Michelle Kosinski is an American journalist, host, and public speaker.
16 Facts About Michelle Kosinski
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Michelle Kosinski was a foreign correspondent for NBC News based in London ; before that, she was a correspondent based in Miami.
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Michelle Kosinski has covered numerous international news stories, including the US war in Afghanistan, the Arab Spring, the assassination of Benazir Bhutto, the Haiti earthquake, the BP oil spill, the Virginia Tech shootings, the Obama White House, and the tenure and firing of Rex Tillerson.
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Michelle Kosinski is a 2003 Suncoast Regional Emmy Awards Craft Winner for reporting on Haitian immigrants and was named Woman of the Year in 2005 by Women in Communications of South Florida.
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Michelle Kosinski has covered such world events as the War in Afghanistan, terrorist plots in Europe, international court cases, and the 2010 Haiti earthquake.
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In 2005, Michelle Kosinski did an on-air report for NBC while covering flooding in New Jersey, paddling a canoe as she spoke, in what she claimed were deep floodwaters, whereupon two pedestrians walked through the shot, exposing the water to only be a few inches deep.
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Michelle Kosinski explained to The New York Observer that while the shot was originally in the deep water, the crew insisted on moving the boat to the edge of the water, so that they could light and mic it properly.
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In 2010, Michelle Kosinski was named a foreign correspondent and moved from NBC's Southeast Bureau to London.
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In 2005, Michelle Kosinski worked as a foreign correspondent for NBC News based in London.
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Michelle Kosinski covered numerous international events such as the 2010 Haiti earthquake, the aftermath of the Arab Spring, the assassination of Benazir Bhutto, terrorist plots and bombings in Europe, US-Russia relations, as well as the Virginia Tech shooting.
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In 2009, Michelle Kosinski purchased a $5.6 million, 12,000-square-foot home in Coral Gables, Florida.
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Michelle Kosinski attended St Charles Borromeo School and graduated from Holy Cross High School as valedictorian.
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Michelle Kosinski earned bachelor's and master's degrees from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University.
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Michelle Kosinski was born in Willingboro Township, New Jersey, and grew up in nearby Cinnaminson Township, New Jersey.
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Michelle Kosinski is one of four children of Jeanette, a chemist, and Robert, a retired biologist who worked for the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection.
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Michelle Kosinski has sought out and highlighted innovative charitable work around the United States, as a regular contributor to Nightly News' "Making a Difference" series, which has in turn positively impacted those efforts.