Arthel Neville
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Arthel Neville is an American journalist and television personality.
Arthel is the daughter of Art Neville
, founder of the New Orleans music groups The Meters
and The Neville Brothers
.
, and graduated from St. Mary's Dominican High School
in New Orleans. After graduating, she traveled to New York
to pursue acting and modeling. She landed commercials and a recurring role on the soap opera Days of Our Lives
before returning to New Orleans. She enrolled in prepharmacy at Xavier University before switching to journalism at Southern Methodist University
. She finally landed at the University of Texas at Austin
, where she earned a bachelor’s in journalism.
She began her career as a general assignment reporter at KVUE
-TV while a junior at the University of Texas at Austin
School of Journalism.
-TV, her general assignment beat took her to the streets of Austin covering live breaking news, politics, education, health, and human-interest stories.
Neville’s first job after graduation was in New Orleans as a reporter/anchor for WWL
. In 1988 she moved back to Texas for a one-year stint as a reporter for Houston's KHOU-TV
. Neville returned to New Orleans as an anchor/reporter for WVUE
.
In 1991 she landed the host spot on Extreme Close-Up, a one-on-one celebrity interview show that she co-produced for E!
Entertainment TV. During three years with the program she logged over 200 interviews with stars from Will Smith to Tom Cruise to Sharon Stone, becoming the nation’s first high-profile black female entertainment reporter. During this period she also covered live entertainment events for the network and occasionally filled in as host on their signature show Talk Soup
. In 1994 she beat out over 1,000 hopefuls to launch and anchor Extra
for Warner Brothers studios, becoming the first African American female to host a nationally syndicated entertainment news magazine program. Neville remained with Extra until 1996 when the program was revamped. In 1997 she teamed up with sportscaster Fred Roggin to host Arthel & Fred, a syndicated daytime entertainment news program that lasted only one season. A year later, Neville left Los Angeles for New York and became a senior correspondent on the Fox Network’s syndicated news magazine Fox Files, and at Fox News Channel
as an anchor, correspondent, host of Celebrity Spotlight, and weekly contributor on The O’Reilly Factor.
Arthel co-hosted the Miss Teen USA
pageant with Dick Clark, and in 1994, she co-hosted the Miss Universe
pageant in Manila, Philippines with Entertainment Tonight
's Bob Goen
. She has also appeared on Days of our Lives
, Monk (TV Series)
, Girlfriends
, Moesha
, Cybill
, Living Single
, and The Fresh Prince of Bel Air.
In 2002 Neville joined CNN
to become the host of “Talk Back Live
With Arthel Neville,” becoming the first African American woman to host her own show on the news network. The show presented news of the day and featured live interaction with audience members and guests, in-studio, and via satellite, phone, and internet. While at CNN, she also anchored morning and daytime news, and co-anchored weekend news with Anderson Cooper
from CNN’s Atlanta and New York City
bureaus.
In 2003 Arthel was recognized by the University of Texas for her outstanding contribution to broadcast journalism. She received the Texas Exes
’ Outstanding Young Texas Ex Award, which is bestowed upon four University of Texas alumnae under the age of 45 who have reached a level of excellence in their respective fields.
Later, Neville co-hosted Fox’s Good Day Live with Steve Edwards
and Debbie Matenopoulos
, hosted Celebrity Hobbies on the DIY Network
, and served as a correspondent for the 2005 revival of the syndicated news magazine “A Current Affair.” On that show, she garnered much acclaim for her coverage of Hurricane Katrina
in her hometown of New Orleans. She herself lost her family home and many of her relatives were displaced. She subsequently established “Arthel’s Angels,” a nonprofit hurricane relief website. In March 2006, she joined the Fox News–produced syndicated news magazine “Geraldo at Large
” as the West Coast bureau chief and correspondent.
She co-hosted The View in the fall of 2006.
On August 1, 2008, Neville became the lead anchor for the Fox 5 Morning News, a four-hour weekday newscast on KSWB-TV
in San Diego. Within a year, she made an impact on the San Diego community as evidenced by her nomination by San Diego Magazine
for their 2009 Woman of the Year Award.
In addition to her anchoring duties for Fox and KSWB-TV
, Neville has been a recurring guest on HLN Showbiz Tonight
. In May 2009, Neville's show “Conversations with Arthel Neville,” a one-on-one celebrity interview show produced through her company, began airing on My Channel on Sky TV (British Sky Broadcasting
), Fox's sister network in the United Kingdom
to 9 million homes in England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, and the Channel Islands, as well as parts of France, Spain, and Italy.
In June 2010, Neville returned to Fox News Channel
as a news anchor on America's Newsroom
, America's News Headquarters
, and The Strategy Room, a contributor on The O’Reilly Factor, Red Eye w/ Greg Gutfeld
, and Fox and Friends, and fill-in anchor on America Live with Megyn Kelly
. She also served as a correspondent from New Orleans for the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina for Studio B with Shepard Smith and Fox Report
.
Arthel is the daughter of Art Neville
Art Neville
Art Neville is an American singer and keyboardist from New Orleans.-History:Neville is a part of one of the most famous musical families of New Orleans, the Neville Brothers...
, founder of the New Orleans music groups The Meters
The Meters
The Meters are an American funk band based in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Meters performed and recorded their own music from the late 1960s until 1977...
and The Neville Brothers
The Neville Brothers
The Neville Brothers, an American R&B and soul group, was formed in 1977 in New Orleans, Louisiana.-History:The group notion started in 1976, when the four brothers of the Neville family, Art , Charles , Aaron , and Cyril The Neville Brothers, an American R&B and soul group, was formed in 1977 in...
.
Biography
Arthel Neville was born and raised in New Orleans, LouisianaLouisiana
Louisiana is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans. Louisiana is the only state in the U.S. with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are local governments equivalent to counties...
, and graduated from St. Mary's Dominican High School
St. Mary's Dominican High School
St. Mary's Dominican High School or simply "Dominican High School" is an all-girls private high school in New Orleans, Louisiana.Dominican is one of the only schools in Louisiana which doesn't have a mascot. The school colors are black and white. Dominican has a highly respected athletics program...
in New Orleans. After graduating, she traveled to New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
to pursue acting and modeling. She landed commercials and a recurring role on the soap opera Days of Our Lives
Days of our Lives
Days of our Lives is a long running daytime soap opera broadcast on the NBC television network. It is one of the longest-running scripted television programs in the world, airing nearly every weekday in the United States since November 8, 1965. It has since been syndicated to many countries around...
before returning to New Orleans. She enrolled in prepharmacy at Xavier University before switching to journalism at Southern Methodist University
Southern Methodist University
Southern Methodist University is a private university in Dallas, Texas, United States. Founded in 1911 by the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, SMU operates campuses in Dallas, Plano, and Taos, New Mexico. SMU is owned by the South Central Jurisdiction of the United Methodist Church...
. She finally landed at the University of Texas at Austin
University of Texas at Austin
The University of Texas at Austin is a state research university located in Austin, Texas, USA, and is the flagship institution of the The University of Texas System. Founded in 1883, its campus is located approximately from the Texas State Capitol in Austin...
, where she earned a bachelor’s in journalism.
She began her career as a general assignment reporter at KVUE
KVUE
KVUE, virtual channel 24 , is the local Austin, Texas-based ABC affiliate, owned by Belo Corporation. Its transmitter is located in West Lake Hills, just west of Downtown...
-TV while a junior at the University of Texas at Austin
University of Texas at Austin
The University of Texas at Austin is a state research university located in Austin, Texas, USA, and is the flagship institution of the The University of Texas System. Founded in 1883, its campus is located approximately from the Texas State Capitol in Austin...
School of Journalism.
Career
The first female African American on-air reporter at KVUEKVUE
KVUE, virtual channel 24 , is the local Austin, Texas-based ABC affiliate, owned by Belo Corporation. Its transmitter is located in West Lake Hills, just west of Downtown...
-TV, her general assignment beat took her to the streets of Austin covering live breaking news, politics, education, health, and human-interest stories.
Neville’s first job after graduation was in New Orleans as a reporter/anchor for WWL
WWL-TV
WWL-TV, virtual channel 4, is the CBS-affiliated television station serving New Orleans, Louisiana, southeast Louisiana and parts of southern and coastal Mississippi, and is the primary CBS station for South and Coastal Mississippi. It broadcasts on UHF digital channel 36...
. In 1988 she moved back to Texas for a one-year stint as a reporter for Houston's KHOU-TV
KHOU-TV
KHOU is the CBS affiliate television station in Houston, Texas. Serving Greater Houston, it is owned by the Belo Corporation and broadcasts on digital and PSIP channel 11...
. Neville returned to New Orleans as an anchor/reporter for WVUE
WVUE
WVUE-DT, broadcasting on virtual channel 8, is a TV station in New Orleans, Louisiana, affiliated with the Fox Broadcasting Company. WVUE is owned by Louisiana Media Company, with studios in the Gert Town section of New Orleans and transmitter in Chalmette, Louisiana.- Digital television :WVUE-DT...
.
In 1991 she landed the host spot on Extreme Close-Up, a one-on-one celebrity interview show that she co-produced for E!
E!
E! Entertainment Television is an American basic cable and satellite television network, owned by NBCUniversal. It features entertainment-related programming, reality television, feature films and occasionally series and specials unrelated to the entertainment industry.E! has an audience reach of...
Entertainment TV. During three years with the program she logged over 200 interviews with stars from Will Smith to Tom Cruise to Sharon Stone, becoming the nation’s first high-profile black female entertainment reporter. During this period she also covered live entertainment events for the network and occasionally filled in as host on their signature show Talk Soup
Talk Soup
Talk Soup was a television show produced for cable network E! that debuted on January 7, 1991, and aired until August 2002. Talk Soup aired selected clips of the previous day's daily talk shows—ranging from daytime entries like The Jerry Springer Show and to celebrity interview shows like The...
. In 1994 she beat out over 1,000 hopefuls to launch and anchor Extra
Extra (TV series)
Extra is an American entertainment television news program covering events and celebrities which debuted on September 5, 1994 in syndication. It is produced at Victory Studios in Glendale, California by Telepictures Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television Distribution...
for Warner Brothers studios, becoming the first African American female to host a nationally syndicated entertainment news magazine program. Neville remained with Extra until 1996 when the program was revamped. In 1997 she teamed up with sportscaster Fred Roggin to host Arthel & Fred, a syndicated daytime entertainment news program that lasted only one season. A year later, Neville left Los Angeles for New York and became a senior correspondent on the Fox Network’s syndicated news magazine Fox Files, and at Fox News Channel
Fox News Channel
Fox News Channel , often called Fox News, is a cable and satellite television news channel owned by the Fox Entertainment Group, a subsidiary of News Corporation...
as an anchor, correspondent, host of Celebrity Spotlight, and weekly contributor on The O’Reilly Factor.
Arthel co-hosted the Miss Teen USA
Miss Teen USA
Miss Teen USA is a beauty pageant run by the Miss Universe Organization for girls aged 14–19. The reigning titleholder is Danielle Doty of Texas....
pageant with Dick Clark, and in 1994, she co-hosted the Miss Universe
Miss Universe
Miss Universe is an annual international beauty contest that is run by the Miss Universe Organization. The pageant is the most publicized beauty contest in the world with 600 million viewers....
pageant in Manila, Philippines with Entertainment Tonight
Entertainment Tonight
Entertainment Tonight is a daily tabloid television entertainment television news show that is syndicated by CBS Television Distribution throughout the United States, Canada and in many countries around the world. Linda Bell Blue is currently the program's executive producer...
's Bob Goen
Bob Goen
Robert Kuehl "Bob" Goen is an American game show emcee and television personality, best known for his work on Entertainment Tonight between 1993 and 2004...
. She has also appeared on Days of our Lives
Days of our Lives
Days of our Lives is a long running daytime soap opera broadcast on the NBC television network. It is one of the longest-running scripted television programs in the world, airing nearly every weekday in the United States since November 8, 1965. It has since been syndicated to many countries around...
, Monk (TV Series)
Monk (TV series)
Monk is an American comedy-drama detective mystery television series created by Andy Breckman and starring Tony Shalhoub as the titular character, Adrian Monk. It originally ran from 2002 to 2009 and is primarily a mystery series, although it has dark and comic touches.The series debuted on July...
, Girlfriends
Girlfriends
Girlfriends is an American comedy-drama sitcom that premiered on September 11, 2000, on UPN and aired on UPN's successor network, The CW, before being cancelled in 2008...
, Moesha
Moesha
Moesha is an American sitcom series that aired on the UPN network from January 23, 1996 to May 14, 2001. The series stars R&B singer Brandy Norwood as Moesha Mitchell, a high school student living with her family in the Leimert Park neighborhood of South Central Los Angeles.-Overview:The show...
, Cybill
Cybill
Cybill is an American television sitcom created by Chuck Lorre, which aired on CBS from January 2, 1995 to July 13, 1998. Starring Cybill Shepherd, the series revolves around Cybill Sheridan, a twice-divorced single mother of two and struggling actress in her 40s, who has never gotten her show...
, Living Single
Living Single
Living Single is an American television sitcom which aired for five seasons on the Fox network from August 29, 1993 to January 1, 1998. The show centered on the lives of six friends who share personal and professional experiences while living in a Brooklyn brownstone.Throughout its run, Living...
, and The Fresh Prince of Bel Air.
In 2002 Neville joined CNN
CNN
Cable News Network is a U.S. cable news channel founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. Upon its launch, CNN was the first channel to provide 24-hour television news coverage, and the first all-news television channel in the United States...
to become the host of “Talk Back Live
Talk Back Live
Talk Back Live was a talk show on CNN that lasted from 1994 until 2003. It aired from 3 to 4 pm Eastern Time and was hosted at various times by Susan Rook, Bobbie Battista, Karyn Bryant and Arthel Neville. The audience participation show originated from a specially constructed stage in the atrium...
With Arthel Neville,” becoming the first African American woman to host her own show on the news network. The show presented news of the day and featured live interaction with audience members and guests, in-studio, and via satellite, phone, and internet. While at CNN, she also anchored morning and daytime news, and co-anchored weekend news with Anderson Cooper
Anderson Cooper
Anderson Hays Cooper is an American journalist, author, and television personality. He is the primary anchor of the CNN news show Anderson Cooper 360°. The program is normally broadcast live from a New York City studio; however, Cooper often broadcasts live on location for breaking news stories...
from CNN’s Atlanta and New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
bureaus.
In 2003 Arthel was recognized by the University of Texas for her outstanding contribution to broadcast journalism. She received the Texas Exes
Texas Exes
The Ex-Students' Association of The University of Texas is the association of former students of the University of Texas at Austin....
’ Outstanding Young Texas Ex Award, which is bestowed upon four University of Texas alumnae under the age of 45 who have reached a level of excellence in their respective fields.
Later, Neville co-hosted Fox’s Good Day Live with Steve Edwards
Steve Edwards (talk show host)
Steve Edwards is an American television personality on Los Angeles, California, morning shows, including AM Los Angeles, Two on The Town, and Good Day L.A....
and Debbie Matenopoulos
Debbie Matenopoulos
Thespina "Debbie" Matenopoulos is an American television personality and actress.- Early life :Matenopoulos was born in Richmond, Virginia, of Greek ancestry. Her birth name is Despina Matenopoulos, named after her grandmother...
, hosted Celebrity Hobbies on the DIY Network
DIY Network
DIY Network is a channel owned by Scripps Networks Interactive that focuses on do it yourself projects at home.Television stations air local versions with local hosts with segments produced by the network. Branded DIY Network programming is also broadcast in Japan and the Philippines...
, and served as a correspondent for the 2005 revival of the syndicated news magazine “A Current Affair.” On that show, she garnered much acclaim for her coverage of Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Katrina of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season was a powerful Atlantic hurricane. It is the costliest natural disaster, as well as one of the five deadliest hurricanes, in the history of the United States. Among recorded Atlantic hurricanes, it was the sixth strongest overall...
in her hometown of New Orleans. She herself lost her family home and many of her relatives were displaced. She subsequently established “Arthel’s Angels,” a nonprofit hurricane relief website. In March 2006, she joined the Fox News–produced syndicated news magazine “Geraldo at Large
Geraldo at Large
Geraldo at Large is a United States television newsmagazine, hosted by Fox News correspondent-at-large and former talk show host Geraldo Rivera.-History:...
” as the West Coast bureau chief and correspondent.
She co-hosted The View in the fall of 2006.
On August 1, 2008, Neville became the lead anchor for the Fox 5 Morning News, a four-hour weekday newscast on KSWB-TV
KSWB-TV
KSWB-TV, virtual channel 69, is a Fox-affiliated television station in San Diego, California. It broadcasts a 720p high definition digital signal on UHF channel 19 from a transmitter southeast of Spring Valley...
in San Diego. Within a year, she made an impact on the San Diego community as evidenced by her nomination by San Diego Magazine
San Diego Magazine
San Diego Magazine is a monthly publication concerning life in the San Diego region. This is the city’s longest running lifestyle publication and has continued to prosper and evolve throughout its 60-year history...
for their 2009 Woman of the Year Award.
In addition to her anchoring duties for Fox and KSWB-TV
KSWB-TV
KSWB-TV, virtual channel 69, is a Fox-affiliated television station in San Diego, California. It broadcasts a 720p high definition digital signal on UHF channel 19 from a transmitter southeast of Spring Valley...
, Neville has been a recurring guest on HLN Showbiz Tonight
Showbiz Tonight
Showbiz Tonight is an American entertainment news program on HLN .Showbiz Tonight is hosted by A.J. Hammer at CNN New York. The show reports and debates celebrity entertainment news stories and controversies, along with social networking segments involving viewer interaction via social networks and...
. In May 2009, Neville's show “Conversations with Arthel Neville,” a one-on-one celebrity interview show produced through her company, began airing on My Channel on Sky TV (British Sky Broadcasting
British Sky Broadcasting
British Sky Broadcasting Group plc is a satellite broadcasting, broadband and telephony services company headquartered in London, United Kingdom, with operations in the United Kingdom and the Ireland....
), Fox's sister network in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
to 9 million homes in England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, and the Channel Islands, as well as parts of France, Spain, and Italy.
In June 2010, Neville returned to Fox News Channel
Fox News Channel
Fox News Channel , often called Fox News, is a cable and satellite television news channel owned by the Fox Entertainment Group, a subsidiary of News Corporation...
as a news anchor on America's Newsroom
America's Newsroom
America's Newsroom, written on-air as "America's Newsroom with Bill Hemmer and Martha MacCallum" is an American news/talk program on Fox News Channel, first airing on February 12, 2007.-Synopsis:...
, America's News Headquarters
America's News Headquarters
America's News Headquarters is a weekend news program broadcast on Fox News Channel; it also refers to the two-to-three minute headline updates during "non-news" programming. The show took the place of America's Election Headquarters...
, and The Strategy Room, a contributor on The O’Reilly Factor, Red Eye w/ Greg Gutfeld
Red Eye w/ Greg Gutfeld
Red Eye w/Greg Gutfeld is a late-night/early-morning satirical talk show on the Fox News Channel, airing at 3:00 am ET Tuesday through Saturday. The show features panelists and guests discussing the latest news in politics, pop culture, entertainment, business, sports, and religion...
, and Fox and Friends, and fill-in anchor on America Live with Megyn Kelly
America Live with Megyn Kelly
America Live with Megyn Kelly is a news program currently airing on the Fox News Channel from 1-3 pm Eastern Standard Time. The show began airing on February 1, 2010 and is hosted by Megyn Kelly, former co-host of America's Newsroom.-About the show:...
. She also served as a correspondent from New Orleans for the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina for Studio B with Shepard Smith and Fox Report
Fox Report
The Fox Report is a fast-paced American nightly news program on Fox News Channel, hosted weekdays by Shepard Smith and weekends by Harris Faulkner.-About the program:...
.