Renee Chenault-Fattah

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Renee Chenault-Fattah
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Renee Chenault-Fattah in March 2007
Born
Renée Yvette Chenault[1]

(1957-10-12) October 12, 1957 (age 63)
Littleton, Colorado, U.S.
Other namesRenee Y. Chenault[2]
EducationUniversity of Missouri
University of Pennsylvania Law School
Johns Hopkins University
OccupationNBC 10 (Philadelphia, PA) News Anchor
TitleNBC 10 News Anchor
Spouse(s)Chaka Fattah
ChildrenCameron Chenault
Chandler Fattah

Renee Chenault-Fattah (born October 12, 1957, in Littleton, Colorado) is a former co-anchor of the WCAU NBC 10 News at 4 and 6 p.m. on weeknights in Philadelphia.[3] She is married to former U.S. Congressman Chaka Fattah of the 2nd Congressional District of Pennsylvania.

Biography[]

Early life and education[]

Chenault-Fattah majored in political science at Johns Hopkins University, and went on to earn her J.D. at the University of Pennsylvania Law School. She worked at Hughes Hubbard & Reed, a law firm in New York, and then clerked for Judge Damon Keith of the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals. She then began her media career, earning a master's degree in journalism at the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri.

Career[]

She joined WCAU, then the Philadelphia CBS TV affiliate, in September 1991, and served as an anchor and a reporter. After a few years anchoring the noon broadcast with Tim Lake, Chenault-Fattah was promoted to the 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. news in March 1995. By then, WCAU had become the NBC affiliate in Philadelphia. In 2003, Lake joined Chenault as co-anchor at 4 p.m., 6 p.m., and 11 p.m., after she had spent 8 years co-anchoring newscasts at 6 and 11, first with Ken Matz and then with Larry Mendte.

The criminal case involving her husband, Chaka Fattah, made it increasingly difficult for Chenault-Fattah to continue as an anchor, and she went on leave for seven months following his indictment. Ultimately, she left the station on February 24, 2016.[4] Although she was mentioned in a business dealing of her husband's, Chenault-Fattah was never charged with anything in connection with the activities that ultimately led to his conviction.

Chenault-Fattah serves on the board of trustees of Johns Hopkins University.[5]

Chenault-Fattah serves on the board of directors of Philadelphia Lawyers for Social Equity, a non-profit dedicated to assisting low-income Philadelphians in overcoming hurdles caused by past criminal records.[6]

Honors and awards[]

Chenault-Fattah was named to the PoliticsPA list of "Sy Snyder's Power 50" list of influential individuals in Pennsylvania politics in 2002.[7] She was also named to the PoliticsPA list of "Pennsylvania's Most Politically Powerful Women"[8]

The Broadcast Pioneers of Philadelphia inducted Chenault-Fattah into their Hall of Fame in 2009.[citation needed]

Personal life[]

Chenault-Fattah is the third wife of Pennsylvania politician Chaka Fattah, and they have a daughter together named Chandler Fattah. 2+1⁄2 years prior to marrying Fattah, Chenault-Fattah had a daughter named Cameron Chenault through artificial insemination. She is stepmother to Frances ("Fran") Fattah, and , known as "Chip" (31 years old in March 2015).[9][10]

References[]

  1. ^ "WEDDINGS - Renée Chenault, Chaka Fattah". NYTimes.com. 2001-04-08. Retrieved 2016-06-21.
  2. ^ Renee Y. Chenault. "Renee Y. Chenault Lawyer Profile on". Martindale.com. Retrieved 2016-06-21.
  3. ^ "Renee Chenault-Fattah out at NBC10".
  4. ^ "NBC10 anchor Renee Chenault-Fattah departs station months after husband's indictment". bizjournals.com. 2016-02-24. Retrieved 2016-06-21.
  5. ^ https://trustees.jhu.edu/trustees/. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ^ https://www.plsephilly.org/staff-board/. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. ^ "Sy Snyder's Power 50". PoliticsPA. The Publius Group. 2002. Archived from the original on April 21, 2002.
  8. ^ "Pennsylvania's Most Politically Powerful Women". Pennsylvania Report. Capital Growth, Inc. 2001. Archived from the original on February 9, 2004.
  9. ^ Maryclaire Dale (March 22, 2015). "US Rep's son says he's 'collateral damage' in bid to get dad". Associated Press. Retrieved March 23, 2015. Chip Fattah – reed-thin and always smiling – can talk a blue streak. But he paused, atypically, when asked how long he had lived with his father, a 10-term Philadelphia Democrat, before his parents divorced. His sister, Fran, is a lawyer running for city judge. Fattah Sr., 58, also has two young daughters with his third wife, local TV anchor Renee Chenault-Fattah.
  10. ^ "Party politics: Fattah, Chenault exchange vows With help from their children, the congressman and the news anchor held a big church wedding". philly-archives. 2001-04-08. Retrieved 2016-06-21. "Fattah's daughter, Frances, a second-year law student, was maid of honor; his son, Chaka "Chip" Jr., a college freshman, was best man. The bride's daughter, 2+1⁄2-year-old Cameron Chenault, balked at walking down the aisle with the other five flower girls, so she had to be carried by her grandfather, Arthur Chenault."
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