Best known as an evening news anchor for NBC's Philadelphia affiliate, WCAU, Renée Chenault began her legal career in New York at Hughes Hubbard in 1981. Chenault graduated from the University of Pennsylvania School of Law and later received a masters' degree in journalism from the University of Missouri. Highly popular among her viewers, Chenault has shown objectivity in her coverage of national political conventions and countless issues of national and local importance. Chenault is a member of the National Association of Black Journalists and the NAACP, and continues to be a member of the New York State bar.