PERSON: Shaq Brewster

Correspondent

Shaquille Brewster is a correspondent with NBC News and MSNBC.

Based in Chicago, “Shaq” covers national stories and breaking news across the network’s programs and digital platforms. His coverage has included extensive reporting on the murder of George Floyd and trial of Derek Chauvin.

Shaq covered the 2020 presidential campaign as an NBC News political reporter— or “Road Warrior” — where he followed Sen. Bernie Sanders and other candidates during the 2020 Democratic primary contest. He also covered the historic 2016 presidential election as one of the network’s embedded political campaign reporters.

Prior to his move on-air, Shaq was a general assignment producer for the network. He began his journalism career as an associate producer for Hearst Television, and also has reported for the Associated Press and MTV News.

Shaq graduated summa cum laude with a degree in broadcast journalism and political science from Howard University in December 2013.

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