Vinita Nair Biography
Vinita Nair is an American television journalist currently working for an NBC News affiliate in Texas. She is the former co-host of CBS This Morning Saturday alongside Anthony Mason. She is now working for an NCB News affiliate in Texas. Her place on CBS News was taken by Alex Wagner on November 19, 2016.
Vinita Nair Age
Vinita was born on September 8, 1981, in Evanston, Illinois, and raised in Colleyville, Texas. She is 41 years old.
Vinita Nair Parents
Vinita was born Vinita Chandra Nair in Evanston, Illinois, and raised in Colleyville, Texas in Indian culture. She was born to Indian parents whose names are not yet revealed. She belongs to Asian ethnicity with an American Nationality.
Vinita Nair CBS
Vinita alongside Anthony Mason is most recently a former co-anchor of CBS This Morning Saturday. Previously she was also a correspondent for CBS Newspath and was seen on the network as a substitute anchor for Up to the Minute.
An article published in Variety stated that Nair left CBS. On October 12 and 13, 2017, Nair guest anchored on Dallas-based ABC affiliate WFAA on News 8 Daybreak alongside World News Now and America This Morning alum Ron Corning.
Prior to pursuing television journalism Nair wrote for Today’s Chicago Woman magazine and was a reporter for Talk Radio News in Washington D.C. She started her career in television news at WGEM-TV, the NBC affiliate in Quincy, Illinois, as a general assignment reporter.
Other places that she worked were WYCC-TV, Chicago’s PBS station, and Illinois’ public, educational, and government access (PEG) cable TV station, Evanston Community Cable Channel.
Vinita later became an anchor and reporter for KOLN/KGIN-TV in Lincoln, Nebraska, where she anchored daily morning and afternoon newscasts. Then, she was the lead evening reporter and anchor at KWGN-TV, the CW affiliate in Denver.
In July 2004 She began at the station and reported on a wide range of topics, including the Jon Benet Ramsey murder investigation and the school shootings at Bailey, Colorado.
in December 2007 Nair joined ABC News as an anchor/correspondent for ABC News Now. Vinita’s role was to anchor live coverage and news briefs for ABC’s digital network. From September 17, 2008, until February 18, 2011, Nair was co-anchor of World News Now and America This Morning on ABC. She partnered with Jeremy Hubbard and later Rob Nelson on both shows.
Nair announced that Friday, February 18, would be her last night on-air at World News Now on Thursday, February 17, 2011. It would also be her last day with ABC News. Peggy Bunker a former KDVR Denver anchor was her immediate successor.
The February 18 edition of World News Now paid tribute to Nair in each of its three segments, including appearances from current and former colleagues including Jeremy Hubbard. She treated the crew to a hot breakfast on her last day. Also, a brief send-off by Nelson to Nair was given at the conclusion of America This Morning.
Nair worked at MSNBC in New York in 2011, as a newsreader on Martin Bashir and anchoring the early morning news programs Early Today on NBC and First Look on MSNBC.
Vinita Nair Net worth
Vinita is an Indian American television journalist who has an estimated net worth of $3 million.
Vinita Nair Salary
Her salary is not yet revealed but will be updated as soon as possible.
Vinita Nair Husband
Vinita married his husband Osman Nawaz on October 10, 2009. They got married in a traditional Indian-themed wedding where the beautiful bride, Vinita wore a gorgeous sari while the handsome groom wore a traditional Sherwani. Their wedding was celebrated on ABC’s “World News Now”. They have a son named Tahir who was born in 2012.
Vinita Nair Divorce
Due to Vinita’s celebrity, her fans have been speculating things about her personal life and regarding her divorce rumors these were all just hoaxes and she is still happily married to her loving husband Osmo Nawaz.
Why Did Vinita Nair Leave CBS
According to Unclebarky.com.Former CBS anchor-reporter Vinita Nair after leaving CBS she will be heading to the KXAS the NBC station in Dallas, Texas this was reported by Stephanie Tsoflias Siegel on 11 December 2017.
Nair will serve as a special assignment reporter for the station on extended projects. Unclebarky said that the announcement was made on Wednesday 6th December 2017 afternoon to station staffers. Her first day at NBC5 is on January 29, 2017.
Vinita Nair Height
Vinita stands at a height of around 5 feet 6 inches.