Vinita Chandra Nair is an American television journalist and co-founder of a social media branding company.
17 Facts About Vinita Nair
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Vinita Nair was replaced by Alex Wagner, starting with the episode that aired on November 19,2016.
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Vinita Nair is of Indian descent and was born in Evanston, Illinois, and raised in Colleyville, Texas, going to school in Fort Worth.
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Vinita Nair graduated with a degree in journalism from the Medill School of Journalism, of Northwestern University.
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Vinita Nair wrote for Today's Chicago Woman magazine and was a reporter for Talk Radio News in Washington DC prior to pursuing television journalism.
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Vinita Nair began her career in television news at WGEM-TV, the NBC affiliate in Quincy, Illinois, as a general assignment reporter.
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Vinita Nair worked for WYCC-TV, Chicago's PBS station, and Illinois' public, educational, and government access cable TV station, Evanston Community Cable Channel.
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Vinita Nair started at the station in July 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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Vinita Nair was co-anchor of World News Now and America This Morning on ABC, from September 17,2008, until February 18,2011.
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Vinita Nair was partnered with Jeremy Hubbard and later Rob Nelson on both shows.
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On Thursday, February 17,2011, Vinita Nair announced that Friday, February 18, would be her last night on air at World News Now.
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Vinita Nair treated the crew to a hot breakfast on her last day.
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Also, a brief send-off by Nelson to Vinita Nair was given at the conclusion of America This Morning.
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In 2011, Vinita Nair worked at MSNBC in New York, as a newsreader on Martin Bashir and anchoring the early morning news programs Early Today on NBC and First Look on MSNBC.
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Vinita Nair was then the former co-anchor of CBS This Morning Saturday alongside Anthony Mason.
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Vinita Nair was a correspondent for CBS Newspath and was seen on the network as a substitute anchor for Up to the Minute.
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On October 12 and 13,2017, Vinita Nair guest anchored on Dallas-based ABC affiliate WFAA on News 8 Daybreak alongside World News Now and America This Morning alum Ron Corning.