1. Contessa Brewer was born on March 16,1974 and is an American television journalist for CNBC Business News.
12 Facts About Contessa Brewer
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Contessa Brewer formerly hosted the MSNBC weekend program Caught on Camera and was a correspondent for NBC News and an anchor at NBC's flagship station WNBC.
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Contessa Brewer joined MSNBC in September 2003, after working for WTMJ-TV in Milwaukee, Wisconsin as a weekend anchor and general assignment reporter.
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Contessa Brewer has worked for KMIR-TV in Palm Springs, California from 1997 to 1999, and KRNV-TV in Reno, Nevada.
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In spring 2005, Contessa Brewer served briefly as a news reader on the Imus in the Morning radio show, which was syndicated nationally.
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Contessa Brewer's 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.
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Contessa Brewer later appeared as the news reader on Verdict with Dan Abrams before its cancellation in 2008.
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Contessa Brewer hosted MSNBC Live weekdays at noon, until her departure on August 26,2011.
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In May 2010, Contessa Brewer received criticism for her comments about the Times Square car bomb attempt:.
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Contessa 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.
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In March 2012, Contessa Brewer began doing fill-in anchor work for WNBC in New York City, mostly on weekends.
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In 2017, Contessa Brewer joined CNBC full-time as a correspondent and fill-in anchor.