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Trish Christakes has been reporting for the Spectrum News 1 Charlotte team since November 2020. Originally from the Chicagoland area, she is thrilled to join the incredible team of journalists in Charlotte. She graduated from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in 2015, majoring in Journalism.
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