Lisa Daniels (TV presenter)

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Lisa Daniels is a writer and former correspondent for NBC News.

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Daniels graduated first in her class from Hamilton College, majoring in math and history. [1] She graduated cum laude from Harvard Law School. Before starting her broadcasting career, Daniels worked as an associate with the New York law firm Davis Polk & Wardwell. [2]

Early in her career, Daniels was an evening anchor at WGGB-TV in Springfield, Massachusetts. She later hosted "CBS 2 News Saturday/Sunday Morning" for WCBS-TV in New York, [3] where she won the Emmy Award for her coverage of the Northeast Blackout of 2003. Daniels was also a daytime anchor on MSNBC Live and a regular substitute host on The Abrams Report . [2]

She is currently a writer, contributing articles to publications like the Huffington Post among others. She is married and lives in New York City. [2]

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References

  1. Kuhn, Eric (September 18, 2006). Lisa Daniels interview. Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine Media Under the Microscope.
  2. 1 2 3 "Lisa Daniels profile". NBC News. 4 October 2006. Retrieved 2007-05-15.
  3. "Dot's all". Daily News. New York. 22 January 2003. p. 74.