Roz Abrams

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Roz Abrams
Born
Roslyn Maria Abrams

(1948-09-07) September 7, 1948 (age 75)
Lansing, Michigan, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Education Western Michigan University (BS)
University of Michigan
OccupationJournalist
Years active1975–2006
Notable credit(s)Anchor, WCBS/Channel 2 (2004–2006)
Anchor, WABC/Channel 7 (1986–2003)
Anchor, CNN (1982–1983)
SpouseKenneth Showers (deceased)

Roslyn Maria Abrams [1] (born September 7, 1948) is an American former television news journalist. She had a long career as an anchor on Eyewitness News , which is broadcast by WABC-TV, working in Manhattan. More recently she worked for WCBS-TV, also in Manhattan, from 2004 to 2006.

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Early life and education

Abrams holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Western Michigan University, a master's degree from the University of Michigan and an honorary doctorate of human letters from New York Institute of Technology. [2]

Career

Abrams received a New York Association of Black Journalists Award for the special "The Sounds of Harlem." She has been part of award-winning coverage for some of the biggest news stories from around the world, including AIDS, the Chernobyl disaster, the end of apartheid in South Africa, 9/11, and the Northeast blackout of 2003. She worked at WSB-AM radio from 1975 to 1978. She worked on television at WXIA-TV from 1978 to 1982, at CNN from 1982 to 1983, and at KRON-TV from 1983 to 1986.

In December 2003, Abrams was named to the Editorial Advisory Board of "Making Waves," the new quarterly publication of American women in radio and television. She is the current co-chair of NY READS TOGETHER a program sponsored by the New York Women's Agenda.

New York

WABC-TV and WCBS-TV

Before joining WCBS-TV in 2004, Abrams had spent 18 years at WABC-TV, beginning in February 1986, first as a general reporter and later as 5 p.m. co-anchor. The quick move began Abrams's long association with the station. Her last partner at WABC-TV was Diana Williams, beginning in 2003. In 2003, she was offered a contract by WCBS-TV to anchor CBS 2 News at 5 and 11.

Abrams then joined WCBS-TV as the co-anchor of "CBS2 News" at 5 and 11 p.m. on April 19, 2004. First she was paired with veteran New York news anchor Ernie Anastos, who had co-anchored WABC Eyewitness News with her in the 1980s, and then with Jim Rosenfield. In April 2006, she was moved 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 at 11 p.m. upon joining WCBS in 2003). In November 2006, however, Abrams left the air after WCBS-TV sports anchor Chris Wragge and newly hired Kristine Johnson (formerly of NBC News and MSNBC) became the anchors at noon and 5 p.m. (and eventually moved from noon to 11 p.m.). [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "Roz Abrams". thehistorymakers.com. The HistoryMakers. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
  2. ↑ "Alumni Spotlight: Roz Abrams | Rackham Graduate School". www.rackham.umich.edu. Retrieved 2018-08-22.
  3. ↑ New York Daily News report on Abrams departure Archived 2007-09-30 at the Wayback Machine
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