Biography

Vinita Chandra Nair was born on September 8, 1981 in Evanston, Illinois. The Indian American was raised by her family in Colleyville, Texas. She attended Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism and graduated with Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism.

Journalism Career

Vinita launched her broadcasting career at WGEM-TV, a station based in Illinois. After her first job, she went on to work as a reporter and anchor at KWGN-TV located in Denver. She also had a station at the KOLN/KGIN-TV station in Nebraska. After graduating from college, Vinita noticed that she didn’t see many Indian-American journalists in television network news. Since that time, she has seen positive change, The landscape has changed, and I’m proud to be a part of it. I’m living my dream. I get a front-row seat to history.”” 

Vinita got her big break with CBS in January 2013, but she was at ABC News previously as a correspondent and anchor for “ABC News Now”. She spent six valuable years at ABC. She co-anchored ABC’s “World News Now” and “America This Morning” and she was also a contributor for “Good Morning America.”

When Vinita was the co-host of “CBS This Morning: Saturday”, she used her charm and charisma to connect with the television audience. Along with the help of her co-host, ANthony Mason, she was able to bring the show to record highs and ratings for Saturday mornings. The CBS network had not seen such high numbers until Vinita started working on Saturday mornings for them.

The excellent television journalist has covered a wide range of diverse topics as a CBS News reporter. One of her biggest interviews on her CBS show was when she spoke with actor, Josh Gad. She has also let her personal interest in cooking influence the guests she has on the show. She has interviewed celebrity chefs like Alton Brown and Jose Garces.

Flirting With Acting
When Vinita left ABC News in 2008, she was asked to appear on an episode of One Life to Live which is a popular soap opera. On the show, she played the role of a doctor in the pregnancy storyline of a character named Natalie. When she finished filming her scene, she was happy to say, “I got to be a soap star for a day.” She liked the experience enough to consider doing more of acting in the future.

Marriage and Husband
Vinita married her husband, Osman Nawaz on October 10, 2009. The couple have a son named Osman Nawaz that Vanita gave birth to on January 25, 2012. The happy family live together in the busy and popular city of New York. During her busy career, she has had to balance being a mother with a hectic work schedule that started at 3:30 a.m. on weekends and 6 a.m. on weekdays. She had to find ways to rest anyway she could but she was happy to be doing what she loved.

Vinita loves to call herself a foodie. Her family is usually enjoying her mom’s South Indian cooking but the Texas raised Indian also loves the food of her home state. She loves Texas favorites such as spicy fajitas at Joe T. Garcia’s, fresh taquitos at Whataburger and a hearty breakfast at Ol’ South Pancake House. Whenever she has guests over, she always brings them to her trusted local spots.

Salary and Net Worth
Vinita Nair has a net worth of $3 million that she has built from the success of her journalism career.