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Adrienne Bankert Biography

Birth Name:Adrienne Bankert

Birth Place:United States

Profession Actress

Fast Facts

  • Enjoys to work with numerous charities, including the American Red Cross and MDA's "Fill the Boot․"
  • Attended the University of Southern California, at which she hosted talk shows for the university TV station before graduating with a degree in communications
  • Quote: "(About morning TV) "Since there's so many other choices, it's the one time of the day where we have sort of that captive audience, where everybody's getting ready, everybody wants to know what to do that day․""
  • Best known for being a current co-host of "CBS 11 News This Morning" for Dallas-Fort Worth CBS affiliation station KTVT
  • Worked at Sacramento, Calif․, MyNet affiliate KQCA for six years as a morning and noon news anchor, in addition to hosting her monthly magazine program "Common Ground․"
  • While still living in California, she worked as a host and red carpet correspondent on numerous projects for PBS and Disney
  • Enjoys cooking and fitness, as well as painting and drawing in her free time
  • Served as the Mistress of Ceremonies for the 31st Annual North Texas Irish Festival
  • When offered the position at KCRA she was nervous about her height, towering at 5 feet and 10 inches, but was put at ease after meeting her co-anchor Brendan Higgins who is much taller

Awards

  • 2018Emmy-Outstanding News Special: nominated
  • 2019Daytime Emmy-Outstanding Morning Program: nominated
  • 2019Emmy-Outstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story in a News Magazine: nominated