Christianne Klein
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Christianne Klein is an Edward R. Murrow award-winning journalist, acclaimed author, television personality and former anchor and correspondent for ABC News
ABC News
ABC News is the news gathering and broadcasting division of American broadcast television network ABC, a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company...

 . While at ABC, she operated in both New York, NY and Washington DC. In New York she anchored breaking news coverage for the network and contributed to ABC's network programs including Good Morning America
Good Morning America
Good Morning America is an American morning news and talk show that is broadcast on the ABC television network; it debuted on November 3, 1975. The weekday program airs for two hours; a third hour aired between 2007 and 2008 exclusively on ABC News Now...

 . She also frequently anchored the ABC News programs World News Now
World News Now
World News Now is an American overnight news program broadcast on American Broadcasting Company's television network. Its tone is often lighthearted, irreverent and humorous...

, and America This Morning. In Washington DC, Klein was part of the team that covered the 2008 Presidential election for the network and its affiliates.
Klein is the president of Truth Fairy TV Media Group- a multimedia production company devoted to health, beauty and inspiration. Called "The Herb Queen" by Good Day Sacramento , she recently released her first food and beauty cookbook, Christianne's Herbal Kitchen: Fresh Herb Recipes for Body and Soul.
Prior to ABC News, she worked as an anchor and reporter for ABC-7/WJLA-TV in Washington, DC, USA
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

. She is a California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...

 native and has worked as the main anchor for KNVN
KNVN
KNVN-TV is the NBC television station for the Chico/Redding, California market. The station is owned by Evans Broadcasting, and operated by Catamount Broadcasting, the owners of CBS affiliate KHSL-TV...

 in Chico, California
Chico, California
Chico is the most populous city in Butte County, California, United States. The population was 86,187 at the 2010 census, up from 59,954 at the time of the 2000 census...

 and a weekday anchor for KUTV Channel 2 in Salt Lake City, Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah
Salt Lake City is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Utah. The name of the city is often shortened to Salt Lake or SLC. With a population of 186,440 as of the 2010 Census, the city lies in the Salt Lake City metropolitan area, which has a total population of 1,124,197...

. She has reported on such high profile stories as the Elizabeth Smart kidnapping, and the murder of Lori Hacking
Lori Hacking
Lori Kay Soares Hacking was a Salt Lake City, Utah, woman who was killed by her husband, Mark Hacking, in 2004. She was reported missing by her husband, and the search earned national attention before her husband confessed to the crime.-Biography:Lori was the adopted daughter of Thelma and Herald...

.

She appeared as news reporter Linda Garvey in the 2006 movie, American Dreamz
American Dreamz
American Dreamz is a 2006 comedy/parody film that satirizes both American politics and popular entertainment.Director/producer/writer Paul Weitz has stated that the movie is meant to satirize both the TV show American Idol and the Bush Administration...

  and was a frequent panelist on the late night talk show "Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher". Prior to and during her news career, Klein was a frequent and versatile stage performer specializing in comedies, musical theaterand Shakespeare. Her performance as Amanda in "Moon Over the Brewery" earned her a SARTA Elly nomination for Best Actress in a Comedy.

Named by College Times as one of the 15 hottest female news anchors, she has been described (by Rev. Gus Wagster of Chico, CA.) as "Marilyn, Madonna and Mansfield all rolled into one".

Klein is a graduate of Wellesley College in Wellesley, MA with a degree in Political Science
Political science
Political Science is a social science discipline concerned with the study of the state, government and politics. Aristotle defined it as the study of the state. It deals extensively with the theory and practice of politics, and the analysis of political systems and political behavior...

 and she is a lifetime member of Phi Kappa Phi
Phi Kappa Phi
The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi is an honor society established 1897 to recognize and encourage superior scholarship without restriction as to area of study and to promote the "unity and democracy of education"...

Honor Society.

External links

  • http://www.TruthFairyTV.com
  • http://TheHerbCookbook.com
  • http://abcmedianet.com/web/showpage/showpage.aspx?program_id=cb1985&type=klein
  • http://collegetimes.us/15-hottest-female-news-anchors/ 15 hottest female news anchors
  • http://www.newsreview.com/chico/Content?oid=70650
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