Rebekah Hood is an award-winning journalist and social media maven. Learn more about her and see some of her work below.
Rebekah…
- loves Jesus.
- loves people.
- is a wife and a mom to a spunky two-year-old and a feisty fur-baby.
- is a born and bred Texan who uprooted and moved to Orlando, FL in 2016.
- gets energized by news and politics, but just like the legendary Bob Schieffer (go Frogs!), doesn’t reveal how she votes.
- is passionate about living a “clean” lifestyle, using eco-friendly household products, wearing safer makeup, and aspires to turn her backyard into a miniature farm (tips welcome!).
- interned for “The FOX Report with Shepard Smith” at FOX News Channel in New York City.
- graduated with a broadcast journalism major and history minor from Texas Christian University (again, go Frogs!).
- frequently works quotes from “Will & Grace” into her vocabulary.
- broke the strongest bone in the human body (long story).
- secretly (well, now not so secretly) wants to own a B&B in Maine.
- starter her journalism career at KCEN in Waco, Texas (yes, where Chip and Joanna live).
- reported on the Nov. 5, 2009 Fort Hood massacre to the BBC in London.
- worked for KVUE in Austin, Texas for several years. #keepaustinweird
- was Austin’s first known “online correspondent,” creating various types of news reports for multiple platforms including:
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- breaking news coverage for live TV…
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- feature stories for TV and the web…
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- “web extra” content to enhance KVUE.com stories…
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- mobile-exclusive content for KVUE’s mobile app…
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- and short “newscasts” exclusive to KVUE’s Facebook page.
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