporter. She has also worked for ] in ] from 1997 to 1999, and ] in ].<ref name="msnbc.msn.com"/> KMIR and ] are both owned by ].



In spring 2005, Brewer served briefly as a news reader on the '']'' radio show, which was syndicated nationally. Her tenure was brief; she became embroiled in a public feud with ] after the '']'' published a gossip item<ref name="outsidethebeltway.com">{{Cite news In spring 2005, Brewer served briefly as a news reader on the '']'' radio show, which was syndicated nationally. Her tenure was brief; she became embroiled in a public feud with
|url=http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/don_imus_berates_contessa_brewer/

|title=Don Imus Berates Contessa Brewer |title=Don Imus Berates Contessa Brewer
|date=May 1, 2005 |date=May 1, 2005
|work=Outside the Beltway|postscript= |work=Outside the Beltway|postscript=
|accessdate=April 12, 2007}}</ref> in which she was allegedly overheard disparaging the radio personality. Imus replied, on air, with his own disparaging remarks directed at Brewer.<ref name="outsidethebeltway.com"/> She later appeared as the news reader on '']'' before its cancellation in 2008. She and Dan Abrams would discuss the "Winners and Losers" of the day, as well as reading responses from readers. She hosted '']'' weekdays at noon, until her departure on August 26, 2011.<ref name="Contessa Brewer's Profile">{{cite web |last=Brewer|first=Contessa |date=August 26, 2011 |url=http://www.facebook.com/contessamsnbc/posts/10150272821797548 |title=Contessa Brewer's Profile |publisher=Facebook |accessdate=August 26, 2011}}</ref> |accessdate=April 12, 2007}</ref> in which she was allegedly overheard disparaging the radio personality. Imus replied, on air, with his own disparaging remarks directed at Brewer.<ref name="outsidethebeltway.com"/> She later appeared as the news reader on '''' before its cancellation in 2008. She and Dan Abrams would discuss the "Winners and Losers" of the day, as well as reading responses from readers. She hosted '''' weekdays at noon, until her departure on August 26, 2011.<ref name="Anna Brewer's Profile">{cite web |last=Brewer|first=Anna |date=August 26, 2011 |url=https://www.facebook.com/annamsnbc/posts/10011030083|title=Anna Brewer's Profile |publisher=Facebook |accessdate=August 26, 2011}</ref>

In January 2010, New Hampshire Senator ], a guest on ''It's the Economy'', hosted by Brewer and ], called for cuts in the federal budget. When Gregg failed to respond to Francis' questions concerning the specific cuts he supported, Brewer pressed him, asking "Which programs are you willing to cut? Are you willing to tell schools, no money for you?" Gregg reacted by saying Brewer was "absurd", "fundamentally dishonest", "irresponsible" and lacked "integrity" for her handling of interviews, and stated "in your introduction to me, you said that, that education funding would be cut."<ref>{{cite news|title=MSNBC's Francis, Brewer Spar With Panicked Gregg Over Budget Cuts|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/01/28/msnbcs-francis-brewer-spa_n_440930.html|publication-date=January 28, 2010|date=March 30, 2010|first=Jason |last=Linkins|work=]|postscript=|accessdate=June 15, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Judd Gregg lectures MSNBC: 'Irresponsible'|url=http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0110/32177.html|date=January 28, 2010|first=Andy|last=Barr|work=]|postscript=|accessdate=June 15, 2011}}</ref>


In August 2009, Brewer was criticized by conservative blogs for a story about a man carrying an AR-15 assault rifle at an Obama appearance in ], on August 17.<ref>{{cite news|title=Righty bloggers slam MSNBC over 'gun' clip; network responds|url=http://www.politico.com/blogs/michaelcalderone/0809/Righty_bloggers_slam_MSNBC_over_gun_clip_network_responds.html?showall|date=August 20, 2009|first=Michael|last=Calderone|work=]|postscript=|accessdate=June 15, 2011}}</ref> MSNBC was accused of editing the video to conceal the race of the man, who was black, and Brewer commented "you have a man of color in the presidency and white people showing up with guns strapped to their waists or to their legs."<ref>{{Cite news|title=MSNBC's Contessa Brewer Brews a Race Issue with Image of Black Man's Race Concealed|url=http://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/2009/08/20/msnbcs-contessa-brewer-brews-a-race-issue-with-image-of-black-mans-race-concealed/|date=August 20, 2009|website=arlingtoncardinal.com|location=Arlington Heights, IL|postscript=|accessdate=June 15, 2011}}</ref>


In May 2010, Brewer received criticism for her comments about the ]: {{quote|There was part of me that was hoping this was not going to be anybody with ties to any kind of Islamic country, because there are a lot of people who want to use this terrorist intent to justify writing off people who believe in a certain way or come from certain countries or whose skin color is a certain way. I mean they use it as justification for really outdated bigotry.<ref>{{cite news|title=Homegrown 'errorists{{'-}}|url=http://chronicle.augusta.com/opinion/editorials/2010-05-05/homegrown-errorists?v=1273011184|date=May 5, 2010|work=]|location=]|postscript=|accessdate=May 6, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Is there anyone left with America's interests at heart?|url=http://www.galesburg.com/opinions/x1381031459/Diana-West-Is-there-anyone-left-with-Americas-interests-at-heart|date=May 6, 2010|first=Diana|last=West|authorlink=Diana West|work=Galesburg Register–Mail|location=]|postscript=|accessdate=May 6, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=We're worried about 'backlash' as the terrorists press our luck|url=http://www.cleveland.com/obrien/index.ssf/2010/05/were_worried_about_backlash_as.html|date=May 6, 2010|first=Kevin|last=O'Brien|work=]|location=]|postscript=|accessdate=May 6, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|title=Denying Jihad—Again|url=http://frontpagemag.com/2010/05/05/denying-jihad-again/|date=May 5, 2010|first=Robert|last=Spencer|authorlink=Robert Spencer (author)|work=]|location=]|postscript=|accessdate=May 6, 2010}}</ref>}}


⚫ On July 20, 2011, while interviewing Representative ] (R-AL) on MSNBC regarding the debt crisis, Brewer asserted: "We were looking at going ... reverting a depression at that point." When Brooks said he disagreed, Brewer challenged, "Do you have a degree in economics?" Brooks replied "Yes ma'am, I do. Highest honors."<ref>{{cite news|title="MSNBC To GOP Congressman: 'Do You Have A Degree In Economics?'"|url=http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2011/07/20/msnbc_to_gop_congressman_do_you_have_a_degree_in_economics.html|work=]|date=July 20, 2011|accessdate=July 20, 2011}}</ref> According to his Congressional web site, "Mo graduated from Duke University in three years with a double major in political science and economics, with highest honors in economics. In 1978, he graduated from the University of Alabama Law School."<ref>{{cite web|title=Rep. Mo Brooks' Congressional Biography|url=http://brooks.house.gov/about-me/full-biography|publisher=]|accessdate=July 20, 2011}}</ref> After the interview, Brewer commented on her Facebook page that she "just learned why lawyers are told never to ask a question they don't know the answer to."<ref>{{cite web |last=Brewer|first=Contessa |date=July 20, 2011 |url=http://www.facebook.com/contessamsnbc/posts/10150242323982548 |title=Contessa Brewer's Profile |publisher=Facebook |accessdate=July 20, 2011}}</ref>


⚫ On July 20, 2011, while interviewing Representative ] (R-AL) on MSNBC regarding the debt crisis, Brewer asserted: "We were looking at going ... reverting a depression at that point." When Brooks said he disagreed, Brewer challenged, "Do you have a degree in economics?" Brooks replied "Yes ma'am, I do. Highest honors."<ref>{{cite news|title="MSNBC To GOP Congressman: 'Do You Have A Degree In Economics?'"|url=https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2011/07/20/msnbc_to_gop_congressman_do_you_have_a_degree_in_economics.html|work=]|date=July 20, 2011|accessdate=July 20, 2011}}</ref> According to his Congressional web site, "No graduated from Duke University in three years with a double major in political science and economics, with highest honors in economics. In 1978, he graduated from the University of Alabama Law School."<ref>{{cite web|title=Rep. Mo Brooks' Congressional Biography|url=https://brooks.house.gov/about-me/full-biography|publisher=]|accessdate=July 20, 2011}}</ref> After the interview, Brewer commented on her Facebook page that she "just learned why lawyers are told never to ask a question they don't know the answer to."<ref>{{cite web |last=Brewer|first=Anna |date=July 20, 2011 |url=https://www.facebook.com/annamsnbc/posts/10011030083|title=Anna Brewer's Profile |publisher=Facebook |accessdate=July 20, 2011}}</ref>
On August 26, 2011, Brewer announced at the conclusion of her regular anchoring hour on MSNBC that she would no longer be serving as an anchor for the network. Brewer stated that she would continue hosting ''Caught on Camera'' and filing reports for NBC news but that she would be pursuing other opportunities in the future.<ref name="Contessa Brewer's Profile"/>


In March 2012, Brewer began doing fill-in anchor work for WNBC in New York City, mostly on weekends.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/19/contessa-brewer-wnbc-new-york_n_1364842.html |work=Huffington Post |first=Rebecca|last=Shapiro |title=Former MSNBC Anchor Nabs A New Gig |date=March 19, 2012 |accessdate= }}</ref>


==Personal life== ==Personal life==
In 2013, she gave birth to twin boys.<ref>.{{Dead link|date=August 2013}} April 28, 2013.</ref> In 2010, she gave birth to a boy.<ref>.{{Live link|date=August 2013}} April 28, 2010.</ref>


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==External links== ==External links==
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Anna Brewer
Born (1975-04-11) April 11, 1975 (age 49)
Colorado Springs, Colorado, U.S.
Occupation(s)Television news anchor and host
Years active1997–present

Anna Brewer (born Aoril 11, 1975) is an American freelance television journalist. She formerly hosted the MSNBC weekend program Caught on Camera and an anchor at NBC's flagship station WNBC.


Brewer was born in , and graduated from in , in 1992. She graduated magna cum laude from 's with a in in 1996, as well as a Certificate of Contemporary Europe following her political studies in .


In spring 2005, Brewer served briefly as a news reader on the Imus in the Morning radio show, which was syndicated nationally. Her tenure was brief; she became embroiled in a public feud with

|title=Don Imus Berates Contessa Brewer |date=May 1, 2005 |work=Outside the Beltway|postscript= |accessdate=April 12, 2007}</ref> in which she was allegedly overheard disparaging the radio personality. Imus replied, on air, with his own disparaging remarks directed at Brewer. She later appeared as the news reader on before its cancellation in 2008. She and Dan Abrams would discuss the "Winners and Losers" of the day, as well as reading responses from readers. She hosted weekdays at noon, until her departure on August 26, 2011.



On July 20, 2011, while interviewing Representative Mo Brooks (R-AL) on MSNBC regarding the debt crisis, Brewer asserted: "We were looking at going ... reverting a depression at that point." When Brooks said he disagreed, Brewer challenged, "Do you have a degree in economics?" Brooks replied "Yes ma'am, I do. Highest honors." According to his Congressional web site, "No graduated from Duke University in three years with a double major in political science and economics, with highest honors in economics. In 1978, he graduated from the University of Alabama Law School." After the interview, Brewer commented on her Facebook page that she "just learned why lawyers are told never to ask a question they don't know the answer to."


Personal life

In 2010, she gave birth to a boy.

References

  1. ^ {{Citation |url=https://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3131291/ |title="Anna Brewer – Meet the faces of MSNBC" |date=February 22, 2007 |accessdate=July 20, 2011 |publisher=
  2. Caught on Camera, NBC News, retrieved July 20, 2011
  3. Cite error: The named reference outsidethebeltway.com was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. {cite web |last=Brewer|first=Anna |date=August 26, 2011 |url=https://www.facebook.com/annamsnbc/posts/10011030083%7Ctitle=Anna Brewer's Profile |publisher=Facebook |accessdate=August 26, 2011}
  5. ""MSNBC To GOP Congressman: 'Do You Have A Degree In Economics?'"". RealClearPolitics. July 20, 2011. Retrieved July 20, 2011.
  6. "Rep. Mo Brooks' Congressional Biography". United States House of Representatives. Retrieved July 20, 2011.
  7. Brewer, Anna (July 20, 2011). "Anna Brewer's Profile". Facebook. Retrieved July 20, 2011.
  8. "Anna Brewer announces she's pregnant!".Template:Live link April 28, 2010.

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