Vernon Odom

This article is about the local Philadelphia journalist. For his father, Akron, Ohio civil rights leader and lawyer, see Vernon Odom, Sr.

Vernon Odom (born September 16, 1948) is a local Philadelphia TV journalist.

Odom received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology and Political Science from Morehouse College and later continued his education at Columbia University. He started with WPVI-TV, in Philadelphia in 1976. He has covered a plethora of major stories during his tenure, ranging from Presidential debates to the MOVE disaster of 1985. He also hosted "Visions", a weekly look at urban life in Philadelphia. In November 2004, he was inducted into the Broadcast Pioneers Hall of Fame.[1][2]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.broadcastpioneers.com/odom.html
  2. ↑ http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/bio?section=resources/inside_station/newsteam&id=5771853


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