Mara Schiavocampo
Mara Schiavocampo | |
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Born |
Mara Schiavocampo September 28, 1979 Silver Spring, Maryland |
Education | UCLA, University of Maryland, College Park |
Occupation | Journalist, News Anchor |
Employer | ABC News |
Spouse(s) | Tommy Porter (2005–present) |
Children | 1 |
Website | http://www.marasonline.net |
Mara Schiavocampo (pronounced skee-ah-vah-CAHM-po) (born September 28, 1979) is an American journalist, working for ABC News. She was an anchor for Early Today on NBC and for First Look on MSNBC[1] and was an NBC News correspondent. She is now an ABC News New York-based correspondent.[2]
Early life and education
Schiavocampo received her undergraduate degree from University of California, Los Angeles and master's degree from University of Maryland, College Park.[3]
Career
Schiavocampo has worked for ABC News, CBS News, Current TV, Yahoo!, NPR, Ebony Magazine, The Oprah Winfrey Show and Uptown. Schiavocampo was with NBC News from 2007–2013, where she was a digital correspondent and anchor of Early Today and anchor of MSNBC'S First Look for the last three years with NBC.
Personal life
Schiavocampo is married to Tommie Porter; the couple has one child, and they are expecting a second child in January 2016. The family lives in Harlem, New York.
Schiavocampo is biracial, born of an Italian father and an African-American mother.[4]
References
- ↑ "Schiavocampo Tapped For 'Early Today,' 'First Look' - TVNewser". Mediabistro.com. 2012-12-14. Retrieved 2014-03-18.
- ↑ "Mara Schiavocampo Joins ABC News as New York-based Correspondent". Abcnews.go.com. 2014-02-03. Retrieved 2014-03-18.
- ↑ "SO WHAT DO YOU DO, MARA SCHIAVOCAMPO, NBC DIGITAL JOURNALIST?". Mediabistro. January 9, 2008. Retrieved January 4, 2015.
- ↑ "Mara Schiavocampo | Real Life Glam". GLAM Life Blog. 2012-08-21. Retrieved 2014-03-18.