Colette Cassidy is a television news reporter, journalist, writer, and speaker.[1]

Career

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Cassidy served as primetime newsbreak anchor for MSNBC[2] as well as an occasional host of MSNBC Live. Previously, she was a reporter and weekend anchor at CBS station KYW-TV in Philadelphia, where she joined the station as a writer and producer in 1994.[3] By December 1995, she had moved on to general assignment and in December 2002, she was promoted to the anchor seat.[1][4]

Personal

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She is a New Jersey native, who was raised outside of Dublin, Ireland. She is a graduate of Marywood University in Scranton, Pennsylvania.[5] Cassidy is an Alzheimer's awareness raising advocate and fundraises for the Alzheimer's Association.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Colette Cassidy | Maria Shriver | Home for Architects of Change". Maria Shriver. Archived from the original on 9 June 2013. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
  2. ^ "NBC News". NBC News. 15 July 2005. Retrieved July 29, 2011.
  3. ^ "CBS News". CBS News. October 25, 2001.
  4. ^ "Philadelphia City Paper". October 25, 2001.
  5. ^ "KYW reporter bio". Retrieved July 29, 2011.
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