Nicole Lapin
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| Nicole Miriam Lapin | |
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 Lapin at the Starlight Starbright Gala, Beverly Hills, California, March 2007 |
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| Born | Nicole Lapin March 7, 1984 [1] Los Angeles, California[2] |
| Education | Medill School of Journalism, Northwestern University |
| Occupation | News anchor |
| Notable credit(s) | CNN Anchor (May 2006-present) |
| Agent | Creative Artists Agency.[3] |
Nicole Miriam Lapin[4] (born March 7, 1984) is known for being a anchor on CNN Live[5] (formerly CNN.com Live and CNN Pipeline) and regularly appears on CNN Headline News, CNN, and CNN International.[6][7]
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[edit] Life and career
Lapin was born and raised in Los Angeles, California, the child of a scientist and a former beauty queen.[2] Her family is Jewish and her mother is a former Miss Israel.[8] Lapin became interested in journalism while watching coverage of the Gulf War on CNN, which her parents barred her from watching due to "the perceived negativity and carnage."[9] Lapin got her first broadcast experience when she was in high school and worked as the news anchor for the cable access station.[5] At the age of 15 she attended Harvard University.[10] She studied European Union politics at Institut d`Études Politiques de Paris [11] and transferred to Northwestern University, where in 2005 she graduated as valedictorian of the Medill School of Journalism.[7][12] While at Northwestern, she worked as an assignment editor for the Northwestern News Network.[13] Even though she took time off to work professionally, she was still the youngest in her class.[5]
Lapin began her career as a correspondent at CBS Stations in South Dakota and Kentucky.[6] She also served as an investigative "I-Team" reporter for KPSP-LP in Palm Springs, California.[6][14] There she reported live from San Quentin Prison during the execution of Stanley Williams.[6] Lapin also worked on the floor of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange for First Business network in Chicago. [15]
She joined CNN in May 2006, becoming one of the youngest anchors in the network's history.[7] She has anchored major events like the Virginia Tech massacre and the Israel-Hezbollah conflict.[2] In 2007, she created an interview series at CNN called "Young People Who Rock" where she talks with people under the age of 30 who are doing remarkable things.[2] In 2009, Lapin reported on location in Los Angeles during Michael Jackson's memorial service. [16]
Lapin served an ambassador for the Starlight Starbright Children's Foundation, and created a chat series called "Being Smart is Cool" that "educates terminally ill children on global issues".[9] She currently serves as a "smile ambassador," with Jessica Simpson, for Operation Smile. [17]
Lapin has been on the cover of PowerGirls Magazine[18] and Eliza Magazine,[19] both wholesome, positive female magazines.[20] She is the 2008 recipient of the "Power 30 under 30" award.[21]
[edit] Personal life
Lapin is reportedly single, according to LA Confidential Magazine.[22]
Lapin has been a vegetarian since she was young and a vegan since 2002.[23] In 2009, she was named one of the "20 under 30" influential vegans by VegNews Magazine.[24]
[edit] References
- ^ Nicole Lapin | Derober.com
- ^ a b c d Rebecca Brown (2007-10), Woman of Power:Nicole Lapin, 944
- ^ CAA Speakers - NICOLE LAPIN
- ^ According to the State of California. California Birth Index, 1905-1995. Center for Health Statistics, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento, California. Searchable at http://www.familytreelegends.com/records/39461
- ^ a b c Kim Siegelson (2008-03), Nicole Lapin: Rebel in the Newsroom, Powergirls Magazine
- ^ a b c d Alice Lee Tebo (2007-07), Look Who's Talking, Atlantan
- ^ a b c Eric Steuer (2007-06-26). "CNN.com's Nicole Lapin Talks Up Citizen Journalists". Wired. http://www.wired.com/techbiz/people/magazine/15-07/st_cnn. Retrieved 2008-02-23.
- ^ http://www.elizamagazine.com/article.php?ID=28
- ^ a b Dave Rossman (2007-10), One Degree Closer to Nicole Lapin, Six Degrees
- ^ Stephanie Davis (2008-09). "Nicole Lapin is a Smart Aleck". Skirt Magazine. http://atlanta.skirt.com/node/318.
- ^ http://www.biographicon.com/wiki/r54c8
- ^ Allan Madrid (2005-04-27). "7 students receive a total of 9 prizes in annual national writing competition". The Daily Northwestern. http://media.www.dailynorthwestern.com/media/storage/paper853/news/2005/04/27/Campus/7.Students.Receive.A.Total.Of.9.Prizes.In.Annual.National.Writing.Competition-1918261.shtml. Retrieved 2008-02-23.
- ^ Nicole Drummer (2002-09-25). "Tribune Center opens today despite setbacks". The Daily Northwestern. http://media.www.dailynorthwestern.com/media/storage/paper853/news/2002/09/25/Campus/Tribune.Center.Opens.Today.Despite.Setbacks-1902268.shtml. Retrieved 2008-02-23.
- ^ CBS 2 Palm Springs - Local Man: Wants Clemency for Williams
- ^ http://www.allamericanspeakers.com/speakers/Nicole-Lapin/7077
- ^ http://www.nicolelapin.net/anchoring-michael-jackson-memorial/
- ^ http://www.operationsmile.org/about_us/our-supporters/smile-ambassadors/nicole-lapin.html
- ^ All Things CNN: Odds and Ends
- ^ ELIZA Magazine
- ^ :: Power Girls ::
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- ^ Lara Morgenson (2007-10), The Black Book 2007, LA Confidential Magazine
- ^ [2]
- ^ [3]
[edit] External links
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Wikiquote has a collection of quotations related to: Nicole Lapin |
- Stelter, Brian. "CNN Cuts Back on a Web Video Project." NYTimes.com, Nov. 12, 2009
- Nicole Lapin at the Internet Movie Database
- Declare Yourself: Speak. Connect. Act. Vote. More Than 50 Celebrated Americans Tell You Why ISBN 978-0061473326
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