Rehema Ellis

Rehema Ellis
Rehema Ellis at the Manhattan Criminal Courthouse in 2024, reporting about the prosecution of Donald Trump in New York.
Born	(1952-04-10) April 10, 1952 (age 73) [1] North Carolina, United States
Alma mater	Simmons College and Columbia Graduate School of Journalism
Occupation	Journalist
Employer	NBC News
Notable credit(s)	NBC News correspondent (1994-2025) NBC News lead education correspondent (2010-2025) [2]
Children	Khori [1]

Rehema Ellis is an American television journalist, who worked for NBC News from 1994 through 2025. ^[3] A correspondent who was based in New York City, she was also the lead education correspondent for NBC News. ^[2] On December 11, 2025, NBC News broadcast a tribute to Ellis as she was leaving her job. ^[4]

Early life and education

Ellis was born in 1952 in North Carolina to Cattie Jame McLaughlin-Ellis and John Ellis. ^[1] She was raised in Boston, Massachusetts.^{[ citation needed ]}

Ellis graduated from both Simmons College, located in Boston; and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, located in New York City. ^[3]

Awards and honors

Ellis has won numerous Emmy Awards, Associated Press awards, Edward R. Murrow Awards, and the National Association of Black Journalists awards.^{[ citation needed ]}

See also

• Biography portal
• Journalism portal
• Television portal
• United States portal

• HistoryMakers

References

1. "Rehema Ellis". HistoryMakers . April 26, 2022.
2. "Rehema Ellis". Simmons University. Retrieved December 13, 2025.
3. Staff (May 1, 2010). "Rehema Ellis - Education Correspondent". NBC News . Retrieved July 14, 2015.
4. "'It has been an honor': Rehema Ellis reflects on her time at NBC News". NBC News. December 11, 2025.

External links

• NBC's Bio of Ellis
• Muckrack
• Rehema Ellis at IMDb (Rahema Ellis at IMDb)