Vinita Nair is an American television journalist who was co-anchor of World News Now

World News Now

World News Now is an American overnight news program broadcast on American Broadcasting Company's television network. Its tone is often lighthearted, irreverent and humorous...

and America This Morning on ABC

American Broadcasting Company

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, from September 17, 2008 until February 18, 2011. She was partnered with Jeremy Hubbard and later Rob Nelson on both shows. She is currently freelancing, most recently seen on NBC News

NBC News

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 programs.

Nair joined ABC News as an anchor/correspondent for ABC News Now in December 2007. In that role, she anchored live coverage and news briefs for ABC's digital network.

Nair grew up in Colleyville, Texas

Colleyville, Texas

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, and graduated with a degree in journalism from the Medill School of Journalism

Medill School of Journalism

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, of Northwestern University

Northwestern University

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 (Evanston, Illinois). She wrote for Today's Chicago Woman magazine, and was a reporter for Talk Radio News in Washington D.C. prior to pursuing television journalism.

Nair began her career in television news at WGEM-TV

WGEM-TV

WGEM-TV is the NBC-affiliated television station for the Tri-States area of Western Illinois, Northeastern Missouri, and extreme Southeastern Iowa that is licensed to Quincy, Illinois. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on VHF channel 10 from a transmitter east of the city on Cannonball...

, the NBC

NBC

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 affiliate in Quincy

Quincy, Illinois

Quincy, known as Illinois' "Gem City," is a river city along the Mississippi River and the county seat of Adams County. As of the 2010 census the city held a population of 40,633. The city anchors its own micropolitan area and is the economic and regional hub of West-central Illinois, catering a...

, Illinois

Illinois

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, as a general assignment reporter. She also worked for WYCC-TV, Chicago's Public Access Network and the Illinois' Public, educational, and government access

Public, educational, and government access

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 (PEG) cable TV named station Evanston Community Cable Channel. Then she became an anchor and reporter for KOLN

KOLN

KOLN, digital channel 10, is the CBS affiliate in Lincoln, Nebraska. It operates a satellite station, KGIN, on digital channel 11 in Grand Island. KGIN repeats all KOLN programming, but airs separate commercials...

/KGIN-TV in Lincoln

Lincoln, Nebraska

The City of Lincoln is the capital and the second-most populous city of the US state of Nebraska. Lincoln is also the county seat of Lancaster County and the home of the University of Nebraska. Lincoln's 2010 Census population was 258,379....

, Nebraska

Nebraska

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, where she anchored daily morning and afternoon newscasts.

Prior to joining ABC News, Nair was lead evening reporter and anchor at KWGN-TV

KWGN-TV

KWGN-TV, virtual channel 2 , is a television station in Denver, Colorado, owned by the Tribune Company and affiliated with the CW Television Network...

, the CW

The CW Television Network

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 affiliate in Denver. She 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

Bailey, Colorado

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, Colorado

Colorado

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.

Vinita announced on Thursday, February 17, 2011 that Friday, February 18 would be her last night on air at World News Now. It would also be her last day with ABC News. Former KDVR Denver anchor Peggy Bunker has been named interim successor.

The February 18 edition of World News Now paid tribute to Nair in each of its three segments, including appearances from current and former colleagues including Jeremy Hubbard. Her legacy was to treat the crew to a hot breakfast on her last day. Also, a brief send-off by Nelson to Nair was given at the conclusion of America This Morning.

Vinita is currently working freelance. She has most recently been seen with MSNBC/New York She was seen as the newsreader on "Martin Bashir" at 3:42 on Wednesday, August 10 and anchoring the early morning news programs Early Today

Early Today

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 on NBC and First Look

First Look

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on MSNBC.