Ellison Barber

Not to be confused with Allison Barber.
Ellison Barber
Barber in 2019
Born (1989-10-20) October 20, 1989
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
EducationWofford College[1]
OccupationJournalist
EmployerNBC News

Ellison Litton Barber[1] is an American journalist and correspondent for NBC News. She frequently reports from conflict zones and contributes reporting to all NBC News platforms, including NBC News, MSNBC and NBC News Now.[2] Originally from Atlanta, Georgia, she graduated from Wofford College with a Bachelor of Arts in English in 2012.[3]

Barber spent months on the ground reporting on the Russian invasion of Ukraine[4] and was among the first group of international correspondents to report on the Gaza war in 2023.[5][6]

Career

Barber served as a general assignment reporter and the Prince George's County Deputy Bureau Chief for Washington's CBS affiliate, WUSA.[7] At WUSA, Barber reported on an array of stories,[8][9][10] including the 2015 Washington, D.C., mass killing of the Savopoulos family and their housekeeper Veralicia Figueroa, the March 2016 U.S. Capitol lockdown,[11] and the protests following the shooting of Terrence Sterling.[12][13] While at WUSA, Barber interviewed Washington Capitals' star Alexander Ovechkin during a blizzard.[14] The unintentional encounter went viral.[15][16][17]

Fox News (2017-2020)

In April 2017, she joined Fox News as a general assignment correspondent.[13][18]

In 2019, Barber reported on the political turmoil in Venezuela and the resulting refugee crisis in neighboring countries.[19][20] She and her crew were reporting on the Venezuela-Colombia border when gunfire erupted near the Simón Bolívar International Bridge[21] and a thirty-minute shootout ensued.[22][23][24] Barber was also the first reporter for a U.S.-based English-language network to travel to Maicao, Colombia and cover the UNHCR assistance camp set up to help refugees fleeing the political crisis in Venezuela.[25]

NBC News (2020-present)

Barber joined NBC News as a New York-based correspondent on April 15, 2020.[26]

She extensively reported on the 2019-20 coronavirus pandemic in the United States.[27][28][29][30] She reported inside COVID ICUs across the country, filing reports from Alaska[31] to Mississippi.[32][33]

Much of her career at NBC has been spent as a war correspondent covering conflicts around the globe.[34][35][36] She reported from the frontlines of the Ukraine-Russia War[37][38][39] and the Gaza war.[40][34][35] While reporting along the Gaza border, she and her team came under rocket fire during multiple live reports.[5][41]

Barber reported from Haiti following the 2024 Haitian jailbreak and the ouster of then-Acting President Ariel Henry.[42]

Accolades

Barber was reporting outside of the United States Capitol as a mob attacked and overtook the Capitol building.[43][44][45] She remained live on NBC News throughout the evening.[46] In 2022, she won a News & Documentary Emmy Award for her reporting on the siege of the U.S. Capitol.[47]

In 2023, her war reporting earned her an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Emerging Journalist.[48][49]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Wofford College - 2012 Wofford College graduates". Wofford College. May 23, 2012. Retrieved July 12, 2014.
  2. ^ Johnson, Ted (April 7, 2020). "Ellison Barber Joins NBC News and MSNBC As Correspondent". Deadline. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
  3. ^ "Ellison Barber". Wofford.meritpages.com. May 20, 2012. Retrieved July 12, 2014.
  4. ^ Inside A Ukrainian Town Six Miles From Frontlines Of War. YouTube. Retrieved April 23, 2024.
  5. ^ a b "Watch: NBC News crew takes cover during rocket fire near Israel border". NBC News. October 13, 2023. Retrieved April 23, 2024.
  6. ^ "The face of Ukraine's refugee crisis". Today. March 6, 2022. Retrieved April 23, 2024.
  7. ^ "Ellison Barber - Prince George's County Deputy Bureau Chief". WUSA 9. April 22, 2017. Archived from the original on April 22, 2017.
  8. ^ Barber, Ellison. "Md. police didn't tell public teen was missing until she was found murdered". WUSA 9.
  9. ^ Barber, Ellison. "World's AIDs Day: Remembering Leonard Matlovich". WUSA 9.
  10. ^ Barber, Ellison. "Are D.C.'s weed delivery services legal?". WUSA 9.
  11. ^ Barber, Ellison. "Suspect in US Capitol shooting identified". WUSA 9.
  12. ^ Barber, Ellison. "Hundreds protest DC police fatal shooting". WUSA 9.
  13. ^ a b "Ellison Barber". Fox News. 18 February 2020.
  14. ^ "TV reporter does story on D.C. snow storm, runs into Alex Ovechkin". NBC Sports Washington. January 22, 2016. Retrieved January 25, 2019.
  15. ^ "How WUSA9's Ellison Barber Lucked Into a Man-On-The-Street Interview with Alex Ovechkin". russianmachineneverbreaks.com. 2016-02-08. Retrieved January 25, 2019.
  16. ^ "Ovechkin wasn't fazed by snowstorm: 'We're from Russia'". FOX Sports. January 24, 2016. Retrieved January 25, 2019.
  17. ^ "Unsuspecting Reporter Comes Across Alex Ovechkin Filling His Gas Tank Ahead Of The Blizzard". BroBible. January 23, 2016. Retrieved January 25, 2019.
  18. ^ Facky, I. ".@ellisonbarber is now a @FoxNews correspondent!!#redeye cc @johnnydollar01pic.twitter.com/CGhjqXfmpW".
  19. ^ Miles, Frank (May 6, 2019). "Venezuelans risk death trying to cross into Colombia escaping violence, hunger, Fox News finds". Fox News. Retrieved May 31, 2019.
  20. ^ Barber, Ellison (2019-05-08). "Face of Venezuela crisis: Fox News goes inside camp taking in refugees fleeing Maduro regime". Fox News. Retrieved May 31, 2019.
  21. ^ "Shootout rattles nerves near busy Venezuela border bridge". Associated Press. May 3, 2019. Retrieved May 31, 2019.
  22. ^ "COL-VEN Border - @ellison.barber". Instagram. Retrieved 2019-05-31.
  23. ^ Fox News (May 3, 2019). "Shots heard near Venezuela-Colombia border". YouTube. Retrieved May 31, 2019.
  24. ^ "Venezuelans face dangerous trek into Colombia". Fox News. May 6, 2019. Retrieved May 31, 2019.
  25. ^ "Crisis in Venezuela: UN sets up refugee camp in Maicao, Colombia". Fox News. May 7, 2019. Retrieved August 12, 2019.
  26. ^ Steinberg, Brian (7 April 2020). "Ellison Barber Jumps to NBC News from Fox News Channel". Variety.
  27. ^ "Inside a South Carolina hospital, coronavirus surge overwhelms staff". NBC News. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
  28. ^ "Missouri struggles to keep Covid under control with hospitalizations up 60% in the past month". CNBC. 2020-12-03. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
  29. ^ "Alabama's Black residents lag behind white residents in getting Covid vaccine". NBC News. Retrieved 2021-11-14.
  30. ^ Inside Covid Unit At A South Carolina hospital, 21 July 2021, retrieved 2021-11-14
  31. ^ "Alaska is rationing health care as its COVID-19 numbers soar". Today. October 5, 2021. Retrieved November 14, 2021.
  32. ^ "Mississippi ICU nurse: 'We need help' as Covid cases surge among unvaccinated patients". MSNBC. Retrieved November 14, 2021.
  33. ^ "Inside Mississippi field hospital as state battles increase in Covid cases". NBC News. August 30, 2021. Retrieved November 14, 2021.
  34. ^ a b "Horrors of war hitting Israel, Gaza, as fight against Hamas continues". NBC News. Retrieved April 23, 2024.
  35. ^ a b "Gaza hospitals on the brink of collapse as Israel continues to strike". NBC News. October 25, 2023. Retrieved April 23, 2024.
  36. ^ "Ukrainian children capture the hearts of the world with bravery and resilience". Today. Retrieved April 23, 2024.
  37. ^ "This Ukrainian unit is tasked with finding fallen soldiers". NBC News. May 17, 2023. Retrieved April 23, 2024.
  38. ^ "Inside a Ukrainian town six miles from frontlines of war". NBC News. July 20, 2022. Retrieved April 23, 2024.
  39. ^ Former UPS Driver Carries Out Civilian Rescues In Ukraine. Retrieved 2024-04-23 – via www.youtube.com.
  40. ^ "Explosions heard near Israel-Gaza border". NBC News. Retrieved 2024-04-23.
  41. ^ "Residents on Gaza border on edge as they come under fire". NBC News. October 11, 2023. Retrieved April 23, 2024.
  42. ^ "Life inside a Haitian orphanage". NBC News. March 28, 2024. Retrieved April 23, 2024.
  43. ^ NBC News (January 6, 2021). "Rioters Storm Stairs Of Capitol As Congress Debates Electoral College Objections". YouTube. Retrieved November 14, 2021.
  44. ^ "Watch live: Congress reconvenes after rioters cleared from Capitol". NBC News. Retrieved November 14, 2021.
  45. ^ "Ellison Barber's Instagram". Instagram. January 6, 2021.
  46. ^ Singer, Jenny; Kahn, Mattie (January 8, 2021). "3 Reporters on What It Was Like to Do Their Jobs in the Middle of the Capitol Riot". Glamour. Retrieved November 14, 2021.
  47. ^ National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. "43rd Annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards, Outstanding Live Breaking News Coverage" (PDF).
  48. ^ Schneider, Michael (September 28, 2023). "News & Documentary Emmys 2023: Full Winners List". Variety. Retrieved April 23, 2024.
  49. ^ Emmy Awards - Outstanding Emerging Journalist: Ellison Barber. YouTube. Retrieved April 23, 2024.


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