Natasha Barrett (television reporter)
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Natasha Barrett is an American
broadcast
journalist
. She is currently a reporter for WJLA-TV
in Washington, D.C.
and she also hosts the daily talk show—Let's Talk Live http://www.letstalklive.tv on ABC's sister station, Newschannel 8. She is originally from Houston, Texas
.
Natasha studied in London
, England
while attending American University
in Washington. While in London, she worked for CNBC Europe
. She graduated from American with a BA in Broadcast Journalism and Computer Information Systems. She has worked at two stations in Texas: KZTV in Corpus Christi, followed by KCEN-TV
in Waco. She joined WVEC-TV in Norfolk, Virginia
as an investigative reporter in 2003. Then, in 2006, she joined WJLA as a reporter.
Natasha has received numerous awards for her work in journalism. Those awards include a Breaking News Award for her day long coverage of a deadly church bus crash from the Texas Associated Press.
She is also the recipient of an Investigative Reporting Award from the Virginia Associated Press for her work at WVEC-TV.
In 2007, Natasha was nominated for the Hottest Female On-air in Washington.
United States
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broadcast
Broadcast
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journalist
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
. She is currently a reporter for WJLA-TV
WJLA-TV
WJLA-TV, channel 7, is the ABC affiliated television station in Washington, D.C.. It is the flagship station of the Allbritton Communications Company, which also operates local cable station NewsChannel 8. The two stations share broadcast facilities in the Rosslyn section of Arlington, Virginia...
in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
and she also hosts the daily talk show—Let's Talk Live http://www.letstalklive.tv on ABC's sister station, Newschannel 8. She is originally from Houston, Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
.
Natasha studied in London
London
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, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
while attending American University
American University
American University is a private, Methodist, liberal arts, and research university in Washington, D.C. The university was chartered by an Act of Congress on December 5, 1892 as "The American University", which was approved by President Benjamin Harrison on February 24, 1893...
in Washington. While in London, she worked for CNBC Europe
CNBC Europe
CNBC Europe is a business and financial news television channel, the pan-European sister station of CNBC. The network is owned and operated by NBC Universal and headquartered in London, where it shares the Adrian Smith-designed 10 Fleet Place building with Dow Jones...
. She graduated from American with a BA in Broadcast Journalism and Computer Information Systems. She has worked at two stations in Texas: KZTV in Corpus Christi, followed by KCEN-TV
KCEN-TV
KCEN-TV, virtual channel 6, is the NBC affiliate for Waco, Killeen and Temple, Texas. Licensed to nearby Temple, it is owned by London Broadcasting. It was founded in 1953 by Frank W. Mayborn, publisher of the nearby Temple Daily Telegram newspaper...
in Waco. She joined WVEC-TV in Norfolk, Virginia
Norfolk, Virginia
Norfolk is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. With a population of 242,803 as of the 2010 Census, it is Virginia's second-largest city behind neighboring Virginia Beach....
as an investigative reporter in 2003. Then, in 2006, she joined WJLA as a reporter.
Natasha has received numerous awards for her work in journalism. Those awards include a Breaking News Award for her day long coverage of a deadly church bus crash from the Texas Associated Press.
She is also the recipient of an Investigative Reporting Award from the Virginia Associated Press for her work at WVEC-TV.
In 2007, Natasha was nominated for the Hottest Female On-air in Washington.