Colette Cassidy

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

Career

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/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

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
  1. "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". Retrieved July 29, 2011.
  3. "CBS News". October 25, 2001.
  4. "Philadelphia City Paper". October 25, 2001.
  5. "KYW reporter bio". Retrieved July 29, 2011.


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