Rehema Ellis

Rehema Ellis
Rehema Ellis at the Manhattan Criminal Courthouse in 2024, reporting about the prosecution of Donald Trump in New York.
Born (1952-04-10) April 10, 1952 (age 74)
Raeford, North Carolina, United States
EducationSimmons College and Columbia Graduate School of Journalism
OccupationJournalist
EmployerNBC News
Notable credit(s)NBC News correspondent (1994-2025)
NBC News lead education correspondent (2010-2025)
ChildrenKhori

Rehema Ellis is an American television journalist, who worked for NBC News from 1994 through 2025. A correspondent who was based in New York City, she was also the lead education correspondent for NBC News. On December 11, 2025, NBC News broadcast a tribute to Ellis as she was leaving her job.

Early life and education

Ellis was born in 1952 in Raeford, North Carolina to Cattie Jame McLaughlin-Ellis and John Ellis. She was raised in Boston, Massachusetts.

Ellis graduated from both Simmons College, located in Boston; and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, located in New York City.

Awards and honors

Ellis has won numerous Emmy Awards, Associated Press awards, Edward R. Murrow Awards, and the National Association of Black Journalists awards.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Rehema Ellis". HistoryMakers. April 26, 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Rehema Ellis". Simmons University. Retrieved December 13, 2025.
  3. 1 2 Staff (May 1, 2010). "Rehema Ellis - Education Correspondent". NBC News. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
  4. ↑ "'It has been an honor': Rehema Ellis reflects on her time at NBC News". NBC News. December 11, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Rehema Ellis's Biography". The HistoryMakers. Retrieved August 9, 2026.
  6. ↑ "2020 #NABJAwards: Special Honors Honorees". National Association of Black Journalists. Retrieved June 30, 2026.