About Meredith
American broadcast journalist born December 30, 1953, in Providence, Rhode Island. Graduated from Tufts University with a degree in English. Career began in 1975 as a radio news announcer in Worcester, Massachusetts. Worked as a local reporter and anchor at WJAR-TV in Providence and WCBS-TV in New York from 1979–1982. Gained national recognition as a CBS News correspondent based in Chicago from 1982–1984, later contributing to West 57th and 60 Minutes. Moved to ABC in 1994 as correspondent for Turning Point and host of Intimate Portrait on Lifetime.
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Known for
- moderator of The View
- host of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
- co-host of Today
- host of 25 Words or Less
- correspondent on 60 Minutes and West 57th
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