“Growing up in Minnesota I have friends and family scattered across the state.  Each day I am reminded that the news I'm reporting is not only affecting them, but all the people that make this state so great!”

Previous Experience
Rebekah learned pretty early about the early morning hours of news when she became the Morning Anchor for the CBS affiliate in Duluth while she was still attending college.  She stayed in the port city for four years before moving to Madison, WI and working as an anchor/reporter at the CBS affiliate.  Rebekah moved just an hour east to Milwaukee, WI for a reporter job at WDJT and less then two years later she was anchoring the 5 and 10 newscasts.  In 2008, Rebekah moved back to Minnesota to Co-Host  “Twin Cities Live” on 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS. 

Career Highlights
Rebekah has interviewed everyone from Dan Aykroyd to Marie Osmond to the 2004 Presidential Candidates, but her favorite part of her job is sharing the stories of those in her community giving back to others. Rebekah was recently nominated TV Personality of the Year by the American Women in Radio and Television.

Education
Rebekah has a B.S. in Mass Communications with a minor in Journalism from the University of Wisconsin Superior and an Associate of Applied Science in Broadcast Journalism from Brown College in Minneapolis.

Personal Interests
Rebekah has been involved with the Muscular Dystrophy Association for five years hosting the Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon, emceeing the “Black and Blue Ball” and attending MDA Camp to see the kids in action.  Rebekah is also active with the American Cancer Society and attends several “Relays for Life” anunally.  She also raises money for brain tumor research after her huband was diagnosed with the disease in 2003.

Along with toting her two young daughters to the hundreds of places and events the metro area has to offer (her favorites are the two zoos and the Science Museum of Minnesota) Rebekah loves to bake and cook. Rebekah and her husband Corey have been married since 2001 and they have two daughters Hathaway and later Delaney.