Linsey Davis Biography

Fast Facts

• Serves as a member of the National Association of Black Journalists
• Was named an Up and Comer by the Center for Leadership Development
• Won a regional Edward R․ Murrow Award for her reporting
• Graduated with a degree in psychology from the University of Virginia and a communications degree from New York University
• Joined WTHR-TV in 2003 as a reporter and reported on the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina from New Orleans and on the 2004 and 2006 Olympic Games on location
• Before joining ABC News in 2007, she had risen to the rank of weekend evening news anchor at WTHR-TV
• Worked as a reporter for WJRT-TV in Flint, Mich․, from 2001 through 2003
• Has covered such stories as Whitney Houston's death, the Dominique-Strauss Kahn trial in New York, Hurricane Irene, the earthquake in Haiti, the Casey Anthony trial and Tyler Clementi's suicide
• Known for her role as correspondent for ABC News, appearing on "Good Morning America" and "Nightline․"
• Her wave-making report "Single Black Female" explored why African-American women are less likely than people of other races or genders to get married