Regina Hopper is an American business executive, attorney and

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Corporate career

Hopper is a graduate of the

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Fulbright College with a BA degree in

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and the University of Arkansas/Fayetteville law school with a JD degree. She worked as an attorney and then as a special assignment reporter for the

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and

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affiliates in

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. Moving to CBS News in

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, she won an ''Emmy'' for her work on the broadcast '' 48 Hours'' then moved to

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to cover two presidential administrations for the various CBS broadcasts as well as the affiliate division ''Newspath.''

Recognition

The Hill named Hopper on its annual list of top lobbyists. She was awarded the Gayle Pettus Pontz legal award in 2018 and a Johnson Fellow at the

in 2011.

References

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