PERSON: Nischelle Turner

HLN, CNN

Correspondent

Nischelle Turner is an LA-based correspondent for HLN’s “Showbiz Tonight” and CNN Entertainment. Since joining the network in December 2011, Turner’s work includes reporting live from the red carpet at the Grammys, Golden Globes, and Oscars in 2012. Her coverage from the Academy Awards was featured in the CNN special, “Road to Gold.”

Turner began her journalism career in 1998 when she joined WEHT as a reporter and fill-in anchor in Evansville, Ind. In 2000, Turner began as a weekday reporter and weekend anchor for WVUE-TV FOX8 in New Orleans. After establishing a presence in news, Turner joined KTTV as a reporter on “Good Day LA” and host/anchor for “Good Day LA Weekend.”

In 2007, Turner joined FOX NFL Sunday as a sideline reporter for national football broadcasts. In addition to covering sports, Turner became a host for “Extra on Essence” in 2009, an online entertainment show focusing on Hollywood’s most elite stars. Turner also has served as a freelance reporter and host for KNBC in her most recent years.

Turner earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism and broadcast news from the University of Missouri.

-- cnn.com