Background
Nair was born in Evanston, Illinois, and raised in Colleyville, Texas.
Nair was born in Evanston, Illinois, and raised in Colleyville, Texas.
Nair graduated with a degree in journalism from the Medill School of Journalism, of Northwestern University (Evanston, Illinois).
She is the co-host of Columbia Broadcasting System This Morning Saturday alongside Anthony Mason. She gave birth to a son on January 25, 2012. Professionally, Nair was previously co-anchor of World News Now and America This Morning on American Broadcasting Company, from September 17, 2008 until February 18, 2011.
She was partnered with Jeremy Hubbard and later Rob Nelson on both shows.
Nair joined American Broadcasting Company News as an anchor/correspondent for American Broadcasting Company News Now in December 2007. In that role, she anchored live coverage and news briefs for American Broadcasting Company"s digital network.
She wrote for Today"s Chicago Woman magazine, and was a reporter for Talk Radio News in Washington District of Columbia prior to pursuing television journalism. Nair began her career in television news at WGEM-television, the National Broadcasting Company affiliate in Quincy, Illinois, as a general assignment reporter.
She also worked for WYCC-television, Chicago"s Public Access Network and the Illinois" Public, educational, and government access (PEG) cable television named station Evanston Community Cable Channel.
Then she became an anchor and reporter for KOLN/KGIN-television in Lincoln, Nebraska, where she anchored daily morning and afternoon newscasts. Prior to joining American Broadcasting Company News, Nair was lead evening reporter and anchor at KWGN-television, the CW affiliate in Denver. She started at the station in July 2004 and reported on a wide range of topics, including the Jon Benet Ramsey murder investigation and the school shootings at Bailey, Colorado.
On Thursday, February 17, 2011, Nair announced that Friday, February 18, would be her last night on air at World News Now.
lieutenant would also be her last day with American Broadcasting Company News. Former KDVR Denver anchor Peggy Bunker was her immediate successor.
Her legacy was to treat the crew to a hot breakfast on her last day. Also, a brief send-off by Nelson to Nair was given at the conclusion of America This Morning.
In 2011, she worked at Microsoft and National Broadcasting Company in New York, as a newsreader on Martin Bashir and anchoring the early morning news programs Early Today on National Broadcasting Company and First Look on Microsoft and National Broadcasting Company. Vinita is currently a co-anchor of Columbia Broadcasting System This Morning:Saturday alongside Anthony Mason.
She is a correspondent for Columbia Broadcasting System Newspath and has been seen on the network as a substitute anchor for Up to the Minute.