Robin Meade
Birth Name:
Robin Michelle Meade
Birth Place:
New London, Ohio, United States
Profession
Soundtrack, Actress
Fast Facts
- Her segment "Salute to Troops" sends a daily message to U․S․ troops with photos and videos sent in by their family and friends
- Received a Gracie Award for Outstanding Anchor, News or News Magazine from American Women in Radio & Television in 2010
- Graduated from Ashland University with a degree in Radio/Television Production, Programming, and Performance
- Started her broadcasting career as a news reporter in Mansfield, Ohio
- Best known as the anchor of "Morning Express with Robin Meade․"
- Covered the 1996 Olympics while at Chicago NBC affiliate WMAQ-TV, including a special report on the Centennial Olympic Park bombing
- Has released two country music albums: "Brand New Day" in 2011 and "Count On Me" in 2013
- Her first official day working at CNN Headline News was September 11, 2001
- Was the first reporter to get an interview with freed American hostages following their release from Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia captors in 2008
- Went tandem skydiving with President George H․ W․ Bush in 2009 to commemorate his 85th birthday