Vinita Nair is an American journalist and news anchor for NBC News.
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Best Known For:The television show CBS This Morning: Saturday
Breakthrough:Graduated from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism in 2003
10 Quick Facts About Vinita Nair
- Full Name: Vinita Nair
- Nationality: American
- Profession: News anchor and journalist
- Known For: The television show CBS This Morning: Saturday
- Current Employer: NBC News
- Date of Birth: March 8, 1981
- Age: 45 years old
- Place of Birth: Evanston, Illinois, United States
- Marital Status: Married
- Popular As: Vinita Chandra Nair
Vinita Nair Age
Vinita Nair is 45 years old. She was born on March 8, 1981, and her zodiac sign is Pisces.
Education
She attended Northwestern University, where she earned a Bachelor's degree in Journalism.
- Northwestern University
- Qualification: Bachelor's degree
- Field of Study: Journalism
- Period: 2003
Career & Work
Vinita Nair's career includes news and reporting roles with NBC News, a news outlet and CBS News.
Organization: NBC News
Role: Freelance television journalist
Period: Reported from 2018
Details: United States
Organization: CBS News
Role: Co-host, CBS This Morning: Saturday
Period: 2013–2016
Details: New York, New York · Co-hosted the Saturday morning program with Anthony Mason and reported on national and international news.
Organization: CBS Newspath
Role: Correspondent
Period: From January 2013
Details: New York, New York · Joined CBS's news service distributing national reporting to television stations and broadcasters.
Organization: NBC News and MSNBC
Role: News anchor
Period: 2011
Details: New York, New York · Anchored or presented news on Early Today, First Look and Martin Bashir.
Organization: ABC News
Role: Co-anchor, World News Now and America This Morning
Period: September 2008–February 2011
Details: New York, New York · Co-anchored ABC's overnight and early-morning national news programs.
Organization: ABC News
Role: Anchor and correspondent, ABC News Now
Period: December 2007–2008
Details: United States · Anchored live news coverage and news briefs for ABC's digital news service.
Rise to Fame
Vinita Nair rose to prominence for her role on the television show CBS This Morning: Saturday.
Notable Works
Notable media work includes CBS This Morning: Saturday, World News Now, and America This Morning.
- TV Show: CBS This Morning: Saturday (Co-host, 2013-2016) — National Saturday morning news program co-hosted with Anthony Mason
- TV Show: World News Now (Co-anchor, 2008-2011) — ABC's overnight television news program
- TV Show: America This Morning (Co-anchor, 2008-2011) — ABC's early-morning national news program
- TV Show: ABC News Now (Anchor and correspondent, 2007-2008) — ABC's digital news service
- TV Show: Early Today (Anchor, 2011) — NBC early-morning news programming
- TV Show: First Look (Anchor, 2011) — MSNBC early-morning news program
- TV Show: The Dish (Co-host, 2015) — CBS This Morning: Saturday culinary segment recognized by the James Beard Foundation
- TV Show: CBS Evening News (Correspondent) — Contributed reports during her CBS News career
Notable Coverage
- 2013 Oklahoma tornadoes - CBS News - 2013 - Reported from Moore, Oklahoma, following the destructive tornado
- Papal transition in Rome - CBS News - 2013 - Traveled to Rome to report on the papal transition
- January 2015 Paris terrorist attacks - CBSN - 2015 - Anchored breaking-news coverage of the attacks for CBS's digital streaming service
- JonBenét Ramsey murder investigation - KWGN-TV - Reported on developments in the Colorado murder investigation
- Bailey, Colorado, school shooting - KWGN-TV - 2006 - Covered the school shooting in Colorado
Awards & Achievements
- James Beard Foundation Broadcast Media Award — James Beard Foundation — 2015 — Best Television Segment for CBS This Morning: Saturday's The Dish, as a member of the program team.
Lesser Known Facts
- She was born in Evanston, Illinois, and grew up in Colleyville, Texas.
- She worked at both ABC and CBS on major national morning news programs.
- She reported from Rome during the 2013 papal transition.
- She covered the aftermath of the destructive Moore, Oklahoma, tornado.
Personal Information
- Full Name: Vinita Nair
- Popular As: Vinita Chandra Nair
- Gender: Female
- Occupation: News anchor and journalist
- Nationality: American
- Ethnicity: Asian
Birth & Background
- Date of Birth: March 8, 1981
- Age: 45
- Birthday: March 8
- Zodiac Sign: Pisces
- Place of Birth: Evanston, Illinois, United States
Family & Relationships
- Marital Status: Married
Net Worth & Income
- Salary: $88,000–$384,000 (Estimated range)
- Net Worth: $424,000–$6,050,000 (Estimated range)
- Source of Income: Broadcast employment and related professional work
Related Biographies
- Osman Nawaz (Identified as her husband in a 2015 Northwestern University alumni profile; the current relationship status was not independently established.)
- Anthony Mason(Colleague • Co-host of CBS This Morning: Saturday.)
- Rob Nelson (Colleague • Co-anchor of ABC's World News Now and America This Morning.)
- Jeremy Hubbard(Colleague • Former ABC early-morning news co-anchor.)
