Christie Smith

Christie Smith joined NBC Bay Area News in 2001 and worked in the East Bay at night for several years before joining the morning news team

Updated 8:52 PM PST, Tue, Jul 28, 2009

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At 2:30 in the morning. That is the answer to the question that she is asked most often. "What time do you get up?" Christie Smith joined NBC11 News in 2001 and worked in the East Bay at night for several years before joining the morning news team. She appears from 5 a.m. to 7 a.m. and then again at 11 a.m.

A Berkeley native, Christie began her on-camera news career as an anchor/reporter in Medford, Oregon. "My favorite story that I covered from our small town was about two kids who created their own fishing bait. In their little back yard they came up with a secret recipe and cranked it out of a meat grinder. It sold like hotcakes at stores across the area."

From Medford, Christie moved to KCRA-TV in Sacramento and worked as a reporter for three years. She covered national stories like the Yosemite Sightseer Murders and a tragic school shooting just outside of San Diego. There were also stops in Monterey at KCCN-TV and Chicago at WFLD-TV as a news writer or producer. Christie was nominated for two Emmy awards.

She is a graduate of Berkeley High School. She also earned a BA in English from UC Davis and an MSJ (in journalism) from Northwestern University at the Medill School of Journalism. In 2002, she had the opportunity to cover the Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. "That was incredible seeing all the people from different countries and hearing all the interesting languages." Christie has a large extended family in the Bay Area. Most weekends are spent in the back yard gardening and running after her family. She lives in the East Bay with her husband, two sons, and a rescue dog, Sydney, who just won't listen.