(born May 14, 1962) is a national correspondent for NBC News and appears on The Today Show, NBC Nightly News, and MSNBC. She is a contributor to the prime time news magazine Dateline NBC and to CNBC, the business news channel owned and operated by NBC Universal.
Early life and education
A native of Park Ridge, Illinois, Shamlian is a graduate of Maine South High School in Park Ridge, Illinois. She holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Missouri School of Journalism.
Professional career
Shamlian began her career at WOOD-TV in Grand Rapids, Michigan before joining CBS station KHOU-TV in Houston. She returned to her native Chicago in 1993 when she joined WBBM-TV. She left WBBM in 1995 to join KPRC-TV in Houston. She resigned from KPRC in 1997 to spend time with her family.
In 2004, Shamlian began working as a freelance correspondent for NBC News. In 2006 she was named a full-time correspondent, first assigned to Chicago and later to Texas.
In 2007, Shamlian conducted the first evening network broadcast interview with Michelle Obama, the wife of Presidential Candidate Barack Obama on the NBC Nightly News. In addition, she has covered a variety of national and international stories for NBC including the Fort Hood shooting, Hurricane Katrina, the 7 July 2005 London bombings and the Death of Michael Jackson. She reports on energy for CNBC and has filed reports from an offshore oil platform and on top of a New Mexico wind turbine.
Personal
Shamlian is married with five children and lives in Houston. She was a competitive figure skater while growing up in Park Ridge[1]. NBC sent her to cover the 2010 United States Figure Skating Championships in Spokane, Washington.
Early life and education
A native of Park Ridge, Illinois, Shamlian is a graduate of Maine South High School in Park Ridge, Illinois. She holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Missouri School of Journalism.
Professional career
Shamlian began her career at WOOD-TV in Grand Rapids, Michigan before joining CBS station KHOU-TV in Houston. She returned to her native Chicago in 1993 when she joined WBBM-TV. She left WBBM in 1995 to join KPRC-TV in Houston. She resigned from KPRC in 1997 to spend time with her family.
In 2004, Shamlian began working as a freelance correspondent for NBC News. In 2006 she was named a full-time correspondent, first assigned to Chicago and later to Texas.
In 2007, Shamlian conducted the first evening network broadcast interview with Michelle Obama, the wife of Presidential Candidate Barack Obama on the NBC Nightly News. In addition, she has covered a variety of national and international stories for NBC including the Fort Hood shooting, Hurricane Katrina, the 7 July 2005 London bombings and the Death of Michael Jackson. She reports on energy for CNBC and has filed reports from an offshore oil platform and on top of a New Mexico wind turbine.
Personal
Shamlian is married with five children and lives in Houston. She was a competitive figure skater while growing up in Park Ridge[1]. NBC sent her to cover the 2010 United States Figure Skating Championships in Spokane, Washington.
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