Nicole Brewer (born April 15, 1983) is an American news reporter. She is a former
Miss Pennsylvania from
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Early life, beauty pageant contestant and education
Brewer was born in
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania. As a junior and senior in college, Nicole Brewer won two local pageant titles, including Miss Central Pennsylvania 2004, and Miss Allegheny Valley 2005. In her second attempt at the state title, she won the
Miss Pennsylvania 2005 title on July 2, 2005, in
Nazareth, Pennsylvania. On January 21, 2006, Brewer competed in the nationally televised
Miss America
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pageant, making it into the top ten final contestants, getting beat out by eventual winner
Jennifer Berry of
Oklahoma
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.
Brewer graduated from
Marple Newtown Senior High School, in 2001 and
Millersville University of Pennsylvania in 2005, graduating with a B.S ''
Magna cum laude
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'' in
speech communications
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. During her college years, Brewer was president of the
National Broadcasting Society. She also served as business manager for the university cable station.
Career
Brewer interned at
WGAL-TV in
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
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and worked as a special assignment reporter for a community access
cable television station in
Greeley, Colorado.
She joined
CBS 3’s ''
Eyewitness News
''Eyewitness News'' is a style of television news presentation that emphasizes visual elements and action video, replacing the older "man-on-camera" newscast.
History Pioneered by Westinghouse
The earliest known use of the ''Eyewitness New ...
'' team on April 1, 2008 as the first local TV reporter who was reporting primarily for a website, CBS3.com, and as a contributor to ''Wake Up News'' on
The CW Philly. Before joining CBS 3, Brewer had been a feature reporter and producer for the nightly news magazine ''Tempo'' at
WLVT-TV, the
PBS station in
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. She won a 2008
Mid-Atlantic Emmy Award for her feature report for the ''Tempo'' episode "Kids and Gangs". She was also nominated by the
Associated Press in 2009 for her feature, "Parents on Facebook". She has been a volunteer for the
Big Brothers Big Sisters of America organization.
Brewer then became anchor for the weekend morning newscasts on CBS 3 and was weekday reporter for the station's morning shows. In June, 2018, after a decade on air, she left her job at the station saying she wanted to spend more time with her family.
References
External links
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CBS 3's Nicole BrewerMiss Pennsylvania official websiteCBS 3 Eyewitness News
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Television personalities from Philadelphia
Living people
Miss America 2006 delegates
1983 births