Vinita Nair

Vinita Nair is an American television journalist. She is the current co-anchor of "World News Now" and "America This Morning" on ABC, beginning on September 17, 2008. [ [http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/the_revolving_door/nair_named_abc_news_anchor_94634.asp TVNewser:"Nair Named ABC News Anchor"] MediaBistro.com. 2008-09-16.]

Nair joined ABC News as an anchor/correspondent for ABC "News Now" in December 2007. In that role, she anchored live coverage and news briefs for ABC's digital network. [ [http://www.abcmedianet.com/shows05/news/correspondents/nair.shtml ABC MediaNet Bio: "Vinita Nair"] ]

Nair grew up in Colleyville, Texas, and graduated with a degree in journalism from the Medill School of Journalism, of Northwestern University (Evanston, Illinois). She wrote for "Today's Chicago Woman" magazine, and was a reporter for Talk Radio News in Washington D.C. prior to pursuing television journalism.

Nair began her career in television news at WGEM-TV, the NBC affiliate in Quincy, Illinois, as a general assignment reporter. She also worked for WYCC-TV, Chicago's Public Access Network and the Illinois' Evanston Community Cable Channel. Then she became an anchor and reporter for KOLN/KGIN-TV in Lincoln, Nebraska, where she anchored daily morning and afternoon newscasts.

Prior to joining ABC News, Nair was lead evening reporter and anchor at KWGN-TV, the CW affiliate in Denver. She started at the station in July of 2004 and reported on a wide range of topics, including the Jon Benet Ramsey murder investigation and the school shootings at Bailey, Colorado.

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