Contessa Brewer
Contessa Brewer | |
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| Born | March 16, 1974 |
| Education | B.S., Newhouse School, Syracuse University |
| Occupation | MSNBC News anchor |
| Notable credit | Verdict with Dan Abrams |
Template:Fixbunching Contessa Brewer (born March 16, 1974 in Parsonsfield, Maine) is an American news anchor for MSNBC.
Biography
Brewer graduated from Sacopee Valley High School in Hiram, Maine in 1992. She graduated magna cum laude from Syracuse University's Newhouse School of Public Communications with a B.S. in Broadcast Journalism in 1996, as well as a Certificate of Contemporary Europe following her political studies in Strasbourg, France.Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page). KMIR and WTMJ-TV are both owned by Journal Communications.
In the spring of 2005 Brewer served briefly as a news reader on the Imus in the Morning radio show, which was syndicated nationally. Her tenure was brief; she became embroiled in a public feud with Don Imus after the New York Post published a gossip item[1] in which she was allegedly overheard disparaging the radio personality. Imus replied, on air, with his own disparaging remarks directed at Brewer.[1] She later appeared as the news reader on Verdict with Dan Abrams before its cancellation in 2008. She and Dan Abrams would discuss the "Winners and Losers" of the day, as well as reading responses from readers. She hosts MSNBC Live weekdays at noon.
Brewer was criticized live on air by New Hampshire Senator Judd Gregg. Gregg said she was "absurd", "fundamentally dishonest", "irresponsible" and lacked "integrity" for her handling of interviews.[2]
In May 2010, Brewer received criticism for her comments about the Times Square car bomb attempt:
There was part of me that was hoping this was not going to be anybody with ties to any kind of Islamic country, because there are a lot of people who want to use this terrorist intent to justify writing off people who believe in a certain way or come from certain countries or whose skin color is a certain way. I mean they use it as justification for really outdated bigotry.[3][4][5][6]
References
- ^ a b "Don Imus Berates Contessa Brewer". Outside the Beltway. 2005-05-01. Retrieved 2007-04-12.
- ^ Drennen, Kyle (January 28, 2010), "GOP Senator Rips Into MSNBC Host For 'Absurd,' 'Dishonest,' Statements", NewsBusters, Media Research Center, retrieved May 6, 2010
- ^ "Homegrown 'errorists'", The Augusta Chronicle, Augusta, Georgia, May 5, 2010, retrieved May 6, 2010
- ^ West, Diana (May 6, 2010), "Is there anyone left with America's interests at heart?", Galesburg Register–Mail, Galesburg, Illinois, retrieved May 6, 2010
- ^ O'Brien, Kevin (May 6, 2010), "We're worried about 'backlash' as the terrorists press our luck", The Plain Dealer, Cleveland, retrieved May 6, 2010
- ^ Spencer, Robert (May 5, 2010), "Denying Jihad—Again", FrontPage Magazine, Los Angeles, retrieved May 6, 2010