Nicole Brewer (born April 15, 1983) is an American news reporter. She is a former

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from

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Early life, beauty pageant contestant and education

Brewer was born in

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. As a junior and senior in college, Nicole Brewer won two local pageant titles, including Miss Central Pennsylvania 2004 and Miss Allegheny Valley 2005. In her second attempt at the state title, she won the

2005 title on July 2, 2005, in

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. On January 21, 2006, Brewer competed in the nationally televised

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pageant, making it into the top ten final contestants, getting beat out by eventual winner Jennifer Berry of

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. Brewer graduated from Marple Newtown Senior High School, in 2001 and

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in 2005, graduating with a B.S ''

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'' in speech communications. During her college years, Brewer was president of the National Broadcasting Society. She also served as business manager for the university cable station.

Career

Brewer interned at

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, and worked as a special assignment reporter for a community access

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station in

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. She joined CBS 3’s ''

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'' team on April 1, 2008 as the first local TV reporter who was reporting primarily for a website, CBS3.com, and as a contributor to ''Wake Up News'' on The CW Philly. Before joining CBS 3, Brewer had been a feature reporter and producer for the nightly news magazine ''Tempo'' at

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, the

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station in

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. She won a 2008 Mid-Atlantic Emmy Award for her feature report for the ''Tempo'' episode "Kids and Gangs". She was also nominated by the

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in 2009 for her feature, "Parents on Facebook". She has been a volunteer for the

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organization. Brewer then became anchor for the weekend morning newscasts on CBS 3 and was weekday reporter for the station's morning shows. In June, 2018, after a decade on air, she left her job at the station saying she wanted to spend more time with her family. Image:Nicole with mayor of hollywood.jpg Image:Nicole Brewer.png

References

External links

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CBS 3's Nicole BrewerMiss Pennsylvania official websiteCBS 3 Eyewitness News
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