Natasha Barrett (television reporter)

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Natasha Barrett (born in Houston, Texas) is an American television reporter. She is currently a reporter for Washington, D.C. station WJLA-TV. [1]

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[edit] Biography

She is a first generation Croatian-American. Her mother is originally from Zagreb, Croatia. Her father is a retired decorated United States Army veteran from Mississippi.

She has also studied in London, England while attending American University in Washington. While in London, she worked for CNBC Europe.

Barrett has worked at two stations in Texas: KZTV[2] in Corpus Christi, followed by KCEN-TV in Waco [3]. She joined WVEC-TV in Norfolk, Virginia as an investigative reporter in 2003, then joined WJLA in 2006.

[edit] Awards

Barrett has received numerous awards for her work in journalism including a Virginia Associated Press award for Investigative Reporting and a Breaking News Award from the Texas Associated Press.[4]

[edit] References

  1. ^ DCRTV's Best/Worst 2007
  2. ^ Baca, Ricardo. "Cancelled 'Sports Night' comes back to life on Comedy Central", Corpus Christi Caller-Times, 2001-01-04. "Reporter Natasha Barrett also started recently at KZTV, according to new executive producer/assignment editor/weekend anchor Jan Park...." 
  3. ^ Baca, Ricardo. "'Buffy' jumping WB for UPN", Corpus Christi Caller-Times, 2001-04-26. "Former KZTV reporter Natasha Barrett recently moved on to a station in Waco..." 
  4. ^ USA Talent - The definitive on-line database of On-Air Talent in the USA, courtesy of TVJobs.com

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