Vinita Nair
| Vinita Chandra Nair | |
|---|---|
| Born |
September 8, 1981 Evanston, Illinois |
| Residence | New York City, New York |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Northwestern University |
| Occupation | News Anchor, News Correspondent |
| Years active | 2000 - Present |
| Employer | CBS 2013 - 2016 |
| Known for |
World News Now America This Morning CBS This Morning CBS This Morning Saturday |
| Spouse(s) | Osman Nawaz |
| Children | 1 |
Vinita Chandra Nair (born September 8, 1981) is an Indian American television journalist who is a correspondent for CBS News in New York City. She is the former co-host of CBS This Morning Saturday alongside Anthony Mason and was replaced by Alex Wagner starting from the episode aired on November 19, 2016.
Nair was born in Evanston, Illinois, and raised in Colleyville, Texas. She gave birth to a son on January 25, 2012.
Professionally, Nair was previously co-anchor of World News Now and America This Morning on ABC, from September 17, 2008 until February 18, 2011. She was partnered with Jeremy Hubbard and later Rob Nelson on both shows.
Nair joined ABC News as an anchor/correspondent for ABC News Now in December 2007. In that role, she anchored live coverage and news briefs for ABC's digital network.
Nair graduated with a degree in journalism from the Medill School of Journalism, of Northwestern University (Evanston, Illinois). She wrote for Today's Chicago Woman magazine, and was a reporter for Talk Radio News in Washington D.C. prior to pursuing television journalism.
Nair began her career in television news at WGEM-TV, the NBC affiliate in Quincy, Illinois, as a general assignment reporter. She also worked for WYCC-TV, Chicago's Public Access Network and the Illinois' Public, educational, and government access (PEG) cable TV named station Evanston Community Cable Channel. Then she became an anchor and reporter for KOLN/KGIN-TV in Lincoln, Nebraska, where she anchored daily morning and afternoon newscasts.
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