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Arthel Neville is known as an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_Americans">African-American</a> journalist. She is most famous for her work on CNN and the FOX News Channel.

<h2>Background</h2>

Arthel Neville was born on October 20, 1962 in New Orleans, Louisiana. She was to born her father, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_Neville">Art Neville</a> and, mother Doris Neville. Art is a public figure who founded three music groups called The Hawketts, The Meters, and the Grammy Award-winning Neville Brothers. He is a singer, songwriter, and keyboardist. In an interview with New Orleans Magazine, Arthel talked about her how father's fame was not used to boost her own career, “Believe me, the name Neville didn't do anything for me in the field of journalism.”

Arthel's home frequently had multi-cultural, world-class musicians visiting, but outside of her home, she felt the implications of her race heavily. “I was maybe the fourth <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_Americans">Black</a> student to attend my private Catholic school”, she told Essence. “So I'm not naïve about racial differences.”

Arthel graduated from the St. Mary’s Dominican High School of New Orleans. She received a degree in journalism from the University of Texas. “I'm not without musical talent”, she told New Orleans Magazine. “It's just that I was always into writing.” She originally joined Xavier University for pharmacy but later switched to journalism. Before Texas University she also attended Southern Methodist University studying journalism but did not complete her degree there. “It was extremely tough. I was very overwhelmed and considered quitting college several times”, she told the Los Angeles Sentinel.

<h2>Marriage, Husband, and Kids</h2>

Arthel Neville was previously married to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derrick_Lassic">Derrick Lassic</a> from 1995 to 1998. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derrick_Lassic">Derrick Lassic</a> is an ex-Dallas Cowboy and actor known for movies such as Any Given Sunday (1999), NFL Monday Night Football (1970), and TNT Sunday Night Football (1990.)

In 1999, she met her current <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taku_Hirano">husband</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taku_Hirano">Taku Hirano</a>, a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taku_Hirano">drummer</a> from Japan, while she was backstage at a concert. Arthel Neville married <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taku_Hirano">Taku Hirano</a> in 2001.

<h2>Career</h2>

Before pursuing journalism, Arthel went to New York City for modeling and acting. She has done several commercials. Arthel has also acted in soap opera “Days of Our Lives” and appeared on popular shows such as Monk, Girlfriends, Moesha, Cybill, Living Single, and The Fresh Prince of Bel Air. While she was attending college, as a junior, she started her career with KVUE-TV as a reporter.

Arthel Neville is the first <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_Americans">African American</a> woman to become the on-air reporter of KVUE-TV. The position included being on the streets covering live breaking news, politics, education, health, and human-interest stories. After graduating from her university, Arthel joined WWL as an anchor.

Arthel has also worked for CNN. She hosted her own show for the network titled TalkBack Live with Arthel Neville and thus became the first <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_Americans">African-American</a> woman to host her own signature show on CNN. She also anchored morning and daytime news and co-anchored weekend news with famous <a href="/biography/anderson-cooper">personality</a> <a href="/biography/anderson-cooper">Anderson Cooper</a>.

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Arther served as a correspondent for A Current Affair where she gained acclaim for her coverage of Hurricane Katrina in her hometown of New Orleans. She lost her family home and established a nonprofit hurricane relief website titled “Arthel's Angels.”

Arthel was also associated with “E! Entertainment Television” as she produced and hosted a celebrity interview show for the network. Extreme Close-Up quickly became a hit. She interviewed more than 200 celebrities including <a href="/biography/sharon-stone">Sharon Stone</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will_Smith">Will Smith</a>, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Cruise">Tom Cruise</a>. With the success of this show, Arthel became a well-known and sought-after personality in the media industry. She is noted as the nation's first high-profile <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_Americans">African-American</a> female entertainment reporter.

She beat out over 1,000 hopefuls to launch and anchor a show titled “EXTRA” for Warner Brothers Studios. “Extra” was an evening show providing the latest developments and news of the entertainment industry. This allowed her to become the first <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_Americans">African-American</a> woman to host a nationally syndicated entertainment news magazine program.

Arthel started working for FOX in the year 1998 as a contributor. She worked for three years until 2001 when she voluntarily resigned. After numerous other adventures, she rejoined in 2010 as the anchor of the show America's News Headquarters.

“Know that no one's going to give you anything”, she stated in an interview with the Los Angeles Sentinel. “You work hard for it, and don't give up when doors close, because other doors will open.”

<h2>Awards</h2>

Arthel Neville was awarded the “Outstanding Young Texas Ex Award” for her role in the broadcast journalism by the University of Texas. The award is given to four University of Texas graduates under the age of 45 who have reached a level of excellence in their field. In 2009, she was nominated by San Diego Magazine for its 2009 Woman of the Year award.

<h2>Other Projects</h2>

In 1993, Neville co-hosted the Miss Teen USA pageant with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Clark">Dick Clark</a> and in 1994 she co-hosted the Miss Universe pageant in Manila, Philippines with Entertainment Tonight's <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Goen">Bob Goen</a> to a worldwide audience of over 60 million viewers.

In 2017, Neville began expanding beyond her news career by launching a line of accessories under the name “Arthel Neville Design.” The company produces handbags adorned with quotes promoting female empowerment. On the company website, Arthel mentions: “As a mentor, I've always been looked upon for words of encouragement. As a result, I've adopted sisters of all ages from across the globe. I find inspiration in inspiring others and I'm all about female empowerment. This led me to create Arthel Neville Design, an accessories collection adorned with my original quotes.”

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