Natasha Barrett joined 13NEWS in 2003 as a reporter. Her news career
spans several states and countries. At 13NEWS, several of her stories
prompted police investigations. One included catching a man who exposed
himself to children at a Norfolk elementary school. He was later convicted
in court. Following another investigation, the State Alcohol and Beverage
Commission of Virginia shut down a Virginia Beach nightclub for violations
after
several shootings.
While at WVEC, she has also covered a number of
hurricanes. Hurricane Isabel in 2003, traveling to Florida and Alabama
for Hurricane Ivan in 2004, and riding out
Hurricane Ophelia on Hatteras
Island, NC in 2005.
Before joining WVEC, Natasha worked as a reporter in Waco,
Texas, where she won a Texas Associated Press award for spot
news coverage.
She covered
the Space Shuttle Columbia tragedy, deployments at Fort Hood, the
world’s
largest Army installation, and President Bush visiting
his Crawford ranch with several heads of state.
Natasha also worked as a reporter in Corpus Christi, Texas,
and spent time working overseas at CNBC Europe in London.
She also worked
behind the scenes in our nation’s capitol at CBS News in Washington
during the President Clinton Impeachment Hearings.
Natasha holds a BA in Broadcast Journalism and Computer Information
Systems from American University in Washington, DC. In her spare
time, Natasha likes traveling and visiting her two sisters. She
is originally
from Houston.
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