Personal Profile About Marissa Parra
Marissa Parra is a general assignment news correspondent delivering live national field reports for NBC News. Born on October 13. She graduated from the Philip Merrill College of Journalism at the University of Maryland with a degree in broadcast journalism. Prior to joining NBC, she worked as a reporter for CBS Chicago (WBBM-TV) and regional television stations in Virginia.
During her time in local journalism, she covered major breaking regional stories, local accountability pieces, and community features. Now on the national stage, she travels across the country to cover severe weather, criminal trials, and human-interest developments. Her reports appear regularly across NBC’s morning shows, evening broadcasts, and online platforms.