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Biography

Early life

Hazlett, a native of

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, is a 1995 graduate of Franklin Regional High School. She received a bachelor's degree in philosophy in 1999 from

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, and earned a M.S. in journalism from the

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in 2005.

Career

After graduating from Tulane, Hazlett held editorial positions at ''Boating'' magazine and ''Yachting'' magazine, where she rose to the position of senior editor. After enrolling in Columbia's graduate journalism program, she was employed as a reporter at TheSmokingGun.com, ''

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'', and ''

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'' magazine at one point."http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/34185507/ns/sports-golf/ While at ''OK! Magazine'', she began appearing as a guest correspondent on

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and MSNBC, where she became a mainstay on the

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'' and '' Morning Joe''. In October 2007, Hazlett left ''OK!'' to take over "The Scoop" column on msnbc.com, replacing

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. The column features entertainment-news items, culled from original reporting and other media sources. It also features reviews and plugs for movies, TV shows, and other media productions that Hazlett considers noteworthy. Her first column was published on October 29, 2007. In January 2009, Hazlett drew flak for criticizing ''

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'', an indie film that she claimed would not draw ratings for the Oscars and calling fans of the film "effete." On April 25, 2010, the column was formally moved to todayshow.com, although it still continued to appear on the MSNBC website. On August 12, 2010, it was converted from a daily-column format to a weekday blog, with multiple entries per day. Hazlett frequently appears on MSNBC and ''The Today Show'' as an entertainment correspondent. She is currently a regular on

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's 2PM hour on

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-sponsored segment discussing her latest "The Scoop" column was a regular feature on MSNBC's ''Morning Joe'' from October 2007 through July 2009, when the program abruptly discontinued it. No official explanation was given for Hazlett being dropped from the show, and L'Oréal's sponsored ad spots continued for several weeks afterward. Hazlett was the substitute host for ''The

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during the week of June 1, 2009. She also occasionally appeared on the program to discuss entertainment news. On September 8, 2011 Hazlett publicly announced that she was expecting a baby. She did not name the father, however according to her

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page, she is in a relationship with Steven Marrs, president of Branded Pictures. On January 12, 2012, Hazlett gave birth to a daughter, Sawyer Ruth.

References

External links

The Scoop homepage on todayshow.comThe Scoop blogCourtney Hazlett's Twitter page
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