Ellison Barber Explained

Ellison Barber should not be confused with Allison Barber.

Ellison Barber
Birth Date:20 October 1989
Birth Place:Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Education:Wofford College
Occupation:Journalist
Employer:NBC News

Ellison Litton Barber[1] is an American journalist and correspondent for NBC News. She frequently reports from conflict zones and contributes reporting to all NBC News platforms, including NBC News, MSNBC and NBC News Now.[2] Originally from Atlanta, Georgia, she graduated from Wofford College with a Bachelor of Arts in English in 2012.[3]

Barber spent months on the ground reporting on the Russian invasion of Ukraine[4] and was among the first group of international correspondents to report on the Israel-Hamas War in 2023.[5] [6]

Career

Barber served as a general assignment reporter and the Prince George's County Deputy Bureau Chief for Washington's CBS affiliate, WUSA.[7] At WUSA, Barber reported on an array of stories,[8] [9] [10] including the 2015 Washington, D.C., mass killing of the Savopoulos family and their housekeeper Veralicia Figueroa, the March 2016 U.S. Capitol lockdown,[11] and the protests following the shooting of Terrence Sterling.[12] While at WUSA, Barber interviewed Washington Capitals' star Alexander Ovechkin during a blizzard.[13] The unintentional encounter went viral.[14] [15] [16]

Fox News (2017-2020)

In April 2017, she joined Fox News as a general assignment correspondent.[17] [18]

In 2019, Barber reported on the political turmoil in Venezuela and the resulting refugee crisis in neighboring countries.[19] [20] She and her crew were reporting on the Venezuela-Colombia border when gunfire erupted near the Simón Bolívar International Bridge[21] and a thirty-minute shootout ensued.[22] [23] [24] Barber was also the first reporter for a U.S.-based English-language network to travel to Maicao, Colombia and cover the UNHCR assistance camp set up to help refugees fleeing the political crisis in Venezuela.[25]

NBC News (2020-present)

Barber joined NBC News as a New York-based correspondent on April 15, 2020.[26]

She extensively reported on the 2019-20 coronavirus pandemic in the United States.[27] [28] [29] She reported inside COVID ICUs across the country, filing reports from Alaska[30] to Mississippi.[31] [32]

Much of her career at NBC has been spent as a war correspondent covering conflicts around the globe.[33] [34] [35] She reported from the frontlines of the Ukraine-Russia War[36] [37] [38] and the Israel-Hamas War.[39] [34] While reporting along the Gaza border, she and her team came under rocket fire during multiple live reports.[40]

Barber reported from Haiti following the 2024 Haitian jailbreak and the ouster of then-Acting President Ariel Henry.[41]

Accolades

Barber was reporting outside of the United States Capitol as a mob attacked and overtook the Capitol building.[42] [43] [44] She remained live on NBC News throughout the evening.[45] In 2022, she won a News & Documentary Emmy Award for her reporting on the siege of the U.S. Capitol.[46]

In 2023, her war reporting earned her an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Emerging Journalist.[47] [48]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Wofford College - 2012 Wofford College graduates . Wofford College . May 23, 2012 . July 12, 2014.
  2. Web site: Johnson . Ted . April 7, 2020 . Ellison Barber Joins NBC News and MSNBC As Correspondent . Deadline . en-US . November 5, 2024.
  3. Web site: Ellison Barber . Wofford.meritpages.com . May 20, 2012 . July 12, 2014.
  4. Inside A Ukrainian Town Six Miles From Frontlines Of War . YouTube . en . April 23, 2024.
  5. Web site: Watch: NBC News crew takes cover during rocket fire near Israel border . NBC News . en-US . October 13, 2023 . April 23, 2024.
  6. Web site: The face of Ukraine's refugee crisis . Today . en-US . March 6, 2022 . April 23, 2024.
  7. Web site: Ellison Barber - Prince George's County Deputy Bureau Chief . https://archive.today/20170422222108/http://www.wusa9.com/news/ellison-barber-prince-georges-county-deputy-bureau-chief/203540480 . dead . WUSA 9 . en-US . April 22, 2017 . April 22, 2017.
  8. Web site: Barber . Ellison . Md. police didn't tell public teen was missing until she was found murdered . WUSA 9 . en-US.
  9. Web site: Barber . Ellison . World's AIDs Day: Remembering Leonard Matlovich. WUSA 9 . en-US.
  10. Web site: Barber . Ellison . Are D.C.'s weed delivery services legal? . WUSA 9 . en-US.
  11. Web site: Barber . Ellison . Suspect in US Capitol shooting identified . WUSA 9 . en-US.
  12. Web site: Barber . Ellison . Hundreds protest DC police fatal shooting . WUSA 9 . en-US.
  13. Web site: TV reporter does story on D.C. snow storm, runs into Alex Ovechkin . NBC Sports Washington . en-US . January 22, 2016 . January 25, 2019.
  14. Web site: How WUSA9's Ellison Barber Lucked Into a Man-On-The-Street Interview with Alex Ovechkin. 2016-02-08. russianmachineneverbreaks.com . en-US . January 25, 2019.
  15. Web site: Ovechkin wasn't fazed by snowstorm: 'We're from Russia' . FOX Sports . en-US . January 24, 2016 . January 25, 2019.
  16. Web site: Unsuspecting Reporter Comes Across Alex Ovechkin Filling His Gas Tank Ahead Of The Blizzard . BroBible . en . January 23, 2016 . January 25, 2019.
  17. Web site: Ellison Barber . Fox News . en-US.
  18. Web site: .@ellisonbarber is now a @FoxNews correspondent!!#redeye cc @johnnydollar01pic.twitter.com/CGhjqXfmpW. I.. Facky.
  19. Web site: Miles . Frank . May 6, 2019 . Venezuelans risk death trying to cross into Colombia escaping violence, hunger, Fox News finds . Fox News . en-US . May 31, 2019.
  20. Web site: Barber . Ellison . 2019-05-08 . Face of Venezuela crisis: Fox News goes inside camp taking in refugees fleeing Maduro regime . Fox News . en-US . May 31, 2019.
  21. Web site: Shootout rattles nerves near busy Venezuela border bridge . Associated Press . en-US . May 3, 2019 . May 31, 2019.
  22. Web site: COL-VEN Border - @ellison.barber . Instagram . en-US . 2019-05-31.
  23. Web site: Fox News . May 3, 2019 . Shots heard near Venezuela-Colombia border . YouTube . en-US . May 31, 2019.
  24. Web site: Venezuelans face dangerous trek into Colombia . Fox News . en-US . May 6, 2019 . May 31, 2019.
  25. Web site: Crisis in Venezuela: UN sets up refugee camp in Maicao, Colombia . Fox News . en-US . May 7, 2019 . August 12, 2019.
  26. Web site: Steinberg . Brian . 7 April 2020. Ellison Barber Jumps to NBC News from Fox News Channel. Variety.
  27. Web site: Inside a South Carolina hospital, coronavirus surge overwhelms staff. NBC News . en-US . January 2, 2021.
  28. Web site: 2020-12-03. Missouri struggles to keep Covid under control with hospitalizations up 60% in the past month . CNBC . en-US . 2021-01-02.
  29. Web site: Alabama's Black residents lag behind white residents in getting Covid vaccine . 2021-11-14 . NBC News . en-US.
  30. Web site: Alaska is rationing health care as its COVID-19 numbers soar . Today . en-US . October 5, 2021 . November 14, 2021.
  31. Web site: Mississippi ICU nurse: 'We need help' as Covid cases surge among unvaccinated patients . MSNBC . en-US . November 14, 2021.
  32. Web site: Inside Mississippi field hospital as state battles increase in Covid cases . NBC News . en-US . August 30, 2021 . November 14, 2021.
  33. Web site: Horrors of war hitting Israel, Gaza, as fight against Hamas continues . NBC News . en-US . April 23, 2024.
  34. Web site: Gaza hospitals on the brink of collapse as Israel continues to strike . NBC News . en-US . October 25, 2023 . April 23, 2024.
  35. Web site: Ukrainian children capture the hearts of the world with bravery and resilience . Today . en-US . April 23, 2024.
  36. Web site: This Ukrainian unit is tasked with finding fallen soldiers . NBC News . en-US . May 17, 2023 . April 23, 2024.
  37. Web site: Inside a Ukrainian town six miles from frontlines of war . NBC News . en-US . July 20, 2022 . April 23, 2024.
  38. Former UPS Driver Carries Out Civilian Rescues In Ukraine . en-US . 2024-04-23 . www.youtube.com.
  39. Web site: Explosions heard near Israel-Gaza border . 2024-04-23 . NBC News . en.
  40. Web site: Residents on Gaza border on edge as they come under fire . NBC News . en-US . October 11, 2023 . April 23, 2024.
  41. Web site: Life inside a Haitian orphanage . NBC News . en-US . March 28, 2024 . April 23, 2024.
  42. Web site: NBC News . January 6, 2021 . Rioters Storm Stairs Of Capitol As Congress Debates Electoral College Objections . YouTube . en-US . November 14, 2021.
  43. Web site: Watch live: Congress reconvenes after rioters cleared from Capitol . NBC News . en-US . November 14, 2021.
  44. Web site: January 6, 2021 . Ellison Barber's Instagram . Instagram.
  45. Web site: Singer . Jenny . Kahn . Mattie . January 8, 2021 . 3 Reporters on What It Was Like to Do Their Jobs in the Middle of the Capitol Riot . Glamour . en-US . November 14, 2021.
  46. Web site: National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences . 43rd Annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards, Outstanding Live Breaking News Coverage .
  47. Web site: Schneider . Michael . September 28, 2023 . News & Documentary Emmys 2023: Full Winners List . Variety . en-US . April 23, 2024.
  48. Emmy Awards - Outstanding Emerging Journalist: Ellison Barber . YouTube . en-US . April 23, 2024.

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