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| Contessa Brewer | |
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| Born | (1974-03-16) March 16, 1974 (age 50) Parsonsfield, Maine, U.S. |
| Education | Newhouse School, Syracuse University (B.S.) |
| Occupation(s) | Television news anchor and host |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Notable credit | Verdict with Dan Abrams |
Contessa Brewer (born March 16, 1974) is an American freelance television journalist. She formerly hosted the MSNBC weekend program Caught on Camera and was also a correspondent for NBC News and an anchor at NBC's flagship station WNBC.
Early life and education
Brewer was born in Parsonsfield, Maine, and graduated from Sacopee Valley High School in Hiram, Maine, in 1992. She graduated magna cum laude from Syracuse University's Newhouse School of Public Communications with a B.S. in Broadcast Journalism in 1996, as well as a Certificate of Contemporary Europe following her political studies in Strasbourg, France.
Career
Brewer joined MSNBC in September 2003, after working for WTMJ-TV in Milwaukee, Wisconsin as a weekend anchor and general assignment reporter. She has also worked for KMIR-TV in Palm Springs, California from 1997 to 1999, and KRNV-TV in Reno, Nevada. KMIR and WTMJ-TV are both owned by Journal Communications.
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 Don Imus after the New York Post published a gossip item 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 Verdict with Dan Abrams 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 MSNBC Live weekdays at noon, until her departure on August 26, 2011.Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page). 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." 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."
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.
In March 2012, Brewer began doing fill-in anchor work for WNBC in New York City, mostly on weekends.
Personal life
In 2013, she gave birth to twin boys.
References
- ^ "Contessa Brewer – Meet the faces of MSNBC", msnbc.com, February 22, 2007, retrieved July 20, 2011
- Caught on Camera, NBC News, retrieved July 20, 2011
- ^ "Don Imus Berates Contessa Brewer". Outside the Beltway. May 1, 2005. Retrieved April 12, 2007.
- "Rep. Mo Brooks' Congressional Biography". United States House of Representatives. Retrieved July 20, 2011.
- Brewer, Contessa (July 20, 2011). "Contessa Brewer's Profile". Facebook. Retrieved July 20, 2011.
- Cite error: The named reference
Contessa Brewer's Profilewas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - Shapiro, Rebecca (March 19, 2012). "Former MSNBC Anchor Nabs A New Gig". Huffington Post.
- "Contessa Brewer announces she's pregnant with TWINS". April 28, 2013.
External links
- Contessa Brewer official web site
- Contessa Brewer on Twitter
- Contessa Brewer at IMDb
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