Terre Blair is a journalist and producer, having worked for television networks ABC, NBC, CBS and PBS. She was married to composer

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from 1989 until his death in 2012. She is most notable for her work and creative direction as the on-air host, interviewer, and producer of the television series "Big Problems Big Thinkers", which is broadcast on Bloomberg TV.

Education and career

Blair is from Columbus, Ohio, and a graduate of

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. She also attended

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as a post-graduate. As a young woman, Blair competed in beauty contests, and earned national recognition as Miss Columbus USA. Blair is a former correspondent and producer for The TODAY Show and PM Magazine, as well as

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, and

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The New York Times headlined her as a female reporter who "breaks a pattern." She was an on-air host, interviewer, producer and creative director of the television series, “Big Problems Big Thinkers” which was broadcast on Bloomberg TV. It was "the first television show to premiere a full episode on a Times Square billboard using closed captioning at the same time the live TV show is airing."

References

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