Cabot Rea is a former

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reporter and television news anchorman. He was the evening and night co-

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for

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, the

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affiliate in

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. In 1978, Rea graduated from

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with a degree in music education. He taught music in

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, and was twice teacher of the year at Wilson Junior High. Also a professional singer and actor, Rea toured in a production of ''

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'' and was also the principal baritone at the Ohio Light Opera Company. Rea started at WCMH in 1985 as a weekend sports and daily feature reporter for the station, and received an

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for a feature news story on Camp Reams, a corrections facility in

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. On October 14, 2015, he announced that by the end of December 2015 he was going to retire from working at NBC4 news. He was there for 30 years."30 years with Cabot Rea", by Nick Bechtel, WCMH
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, the Columbus

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affiliate. He teaches radio and television performance at Otterbein College. Until recently, Rea served as the host of the Miss Ohio Pageant since 1986. Rea has a wife, Heather, and three children: Josh, Meredith, and Cassie.

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