Belva Davis
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Date of Interview
2011-04-06
Interviewer
Stephen McKiernan
Interviewee
Davis, Belva, 1932-
Biographical Text
Belva Davis is an award winning journalist who has covered politics for over forty years. She has anchored three major network affiliates CBS, NBC and PBS. This includes a political affairs program on KQED-San Francisco that is one the most watched public stations in America. In 2008, Belva Davis was inducted into the National Association of Black Journalists Hall of Fame. She has received eight regional Emmys for reporting on a variety of topics including the AIDS Epidemic, Castro's Cuba, Bready Cancer and Learning Disabilities. She was the first African American woman on the West Coast and was profiled in the NEWSEUM; the world's first interactive museum of news. Davis is the author of the book Never in My Wildest Dreams: A Black Woman's Life in Journalism.
Duration
03:06:31
Language
English
Digital Publisher
Binghamton University Libraries
Digital Format
audio/mp4
Accessibility
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Original Format
MicroCassette
Material Type
Sound
Interview Format
Audio
Subject LCSH
Women television journalists--United States;
Radio journalists--United States;
Davis, Belva, 1932--Interviews
Radio journalists--United States;
Davis, Belva, 1932--Interviews
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Keywords
African American Women; Prejudice; Civil Rights Movement; Women's Rights Movement; Black Panthers; Second Class Citizens; Journalism; Affirmative Action.
Collection
Citation
“Belva Davis,” Digital Collections, accessed March 21, 2023, https://omeka.binghamton.edu/omeka/items/show/872.