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Reena Ninan

Good Trouble Productions
Founder

Reena Ninan (born April 18, 1979, in Tampa, Florida) is an Indian-American television journalist and entrepreneur. She earned a bachelor's degree in Political Communication with a minor in Women's Studies from The George Washington University in 2001.

Ninan's journalism career began as a producer at the Washington Post and a freelance journalist for ABC News and BET from 1999 to 2005. She then served as the Middle East correspondent for Fox News from 2005 to 2012, reporting from various locations including Egypt, Iraq, Libya, Israel, Lebanon, and India. In 2012, she joined ABC News, covering the White House and the State Department, and later reporting for "Good Morning America" and other broadcasts. In April 2015, she was named co-anchor of ABC's early morning shows "World News Now" and "America This Morning." From 2016 to 2020, Ninan worked at CBS News, anchoring the CBS Weekend News and reporting for CBS Evening News and CBS This Morning.

In addition to her journalism career, Ninan is the founder of Good Trouble Productions, a media company focused on amplifying causes through producing, distributing, and hosting engaging content. She created and hosts two top-rated podcasts: "Ask Lisa: The Psychology of Parenting" and "HERO: The Hidden Economics of Remarkable Women."

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