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14 Facts About Andrea Canning

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Andrea Mead Canning was born on 1972 and is a Canadian-born journalist and writer.

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Andrea Canning was named a Dateline NBC correspondent in 2012 and contributes to other NBC News platforms such as Today, NBC Nightly News and MSNBC.

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Andrea Canning is a fill-in anchor and news anchor on Today and Weekend Today.

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Andrea Canning was born in Blue Mountain, Ontario and grew up in Collingwood, Ontario.

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Andrea Canning graduated from the University of Western Ontario with a degree in psychology in 1994.

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Andrea Canning studied radio and television arts at Ryerson Polytechnic University.

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From 1999 to 2001, Andrea Canning worked for WPTV-TV in West Palm Beach, Florida and from 1997 to 1999 was a reporter and anchor for CKVR-TV in Barrie, Ontario.

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Andrea Canning was the morning anchor for WXVT-CBS in Greenville, Mississippi.

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Andrea Canning was a correspondent for ABC News from 2004 until April 2012, where she covered the White House, Congress, the Supreme Court and the Iraq War for ABC's affiliate NewsOne.

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Andrea Canning served as an alternate news reader for Good Morning America.

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Andrea Canning joined NBC News in October 2012 as a correspondent for Dateline while contributing to other NBC News platforms.

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Andrea Canning has been a screenwriter since 2016 and has written various TV and movie scripts.

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Andrea Canning has appeared in the role of a news anchor in the popular Ruby Herring Mystery movie series, beginning in 2019.

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Andrea Canning is a member of Alpha Gamma Delta and was presented with their Talent of Leadership award in 2015 and their Distinguished Citizens Award in 2018.