Katy Tur
Katy Tur | |
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| Born | Katharine Bear Tur October 26, 1983 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Nationality | United States of America |
| Education | University of California, Santa Barbara |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Employer(s) | NBCUniversal, Comcast |
| Partner | Keith Olbermann (2006–2009) |
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Katharine Bear "Katy" Tur (born October 26, 1983)[1] is an American broadcast journalist working as correspondent for NBC News, based in New York City. She reports for all platforms of NBC News, including Early Today, Today, NBC Nightly News, Meet the Press, WNBC-TV, MSNBC, and The Weather Channel.[2]
Early life and education
Tur is the daughter of journalists Hanna Zoey Tur (formerly Robert "Bob" Tur) and Marika Gerrard. She has one brother, James. She graduated from Brentwood School in 2001,[3] and from the University of California, Santa Barbara in 2005 with a BA, Philosophy.[4][5]
Career
Tur has reported for WPIX-TV, News 12 Brooklyn, KTLA, and HD News/Cablevision.[citation needed] Tur worked as a storm chaser for The Weather Channel on the network's VORTEX2 team.[6]
NBC News
Tur joined NBC News in 2009 at NBC's flagship station, WNBC-TV. While at NBC News, she covered the death of Cory Monteith, a motorcycle attack on an SUV, and the MH-370 search. She is covering the Donald Trump presidential campaign for the network as its campaign-embedded reporter.
References
- ^ Date of birth found on the California Birth Index 1905-1995 under TUR, KATHERINE BEAR on October 26, 1983, in Los Angeles County.
- ^ "Katy Tur bio". WNBC-TV New York. Retrieved 2014-04-15.
- ^ "Chasing Politics in front of the camera". Brentwood Magazine: 49. Spring 2016.
{{cite journal}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ^ "MSNBC's Keith Olbermann Finds His Niche as a Bush-Bashing Hero for Lefties". Nymag.com. 2007-04-16. Retrieved 2015-08-18.
- ^ "'Trust' - Fun Stars Enjoy Love Fest". New York: NY Daily News. 2006-08-09. Retrieved 2015-08-18.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Olbermann's Girlfriend Katy Tur Joins The Weather Channel". Mediabistro.com. 2009-05-11. Retrieved 2014-04-15.