Rehema Ellis
Rehema Ellis | |
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 Rehema Ellis at the Manhattan Criminal Courthouse in 2024, reporting about the prosecution of Donald Trump in New York. | |
| Born | April 10, 1952[1] Raeford, North Carolina, United States |
| Education | Simmons College and Columbia Graduate School of Journalism |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Employer | NBC News |
| Notable credit(s) | NBC News correspondent (1994-2025) NBC News lead education correspondent (2010-2025)[2] |
| Children | Khori[1] |
Rehema Ellis is an American television journalist, who worked for NBC News from 1994 through 2025.[3] A correspondent who was based in New York City, she was also the lead education correspondent for NBC News.[2] On December 11, 2025, NBC News broadcast a tribute to Ellis as she was leaving her job.[4]
Early life and education
[edit]Ellis was born in 1952 in Raeford, North Carolina to Cattie Jame McLaughlin-Ellis and John Ellis.[1] She was raised in Boston, Massachusetts.[5]
Ellis graduated from both Simmons College, located in Boston; and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, located in New York City.[3]
Awards and honors
[edit]Ellis has won numerous Emmy Awards, Associated Press awards, Edward R. Murrow Awards, and the National Association of Black Journalists awards.[6]
See also
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References
[edit]- 1 2 3 "Rehema Ellis". HistoryMakers. April 26, 2022.
- 1 2 "Rehema Ellis". Simmons University. Retrieved December 13, 2025.
- 1 2 Staff (May 1, 2010). "Rehema Ellis - Education Correspondent". NBC News. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
- ↑ "'It has been an honor': Rehema Ellis reflects on her time at NBC News". NBC News. December 11, 2025.
- ↑ "Rehema Ellis's Biography". The HistoryMakers. Retrieved August 9, 2026.
- ↑ "2020 #NABJAwards: Special Honors Honorees". National Association of Black Journalists. Retrieved June 30, 2026.
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