Rehema Ellis

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Rehema Ellis
Born
North Carolina, United States
Alma mater Simmons College and Columbia Graduate School of Journalism
OccupationJournalist
Employer NBC News
Notable credit(s)NBC News correspondent (since 1994)
NBC News lead education correspondent (since 2010)

Rehema Ellis is an American television journalist, working for NBC News. [1] A correspondent based in New York City, New York, she is also the lead education correspondent for NBC News.

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Early life and education

Ellis was born in North Carolina, and raised in Boston, Massachusetts.

Ellis graduated from both Simmons College, located in Boston; and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, located in New York City. [1]

Awards and honors

Ellis has won numerous Emmy Awards, Associated Press awards, Edward R. Murrow Awards, and the National Association of Black Journalists awards.

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References

  1. 1 2 Staff (May 1, 2010). "Rehema Ellis - Education Correspondent". NBC News . Retrieved July 14, 2015.