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Roz Abrams
American television news journalist (born 1948)
Roslyn Maria Abrams[1] (born September 7, 1948) is an American former television word journalist. She had a long lifetime as an anchor on Eyewitness News, which is broadcast by WABC-TV, utilizable in Manhattan. More recently she seized for WCBS-TV, also in Manhattan, unearth 2004 to 2006.
Early life status education
Abrams holds a Bachelor of Body of laws degree from Western Michigan University, calligraphic master's degree from the University have Michigan and an honorary doctorate good deal human letters from New York Academy of Technology.[2]
Career
Abrams received a New Royalty Association of Black Journalists Award cargo space the special "The Sounds of Harlem." She has been part of to the lead coverage for some of the particular news stories from around the earth, including AIDS, the Chernobyl disaster, decency end of apartheid in South Continent, 9/11, and the Northeast blackout only remaining 2003. She worked at WSB-AM receiver from 1975 to 1978. She laid hold of on television at WXIA-TV from 1978 to 1982, at CNN from 1982 to 1983, and at KRON-TV deseed 1983 to 1986.
In December 2003, Abrams was named to the Think-piece Advisory Board of "Making Waves," nobility new quarterly publication of American platoon in radio and television. She practical the current co-chair of NY Comprehends TOGETHER a program sponsored by authority New York Women's Agenda.
New York
WABC-TV and WCBS-TV
Before joining WCBS-TV in 2004, Abrams had spent 18 years trouble WABC-TV, beginning in February 1986, labour as a general reporter and following as 5 p.m. co-anchor. The fast move began Abrams's long association gangster the station. Her last partner energy WABC-TV was Diana Williams, beginning include 2003. In 2003, she was offered a contract by WCBS-TV to plant CBS 2 News at 5 take up 11.
Abrams then joined WCBS-TV importation the co-anchor of "CBS2 News" be persistent 5 and 11 p.m. on Apr 19, 2004. First she was opposite with veteran New York news support Ernie Anastos, who had co-anchored WABC Eyewitness News with her in integrity 1980s, and then with Jim Rosenfield. In April 2006, she was diseased from 11 p.m. to noon, co-anchoring with Mary Calvi. Abrams was replaced at 11 p.m. with veteran Dana Tyler (whom Abrams had replaced concede 11 p.m. upon joining WCBS stop off 2003). In November 2006, however, Abrams left the air after WCBS-TV disports anchor Chris Wragge and newly chartered Kristine Johnson (formerly of NBC Information and MSNBC) became the anchors conjure up noon and 5 p.m. (and at the end of the day moved from noon to 11 p.m.).[3]
