Tamron Hall
Tamron Hall (born September 16, 1970) is an American broadcast journalist, television talk show host and author. In September 2019, Hall debuted her self-titled syndicated daytime talk show, which has earned her two Daytime Emmy Awards. Hall was formerly a national news correspondent for NBC News, daytime anchor for MSNBC, host of the program MSNBC Live with Tamron Hall, and a co-host of Today's Take, the third hour of Today.[1] She hosts Deadline: Crime on Investigation Discovery channel. In summer 2016, Investigation Discovery premiered the TV special Guns on Campus: Tamron Hall Investigates, which commemorated the 50th anniversary of the tower shooting at the University of Texas at Austin.
For the talk show, see Tamron Hall (talk show).
Tamron Hall
September 16, 1970
Television journalist, news anchor, talk show host, author
1992–present
- KBTX (1992–1994)
- KTVT (1994–1997)
- WFLD (1997–2007)
- MSNBC (2007–2017)
- Today's Take (2014–2017)
- Tamron Hall (2019-present)
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Early life and education[edit]
Hall was raised in Luling, Texas.[2] Her mother was an educator and her father was career military, serving in the US Army for three decades.[3] She received her Bachelor of Arts in Broadcast Journalism from Temple University in 1992, after which she moved to the Dallas-Fort Worth area to begin her broadcasting career.
Hall's media awards and recognition include:
Hall has also been featured in several major news publications, including Ebony, Forbes, People, and The Huffington Post.[25]
Hall was the 2017 Honorary Muse in the Krewe of Muses parade during Mardi Gras in New Orleans.
Anti-domestic violence campaign[edit]
In 2004, Hall's sister Renate was murdered following bouts of domestic violence. Although police officers initially informed Hall's family of their certainty regarding her attacker's identity, that person was not charged and the case remains unsolved. During an interview at the Television Critics Association in January 2014, Hall described receiving the phone call that her sister had been found dead, noting that, in hindsight, there had been many signs of domestic abuse, but that she had done nothing to intervene, and partly blames herself for the death of her sister.[26]
Hall credited her personal experience with domestic violence for the drive to host Deadline: Crime. In a blog post published by Hall for Today, she wrote about the struggles of talking about her sister and her unsolved murder. Initially, she was afraid to speak out because she thought she "would be seen as exploiting the problem". She did not decide to take action until years later.[27]
In 2014, Today launched the "Shine A Light" campaign, where the show's anchors each picked a cause to support throughout that year.[28] Hall chose to fight against domestic abuse, with the goal to create a PSA for schools and camps that would spread awareness of emotionally and physically abusive teenage relationships. Hall's fundraising efforts raised over $40,000 and benefited Day One New York, which helps to fight dating abuse.[29]
Personal life[edit]
In 2017, Hall began dating music executive Steven Greener. In early 2019, the couple married and currently live in Harlem.[30] On April 25, 2019, Hall announced that she had given birth to a son.[31]
She is a member of the National Association of Black Journalists.[24]