Brandi Hitt
| Brandi Hitt | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Brandi Michele Hitt January 7, 1980 Lodi, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater | California State University, Fresno (B.A.) |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Known for | Television reporter |
| Spouse(s) | Christopher Allan Poe (m. 2006) |
Brandi Michele Hitt (born January 7, 1980) is a reporter for ABC News, who appears on various programs for the network. She has won a television news Emmy award.
Early life and education
Brandi Michele Hitt was born on January 7, 1980 in Lodi, California to mother Jeannie Francene Hitt (nee Lucido) and father Lonnie Hitt. [1] She has an older brother, Jason born in 1977. Hitt graduated from Tokay High School in Lodi, California in 1998.[2][3][4] She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in mass communications and journalism from California State University, Fresno in 2001.
Career
Hitt started her journalism career at KVEW in the Tri-Cities, Washington area from 2002 until departing back for California in early 2003. Hitt worked as a morning news anchor and reporter for KMPH in Fresno, California from 2003 until 2005. Next, she went to KOVR in Sacramento, California from 2005 until 2010 where she did anchoring and reporting assignments. Then, she made her way to Los Angeles’ KTLA from 2010 till her departure in 2012, whilst being an anchor and reporter. In 2012, she reached national prominence by joining ABC News. She has covered the Aurora theater massacre, the Penn State sex abuse scandal, the three presidential debates of 2012, the 2013 presidential inauguration and the Boston Marathon bombings, so far during her time at the network. As Hitt is still based in Los Angeles, she is often a fill-in anchor locally on KABC-TV.
Personal life
In 2006, Hitt married Christopher Allan Poe, who is related to Edgar Allan Poe, and in 2014 Hitt had the couple’s first child a daughter Khaleesi Michelle Poe.
References
- ↑ "Brandi Michele Hitt, Born 01/07/1980 in California". California Birth Index. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
- ↑ Bauserman, Pam (August 11, 2011). "Journalist who grew up in Morada wins Emmy for story about Modesto artist". Lodi News-Sentinel. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
- ↑ Pohlman, Sara Jane (March 21, 2014). "Brandi Hitt tells the stories that matter most". Lodi News-Sentinel. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
- ↑ Staff(s). "Brandi Hitt". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 25, 2014.