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Rehema Ellis

Rehema Ellis

Keynote Speaker: Chief Education Correspondent at NBC News

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Rehema Ellis Biography

Rehema Ellis is NBC News’ Chief Education correspondent and reports for all platforms of NBC News, including NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt, Today, NBCNews.com, MSNBC and NBC News Now.

Ellis joined NBC News in 1994 as a general assignment correspondent. She began her broadcast career at KDKA Radio and TV in Pittsburgh. Later, she worked in Boston at WHDH-TV as a reporter and weekend anchor.

Ellis has been part of major headliner stories, including the attacks on the World Trade Center. She was the first person to identify the attack on the air as “Nine-Eleven”. She has reported on Donald Trump’s Defamation Trial and his Civil Fraud Trial in New York. Ellis also covered Hurricane Katrina, the death of Michael of Jackson and the Rwandan Genocide.

She has distinguished herself as a lead correspondent and received numerous awards including local and national Emmys, Edward R. Murrow Awards, Associated Press awards and awards from the National Association of Black Journalists. She is also a recipient of an Honorary Doctorate Degree in Journalism.

Ellis was part of the NBC Emmy award-winning coverage of the plane crash in the Hudson River called “Miracle on the Hudson” in 2008. She also won an Emmy for her reporting on the 2008 Presidential Election of Barack Obama and his historic inauguration.

Born in North Carolina, and raised in Boston, she graduated from Simmons University in Boston and Columbia Graduate School of Journalism in New York. The History Makers interview of her life is included in the Library of Congress. Ellis currently lives in New York City with her son.

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Rehema Ellis Videos

High School Students Speak Out About Stress And Pandemic ...
Homeroom with Sal & Rehema Ellis - Tuesday, December 15 ...
Rehema Ellis: "For student success, I believe it takes

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Rehema Ellis is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as Government, Education and Leadership.

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Rehema Ellis is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics including Government, Education and Leadership. The estimated speaking fee range to book Rehema Ellis for live events is Below $10,000. Please contact us for virtual event fees. Rehema Ellis generally travels from New York, NY, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Randi Weingarten, Melody Barnes and Madeline Levine. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Rehema Ellis for an upcoming event.

Rehema Ellis Videos

High School Students Speak Out About Stress And Pandemic ...
Homeroom with Sal & Rehema Ellis - Tuesday, December 15 ...
Rehema Ellis: "For student success, I believe it takes
REHEMA ELLIS -- Interview a Broadcaster! -- American English Pronunciation
Inside Education Nation 2013 - YouTube

Rehema Ellis Reviews

  • She is so gracious and I really appreciated her flexibility in terms of her role in the general session. She was terrific not only in her remarks but in the follow up.
    Learning Forward - Dec 14 2015

  • Rehema was fabulous. Her comments gave everyone attending the feeling that she was a long time associate of the organization. Her passion for educational access matched the organization's mission perfectly. Rehema was delightful. Thank you and thanks for the hand holding on our first attempt to host a gala event.
    Scholarship America - May 20 2015

Rehema Ellis News

  • TheGrio’s 100: Rehema Ellis, reporter schooling the nation on education reform

    Aseasoned television news correspondent, Rehema Ellis has reported on everything from Obama’s inauguration to Hurricane Katrina, from Michael Jackson’s death to September 11th. But the story that keeps her coming back is education. Ellis was named Chief Education Correspondent for NBC News in 2010 and has become a respected voice in the discussion of education reform in America

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