Cabot Rea is an American

United States

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 reporter and television news anchorman. He is currently the evening and night co-anchorman for WCMH, the NBC

NBC

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 affiliate in Columbus, Ohio

Columbus, Ohio

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.

In 1978, Rea graduated from Otterbein College in Westerville, Ohio

Westerville, Ohio

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 with a degree in music education. He taught music in Newark, Ohio

Newark, Ohio

In addition, the remains of a road leading south from the Octagon have been documented and explored. It was first surveyed in the 19th century, when its walls were more apparent. Called the Great Hopewell Road, it may extend to the Hopewell complex at Chillicothe, Ohio...

, and was twice teacher of the year at Wilson Junior High. Also a professional singer and actor, Rea toured in a production of Camelot

Camelot (musical)

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and was also the principal baritone at the Ohio Light Opera Company.

Rea started at WCMH in 1985 as a weekend sports and daily feature reporter for the station, and received an Emmy Award

Emmy Award

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 for a feature news story on Camp Reams, a corrections facility in Lancaster, Ohio

Lancaster, Ohio

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 (http://www.drc.state.oh.us/web/reams.htm).

Rea briefly served as the co-anchorman on the nightly news at WWHO

WWHO

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, the Columbus UPN

UPN

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affiliate. He currently teaches radio and television performance at Otterbein College. Until recently, Rea served as the host of the Miss Ohio Pageant since 1986.

Rea has a wife, Heather, and three children: Josh, Meredith, and Cassie.