Kelly Cobiella
Kelly Cobiella | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1973 (age 51–52) |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | University of Wisconsin-Madison (BA) |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Years active | 1994–present |
| Employer | NBC News |
| Awards | Emmy and Peabody Award Recipient |
Kelly Cobiella is an American journalist who works for NBC News and is based in London. Before that, she worked at other news networks CBS News, ABC News, among others.[1]
Early life and education
[edit]Born in Frankfurt, Germany, Cobiella spent most of her childhood in Denver, Colorado. After graduating high school, she attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison and later graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in International Relations & Affairs.[2]
Career
[edit]She began her career at local affiliates, KJCT, KCOY, and WPLG before moving up to the big-league networks starting at CBS News as a correspondent in 2005.[3]
She left the network in 2011 and joined ABC News and was based in London.[4] She then left the network in 2014 and joined NBC News in the same position she holds to this day.[5] She covered high-profile people and events namely the British royal family, Julian Assange founder of WikiLeaks, and the Trial of Oscar Pistorius.[6][7][8]
Awards and nominations
[edit]In 2010, she won an Emmy award for "Outstanding Business and Economic Reporting in a Regularly Scheduled Newscast. In addition, she won a Peabody award for covering the U.S. economic crisis.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Kelly Cobiella". Grabien.
- ^ "Alumni Achievements". Wisconsin Alumni Association.
- ^ "Kelly Cobiella and Trish Regan are named CBS News correspondents, based in New York". Paramount Press Express. January 24, 2005.
- ^ Fisher, Caragh (November 7, 2011). "ABC News welcomes Kelly Cobiella, Ginger Zee, and Bazi Kanani". ABC News.
- ^ Ariens, Chris (August 4, 2014). "Kelly Cobiella named NBC News London Correspondent". Adweek.
- ^ Cobiella, Kelly (November 29, 2021). "Prince Charles' spokesman rejects claim he asked about Harry, Meghan's children's skin tone". NBC News.
- ^ "Wikileaks founder Julian Assange reaches plea deal with U.S." NBC News Now. June 24, 2024.
- ^ "Officials: Oscar Pistorius will likely leave prison on Friday". TODAY. August 16, 2015.
- ^ "CBS News Top Winner at News & Documentary Emmys". TVWeek. September 27, 2010.