American news reporter and anchor (born 1978)
DeMarco Morgan
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Born
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1978-11-27
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November 27, 1978
(age 45)
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Education
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Occupation(s)
| News reporter
and
anchor
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DeMarco Morgan
is an American
broadcast journalist
currently anchoring at
ABC News
. He currently co-anchors
GMA3: What You Need to Know
with
Eva Pilgrim
.
Background
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In 1997, Morgan graduated from
Booker T. Washington High School
in
Tulsa, Oklahoma
, during which he earned an internship working at
KOTV
.
[1]
[2]
In 2001, he received a
Bachelor of Science
degree from
Jackson State University
,
Mississippi
,
[3]
and in 2002, earned his
Master's Degree
from
Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
.
[2]
While working on his Master's at Columbia, he helped found the J-School's student chapter of the
National Association of Black Journalists
(
NABJ
),
[4]
interned with
CBS Evening News
[1]
and
48 Hours
, and was named a Fred Friendly Scholar,
[5]
Dupont Scholar, and CBS Scholar.
[6]
Activism
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Morgan has volunteered with
Big Brothers Big Sisters
,
[6]
the
American Cancer Society
, the
NAACP
, and
Sweet Alice Harris
.
[5]
He has also served on the board of managers for the
YMCA
, and is an active member of the
Kappa Alpha Psi
fraternity
.
[4]
[7]
[8]
Career
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Morgan began his broadcasting career while working on his master's degree at
Columbia University's
Graduate School of Journalism
when he covered the
September 11 attacks
.
[2]
Morgan also taught journalism at Jackson State University for two years and English at
Milwaukee Area Technical College
.
[9]
[7]
After graduation, Morgan landed his first reporting job at
CBS
affiliate
WJTV
in
Jackson, Mississippi
.
[2]
[10]
In 2004, he joined
ABC
affiliate
WISN
in
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
,
[6]
[10]
co-anchoring alongside Portia Young
[11]
for three years.
[12]
In 2007, he joined
NBC
station
WTVJ
in
Miami
as an anchor and reporter.
[10]
In December 2008, he joined NBC's flagship station in
New York
,
WNBC
, as a weekend anchor, and also as a cut-in anchor for
MSNBC
.
[10]
[5]
Morgan joined
Atlanta
's
NBC
affiliate,
WXIA
, in January 2012, where he co-anchored the 6 P.M. newscast weeknights with Brenda Wood and reported for the 11 P.M. nightly broadcast.
[13]
While in Atlanta, Morgan also taught journalism classes at
Morehouse College
[5]
and
Clark Atlanta University
.
[1]
In October 2015, Morgan left WXIA to join
CBS News
as a correspondent.
[5]
[14]
[1]
On April 17, 2019, it was announced that Morgan would move to CBS station KCBS in
Los Angeles
on May 6, 2019 as the weekday morning anchor for the 4:30-7:00 A.M. and 11:00 A.M. newscasts, alongside Suzanne Marques.
[5]
During the
COVID-19 pandemic
, he also anchored select newscasts for CBS station
WCBS
in New York and the
CBS Weekend News
from Los Angeles, as infected CBS employees had disallowed the use of the
CBS Broadcast Center
.
[15]
Morgan became a correspondent and anchor in late 2022 for ABC News, and was quickly tasked with being a part of the anchor rotation for
GMA3: What You Need to Know
due to personnel issues with its former anchors. Morgan and Eva Pilgrim were named permanent anchors for the show in May 2023 alongside Dr.
Jennifer Ashton
.
[16]
Awards and nominations
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While in college in 2001, Morgan became the only African-American male to rank in
Scripps Howard
's Top 10 Collegiate Journalists in the country.
[5]
[6]
While in Milwaukee, Morgan was the Honorary Grand Marshal two years in a row for the
United Negro College Fund
, and has been honored with several Associated Press and broadcasting awards.
[3]
[9]
In
Ebony Magazine's
2006 recognition of African Americans for their "knowing the importance of giving back to their communities" and for their reflecting "the burgeoning leader within", Morgan was listed as "One of America's Young Leaders of the Future".
[6]
[4]
[17]
Also in 2006, he received the
NABJ
National Community Service Award.
[6]
[9]
[18]
In 2009, Morgan received the "
Thurgood Marshall
Prestige Award" for community service during his time in New York.
[5]
[19]
References
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Eaton, Maynard (2015-10-20).
"DeMarco Morgan leaving Atlanta for CBS News"
.
SaportaReport
. Retrieved
2019-11-20
.
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a
b
c
d
Mikles, Natalie (June 4, 2003).
"Recent graduate shares his early success"
.
Tulsa World
. tulsaworld.com
. Retrieved
July 19,
2015
.
- ^
a
b
staff (January 12, 2006).
"Channel 12's Demarco Morgan named 'Leader of the Future' by Ebony"
.
OnMilwaukee.com
. Retrieved
August 14,
2010
.
- ^
a
b
c
"30 Leaders Under 30"
.
Ebony
. February 2006. p. 121
. Retrieved
September 9,
2010
.
- ^
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
"DeMarco Morgan Named Co-Anchor Of CBS2 Morning News"
.
CBS2 Los Angeles
. 2019-04-17
. Retrieved
2019-11-20
.
- ^
a
b
c
d
e
f
staff (February 8, 2006).
"Ebony magazine recognizes Tulsa native as future leader"
.
Tulsa World
. tulsaworld.com
. Retrieved
July 19,
2015
.
- ^
a
b
"Master of Ceremony - DeMarco Morgan"
.
New Jersey Minority Supplier Council
. 2010. Archived from
the original
on June 19, 2010
. Retrieved
September 7,
2010
.
- ^
"Demarco Morgan bio"
.
NBC
. January 10, 2010
. Retrieved
September 7,
2010
.
[
permanent dead link
]
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a
b
c
"Biography: DeMarco Morgan ? Anchor & Reporter"
(PDF)
. Thurgood Marshall College Fund
. Retrieved
August 14,
2010
.
- ^
a
b
c
d
Huff, Richard (October 30, 2008).
"DeMarco Morgan and Erika Tarantal are new weekend anchors at Ch. 4"
.
New York Daily News
. Retrieved
August 14,
2010
.
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Cuprisn, Tim (August 5, 2004).
"
'Everwood' ranked worst show for kids"
.
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
. Retrieved
September 7,
2010
.
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Cuprisn, Tim (July 16, 2007).
"Inside TV and radio"
.
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
. Retrieved
September 7,
2010
.
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Ho, Rodney (December 6, 2011).
"DeMarco Morgan joins Brenda Wood at anchor desk at 11 Alive at 6 p.m."
Access Atlanta
. Archived from
the original
on January 17, 2013
. Retrieved
December 7,
2011
.
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"CBS News Names DeMarco Morgan Correspondent"
.
Cision
. 2015-10-15
. Retrieved
2019-11-20
.
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Malone, Michael (20 March 2020).
"CBS' Owned Stations Pitch in with National Newscasts"
.
Broadcasting & Cable
. Retrieved
4 April
2020
.
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ABC announces new 'GMA3' co-anchors following Amy Robach, T.J. Holmes affair scandal
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Cuprisn, Tim (February 13, 2006).
"Say So Long, For Now, To Chief"
.
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
. Google Archives
. Retrieved
September 7,
2010
.
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"Special Honors Past Winners"
. National Association of Black Journalists. 2006
. Retrieved
July 19,
2010
.
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"Prestige Awards Honorees"
. Thurgood Marshall College Fund
. Retrieved
August 14,
2010
.
External links
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