Nischelle Renee Turner is the co-host of ''

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'' (2014–present) and '' Secret Celebrity Renovation'' (2021–present). Previously she was former entertainment correspondent for HLN's ''

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'' and

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and an entertainment correspondent for

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. She was a general assignment reporter for

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11 from 2004 and to October 2, 2008, and worked as a sideline reporter for Fox's Sunday

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broadcasts, and did segments for a show called ''Dailies''.(March 1, 2010)
Sports Media Dream Girl Nischelle Turner
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, the

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affiliate in

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and for WVUE, the Fox affiliate in

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. She is a native of

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. She attended the

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, and graduated from its

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in 1998.School of Journalism University of Missouri: "Alumni Nischelle Turner" by Lauren Giwa-Amu
retrieved January 7, 2017 She used to work with either analyst

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and either play-by-play

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, Sam Rosen, or

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. She also works with

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on college basketball telecasts. It was announced that she would replace

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as weekend co-anchor and correspondent on ''

'' in fall 2014. Nischelle is a seven-time

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-award winner for her work on ''Entertainment Tonight'', winning her latest, the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Entertainment News Program, in 2022.

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