. ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Po etry ▁anth ologies ▁Category : American ▁poetry ▁collections ▁Category : 1 9 6 6 ▁children ' s ▁books ▁Category : American ▁children ' s ▁books ▁Category : American ▁non - f iction ▁books ▁Category : Children ' s ▁poetry <0x0A> </s> ▁Abb ie ▁Marie ▁B oud re au ▁( born ▁April ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 1 9 7 8 ) ▁is ▁an ▁American ▁ABC ▁television ▁news ▁correspond ent . ▁She ▁joined ▁ABC ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁She ▁was ▁formerly ▁with ▁CNN . ▁She ▁has ▁received ▁seven ▁regional ▁Em mys ▁for ▁investig ative ▁reporting , ▁writing ▁and ▁enter prise ▁journal ism . ▁She ▁also ▁received ▁regional ▁Edward ▁R . ▁Mur row ▁awards ▁in ▁both ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁Since ▁joining ▁ABC ▁Abb ie ▁has ▁received ▁three ▁national ▁Em my ▁Awards , ▁a ▁national ▁Edward ▁R . ▁Mur row ▁award ▁and ▁a ▁G rac ie ▁award ▁for ▁her ▁ensemble ▁work ▁on ▁Good ▁Mor ning ▁America . ▁ ▁Early ▁career ▁Abb ie ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁Bour bon na is , ▁Illinois ▁and ▁attended ▁Brad ley ▁Bour bon na is ▁Community ▁High ▁School ▁before ▁att ending ▁Lo y ola ▁University ▁in ▁Chicago ▁ear ning ▁her ▁b ach elor ' s ▁and ▁a ▁master ' s ▁degree ▁in ▁broadcast ▁journal ism ▁from ▁North western ▁University . ▁Prior ▁to ▁joining ▁CNN ▁B oud re au ▁worked ▁at ▁K W W L - TV ▁in ▁Water lo o , ▁Iowa