Charlo Greene (born Charlene Egbe on March 23, 1988) is a
Nigerian-American businesswoman and former reporter/anchor for KTVA
television in Anchorage, Alaska. Greene received media notice after
she quit her job on-air in September 2014 while covering a story on
the Alaska Cannabis Club, a medical cannabis organization, revealing
that she was the owner of the business.Greene attended high school in
Anchorage, Alaska, and earned a bachelor's degree in broadcast news
from the University of Texas at Arlington near Dallas.Greene worked as
an intern and production assistant at KXAS and KDAF in Dallas prior to
becoming an anchor/reporter for WOAY and WOWK in West Virginia, WRWR
in Georgia, WJHL in Tennessee, and KTVA in Alaska.In September 2014,
Greene quit her job at KTVA on-air while covering a story on the
Alaska Cannabis Club, a medical marijuana organization. In the news
spot Greene revealed that she was the owner of the club and used
profanity ("F**k it, I quit") after explaining that she was quitting
in order to devote more time to advocate for marijuana reform in
Alaska. The resulting video went viral, accumulating several million
views across various online platforms, and has raised criticism over
Greene's conflict of interest as she had reported on her own business.
Nigerian-American businesswoman and former reporter/anchor for KTVA
television in Anchorage, Alaska. Greene received media notice after
she quit her job on-air in September 2014 while covering a story on
the Alaska Cannabis Club, a medical cannabis organization, revealing
that she was the owner of the business.Greene attended high school in
Anchorage, Alaska, and earned a bachelor's degree in broadcast news
from the University of Texas at Arlington near Dallas.Greene worked as
an intern and production assistant at KXAS and KDAF in Dallas prior to
becoming an anchor/reporter for WOAY and WOWK in West Virginia, WRWR
in Georgia, WJHL in Tennessee, and KTVA in Alaska.In September 2014,
Greene quit her job at KTVA on-air while covering a story on the
Alaska Cannabis Club, a medical marijuana organization. In the news
spot Greene revealed that she was the owner of the club and used
profanity ("F**k it, I quit") after explaining that she was quitting
in order to devote more time to advocate for marijuana reform in
Alaska. The resulting video went viral, accumulating several million
views across various online platforms, and has raised criticism over
Greene's conflict of interest as she had reported on her own business.
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