Morgan Radford

Morgan Radford
Born November 18, 1987
Greensboro, North Carolina
Alma mater Harvard University
Columbia University
Occupation Journalist
Notable credit(s) Al Jazeera America News
ABC News Now

Morgan Kelly Radford (born November 18, 1987)[1][2] is an American television news anchor and reporter employed by Al Jazeera America.

Biography

Radford was originally from Greensboro, North Carolina where she graduated from Grimsley High School.[3] In May 2009, she graduated from Harvard University with honors earning a Bachelor’s degree in Social Studies and Foreign Language Citations in French and Spanish.[4] Later in 2009 she was an intern at CNN for Morning Express with Robin Meade.[5] Radford received a Fulbright Scholarship in 2010 where she taught English at the University of KwaZulu-Natal in Durban, South Africa. During the 2010 World Cup she was a production assistant for ESPN.[6] From 2011 to 2012, she attended Columbia University, completing a Master’s degree in broadcast journalism. Radford joined ABC in 2012 as an anchor for ABC News Now and moved to Al Jazeera America in 2013. Currently she is the weekend morning anchor and a reporter.

References

  1. ↑ https://twitter.com/bensherwood/status/270128513732972544
  2. ↑ http://www.news-record.com/go_triad/film_tv/article_4a83b6dc-1be8-11e4-b5a8-0017a43b2370.html
  3. ↑ http://www.news-record.com/go_triad/film_tv/article_4a83b6dc-1be8-11e4-b5a8-0017a43b2370.html
  4. ↑ http://utlo.ukzn.ac.za/Files/TLHEC%202010%20Handbook.pdf
  5. ↑ http://www.journalism.columbia.edu/system/documents/611/original/116th_and_Bway_sprsum2012.pdf
  6. ↑ http://www.journalism.columbia.edu/system/documents/611/original/116th_and_Bway_sprsum2012.pdf