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Television news anchor and reporter, '''Angela Black''', is an African-American news figure, known primarily for her work for ] in Los Angeles, CA and for being the second female African-American news anchor in Los Angeles history. | Television news anchor and reporter, '''Angela Black''', is an African-American news figure, known primarily for her work for ] in Los Angeles, CA and for being the second female African-American news anchor in Los Angeles history. | ||
Born in Jacksonville, Florida to Army Major Bennie L. Canty and Bess Canty, a schoolteacher, Angela spent her childhood on Army bases Camp Sullivan in Whittier, Alaska and Fort Eustis in Virginia before settling with her parents and siblings in Jacksonville. After graduating from Bishop Kinney Catholic School, Angela traveled to Nashville to attend Vanderbilt University, ultimately transferring to and graduating from Jacksonville University with a BA in English. | Born in Jacksonville, Florida to Army Major Bennie L. Canty and Bess Canty, a schoolteacher, Angela spent her childhood on Army bases Camp Sullivan in Whittier, Alaska and Fort Eustis in Virginia before settling with her parents and siblings in Jacksonville. After graduating from Bishop Kinney Catholic School, Angela traveled to Nashville to attend Vanderbilt University, ultimately transferring to and graduating from Jacksonville University with a BA in English. | ||
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Angela is primarily known for her 12-year career spent at KABC-TV, becoming the second African-American female news anchor in Los Angeles history. Anchoring alongside ], Angela was a member of the "Eyewitness News" team of the late 1970s and 1980s. | ||
Some of her professional experiences involve hosting the nationwide “Evening of The Stars” United Negro College Fund telethon, producing a documentary on blacks in Hollywood, training as a firefighter with the Los Angeles Fire Department, and covering a Ku Klux Klan triple cross burning during her time on the Los Angeles airwaves. | Some of her professional experiences involve hosting the nationwide “Evening of The Stars” United Negro College Fund telethon, producing a documentary on blacks in Hollywood, training as a firefighter with the Los Angeles Fire Department, and covering a Ku Klux Klan triple cross burning during her time on the Los Angeles airwaves. | ||
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Television news anchor and reporter, Angela Black, is an African-American news figure, known primarily for her work for KABC-TV in Los Angeles, CA and for being the second female African-American news anchor in Los Angeles history.
Born in Jacksonville, Florida to Army Major Bennie L. Canty and Bess Canty, a schoolteacher, Angela spent her childhood on Army bases Camp Sullivan in Whittier, Alaska and Fort Eustis in Virginia before settling with her parents and siblings in Jacksonville. After graduating from Bishop Kinney Catholic School, Angela traveled to Nashville to attend Vanderbilt University, ultimately transferring to and graduating from Jacksonville University with a BA in English.
Angela is primarily known for her 12-year career spent at KABC-TV, becoming the second African-American female news anchor in Los Angeles history. Anchoring alongside Jerry Dunphy, Angela was a member of the "Eyewitness News" team of the late 1970s and 1980s.
Some of her professional experiences involve hosting the nationwide “Evening of The Stars” United Negro College Fund telethon, producing a documentary on blacks in Hollywood, training as a firefighter with the Los Angeles Fire Department, and covering a Ku Klux Klan triple cross burning during her time on the Los Angeles airwaves.
Angela is a veteran news reporter and anchor, having worked for KABC-TV and KCBS-TV in Los Angeles, CA, and for enterprises such as Headline News, PBS, and Turner Entertainment.
References
- http://ourweekly.com/news/2010/jul/21/trials-and-triumph-blacks-in-los-angeles/, Joseph Wright, "Trials and Triumphs: Blacks in Los Angeles Television News, Our Weekly, Jul. 21, 2010
- http://articles.latimes.com/2002/jun/10/entertainment/et-3know10