Alison Morris

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Alison Morris
Born
Long Island, New York, U.S.
Education Yale University (BA)
Occupation(s)Journalist, news anchor
Years active2002–present
Spouse
Scott Roslyn
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(m. 2013)​

Alison Morris is an American journalist. She is a former news anchor at NBC News. [1] [2]

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Early life and education

Alison Morris was born and raised on Long Island, New York, where she attended Our Lady of Mercy Academy, an all-female private Catholic college preparatory school. She later graduated with a bachelor's degree in sociology from Yale University in 2001. [3]

Career

Morris began her career in 2002 when she worked for CNBC Europe and The Wall Street Journal Europe as a reporter in Paris, France. [3] In 2005, Morris returned to the United States and became a reporter for KDKA-TV in Pittsburgh. In 2010, she moved to FoxCT (now known as WTIC-TV), where she became one of the channel's news anchors. In 2014, Morris switched to Fox 5 New York, working as the channel's business news anchor. In July 2019, Morris was then hired by NBC News, where she has been a news anchor for the network's streaming service NBC News Now. [4] In January 2020, Morris additionally became a weekend anchor for MSNBC.[ citation needed ]

On her January 26, 2020 broadcast on MSNBC, Morris was reporting on the death of retired basketball player Kobe Bryant, who was one of nine people killed in a helicopter crash earlier in the day. When Morris referred to Bryant's former team of the Los Angeles Lakers, she claims to have verbally stumbled and said "Los Angeles Nakers", immediately self-correcting to "Los Angeles Lakers". This caused many people to accuse her of saying the racial slur "nigger" on air, which she denied. The controversy led to the starting of a petition to have her fired, which gained over 184,000 signatures. [5] [6] Morris said she had stuttered, combining the words "Knicks" and "Lakers" into "Nakers". [7] [8]

Morris left her role at NBC in May 2022, stating in social media posts that she planned to become a sommelier. [9]

Personal life

Alison Morris lives in Manhattan with her husband, Scott. Morris is fluent in French and regularly travels to Paris to visit friends she made while working in the French capital. She is also a fan of the New York Yankees. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ Collins, Matt (May 6, 2022). "Alison Morris leaving NBC News Now". mixdexhq.com. Retrieved July 19, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Alison Morris Twitter profile". Twitter. Retrieved May 27, 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 "Alison Morris". fox5ny.com . March 18, 2019. Archived from the original on January 27, 2020. Retrieved January 27, 2020.
  4. ↑ Spangler, Todd (July 1, 2019). "NBC News Hires Alison Morris From Fox's NYC Station as Full-Time Anchor for Streaming Service". Variety. Retrieved January 27, 2020.
  5. ↑ Heldman, Breanne (January 27, 2020). "MSNBC's Alison Morris Denies Using Racial Slur During Kobe Bryant Segment, Claims She Said 'Nakers'". Yahoo Entertainment. People Magazine. Retrieved January 27, 2020.
  6. ↑ Walsh, S.M. (January 26, 2020). "Reporter Says She 'Did Not' Use Racial Slur During Kobe Bryant Report". Heavy. Archived from the original on January 27, 2020. Retrieved January 27, 2020.
  7. ↑ "Alison Morris Twitter profile". Twitter. Retrieved January 27, 2020.
  8. ↑ Cruse, Ellena (January 27, 2020). "MSNBC anchor Alison Morris denies using racial slur after mispronouncing Kobe Bryant's team 'Lakers'". Evening Standard. Archived from the original on January 27, 2020. Retrieved January 27, 2020.
  9. ↑ "Alison Morris Twitter profile". Twitter. Retrieved May 27, 2023.


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