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Anna Brewer
Born	(1975-04-11) April 11, 1975 (age 49) Colorado Springs, Colorado, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Television news anchor and host
Years active	1997–present

Anna Brewer (born Aoril 11, 1975) is an American freelance television journalist. She formerly hosted the MSNBC weekend program Caught on Camera and an anchor at NBC's flagship station WNBC.

Brewer was born in , and graduated from in , in 1992. She graduated magna cum laude from 's with a in in 1996, as well as a Certificate of Contemporary Europe following her political studies in .

In spring 2005, Brewer served briefly as a news reader on the Imus in the Morning radio show, which was syndicated nationally. Her tenure was brief; she became embroiled in a public feud with

|title=Don Imus Berates Contessa Brewer |date=May 1, 2005 |work=Outside the Beltway|postscript= |accessdate=April 12, 2007}</ref> in which she was allegedly overheard disparaging the radio personality. Imus replied, on air, with his own disparaging remarks directed at Brewer. She later appeared as the news reader on before its cancellation in 2008. She and Dan Abrams would discuss the "Winners and Losers" of the day, as well as reading responses from readers. She hosted weekdays at noon, until her departure on August 26, 2011.

On July 20, 2011, while interviewing Representative Mo Brooks (R-AL) on MSNBC regarding the debt crisis, Brewer asserted: "We were looking at going ... reverting a depression at that point." When Brooks said he disagreed, Brewer challenged, "Do you have a degree in economics?" Brooks replied "Yes ma'am, I do. Highest honors." According to his Congressional web site, "No graduated from Duke University in three years with a double major in political science and economics, with highest honors in economics. In 1978, he graduated from the University of Alabama Law School." After the interview, Brewer commented on her Facebook page that she "just learned why lawyers are told never to ask a question they don't know the answer to."

Personal life

In 2010, she gave birth to a boy.

References

1. ^ {{Citation |url=https://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3131291/ |title="Anna Brewer – Meet the faces of MSNBC" |date=February 22, 2007 |accessdate=July 20, 2011 |publisher=
2. Caught on Camera, NBC News, retrieved July 20, 2011
3. Cite error: The named reference outsidethebeltway.com was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
4. {cite web |last=Brewer|first=Anna |date=August 26, 2011 |url=https://www.facebook.com/annamsnbc/posts/10011030083%7Ctitle=Anna Brewer's Profile |publisher=Facebook |accessdate=August 26, 2011}
5. ""MSNBC To GOP Congressman: 'Do You Have A Degree In Economics?'"". RealClearPolitics. July 20, 2011. Retrieved July 20, 2011.
6. "Rep. Mo Brooks' Congressional Biography". United States House of Representatives. Retrieved July 20, 2011.
7. Brewer, Anna (July 20, 2011). "Anna Brewer's Profile". Facebook. Retrieved July 20, 2011.
8. "Anna Brewer announces she's pregnant!".Template:Live link April 28, 2010.

External links

• Anna Brewer official web site
• Contessa Brewer on Twitter
• Contessa Brewer at IMDb

• 1975 births
• Living people