Nicole Pearson was born in New York City and has lived all over the world, primarily in the Middle East. Her father was a Petroleum Engineer and her mother, a native of Lebanon, was in advertising.

Nicole was raised in Las Vegas, Nevada, and moved to San Diego in august of 1982 to attend San Diego State University. After graduating in 1987, she moved back to Las Vegas and became a Claims Adjuster and Fraud Investigator for State Farm Insurance. She also managed wedding chapels while in Las Vegas.

In 1990, she left the insurance industry to pursue a career in Radio and Television and soon found her way back to San Diego, where she became a traffic reporter for Metro Traffic, serving stations including XTRA, KSDO, KPBS, KQJY, XHTZ, and KGB.

In 1993, she was employed by Airwatch Communications, serving KFMB AM & FM for 2 years.

Nicole lives in San Diego with her husband. young stepson, and a brand new baby.