Campbell Brown
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| Birth name | Alma Dale Campbell Brown | |
| Born | June 14, 1968 | |
| Birth place | Ferriday, Louisiana, United States | |
| Education | Regis University | |
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| Occupation | Broadcast journalist | |
| Spouse | Dan Senor (2006 - present) 1 child | |
| Children | Eli James Senor (b. December 18, 2007) | |
| Notable credit(s) | Co-anchor of Weekend Today | |
Campbell Brown (born June 14, 1968) is an American television news personality, currently an anchor for CNN and a former co-anchor of NBC's Weekend Today. She won an Emmy for her reporting on Hurricane Katrina.[1]
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Early life
Brown was born Alma Dale Campbell Brown in Ferriday, Louisiana, the daughter of former Louisiana Democratic State Senator, Secretary of State, and Insurance Commissioner James H. "Jim" Brown Jr., and Brown's first wife, artist Dale Campbell Brown, who later married William R. Fairbanks.[2] Brown explains her name by stating "Alma Dale" was her grandmother's name, while "Campbell" was her mother's birth surname.[3]
Brown was reared Catholic, though her father is Presbyterian. She has two sisters.[4] She graduated from Regis University in Denver, Colorado, with a bachelor of arts degree in Political Science/International Relations. After graduation, she spent a year teaching English in the former Czechoslovakia.
[edit] Career
She began her career in local news reporting for KSNT-TV, the NBC affiliate in Topeka, Kansas, and then for WWBT-TV, the NBC affiliate in Richmond, Virginia, and also reported for WBAL-TV in Baltimore, Maryland, and WRC-TV in Washington, D.C. Brown joined NBC News in 1996. She was later assigned to The Pentagon and covered the war in Kosovo. Before Weekend Today, she was the White House correspondent for NBC News.
During the 2000 Presidential campaign, she covered George W. Bush as well as the Republican National Convention and Republican primary. She eventually became the primary substitute anchor for Brian Williams on NBC Nightly News. In March 2006, she was named as one of five women who might replace Katie Couric when she would leave The Today Show, but the vacancy was filled by Meredith Vieira.
Brown announced July 22, 2007 on Weekend Today that she would be leaving NBC News after 11 years to devote time to her family and expected baby. The next day, CNN confirmed it had hired Brown, and that Brown would start work for CNN in February 2008 (originally November 2007), filling the spot previously held by Paula Zahn, who left the network in turn. Brown is currently anchoring CNN Election Center which is running in what is supposed to be her future timespot. She should begin her new show when CNN Election Center wraps up in November 2008.[5]
[edit] Personal life
On April 2, 2006, Brown married Daniel Samuel Senor (born 1971), a Republican consultant who regularly appears on Fox News.[6][7] Brown converted to Judaism, her husband's faith;[8] the two were married in an Orthodox Jewish ceremony.[9]
On June 24, 2007, Brown announced on Weekend Today that she and her husband were expecting their first child.[10] On December 18, Brown gave birth to a son, Eli James Senor, named after his grandfather, James Senor.
[edit] Popular culture
Brown is currently parodied by actress/comedienne Tracey Ullman, in her new Showtime series, Tracey Ullman's State of the Union
[edit] References
- ^ Dan Senor & Campbell Brown: Greater Talent Network Speakers Bureau
- ^ http://www.dalefairbanks.com/biograph.htm retrieved 2007-07-25
- ^ http://mediabistro.com/articles/cache/a9517.asp Mobile Media News, retrieved 2007-07-25
- ^ NY Times Campbell Brown and Dan Senor , retrieved 2007-07-25
- ^ Campbell Brown Quietly Begins Her Tenure At CNN retrieved 2008-05-13
- ^ Campbell Brown and Dan Senor NY Times, retrieved 2007-07-25
- ^ NBC's Campbell Brown Gets Married - Marriage, Campbell Brown : People.comNBC's Campbell Brown to Be a Mom
- ^ Power couple discusses politics, war and marriage
- ^ He said, she said
- ^ [1] People magazine, retrieved 2007-07-25
[edit] External links
- Campbell Brown profile at CNN.com
- Campbell Brown - Today, Weekend Edition - MSNBC.com
- Campbell Brown at the Internet Movie Database
- TVNewser confirmation of move to CNN
| Preceded by Soledad O'Brien |
Weekend Today Co-Anchor with Lester Holt 2003 - July 22, 2007 |
Succeeded by No permanent host named |
