Felicia Middlebrooks is an American

United States

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 radio news broadcaster. She is the news anchor of WBBM

WBBM (AM)

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 in Chicago, Illinois

Chicago

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.

Biography

Felicia Middlebrooks was born in Gary, Indiana

Gary, Indiana

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. She graduated from West Side High School

West Side High School (Gary)

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 and Purdue University Calumet

Purdue University Calumet

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 earning a bachelor's degree in communication, where she now takes on the role as a professor for news broadcasting. She worked as a steelworker in northwest Indiana

Indiana

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 to finance her education. Her previous radio stations were WBAA

WBAA

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, WJOB

WJOB

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, WGVE

WGVE

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, and WLTH

WLTH

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 before coming to Chicago. Felicia worked at CBS Radio where she was the first woman and African American to co-anchor mornings. She has won numerous awards for leadership and journalism including the Edward R. Murrow Award for Excellence in News and the Associated Press “Best Reporter Award”. Felicia celebrated her 25th Anniversary of on-air broadcasting with Newsradio 780 WBBM on Thursday October 1st 2009. She is the founder and president of "Hollywood Comes to Chicago" and serves on the Board of Directors for three non-profit organizations: “Hands of Hope”, “WINGS: Women in Need Growing Stronger”, and “Children’s Home and Aid Society” (CHASI).

Selected publications

A partial list of books which Middlebrooks was one of the authors:

• Called (co-authored by Lisa D. Jefferson, Moody Publishing)
• Souls of My Sisters (Kensington Publishing)

External links

• Felicia Middlebrooks - WBBM 780's website
• Biography - The HistoryMakers