Yolanda Harris
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Yolanda Harris anchors the news each week night on ABC 6
and on FOX 28 News at Ten
.
Harris, born and raised in Central Ohio
, is featured in "Who's Who In Black Columbus" in 2007. She is on the Wall of Fame at Gahanna Lincoln High School
, her alma mater. She received an Emmy
for Best Entertainment Program in 2005 as host of “Pepsi's Gimme The Mike, Columbus!”
She joined FOX 28
in 1996 as a reporter. She was a correspondent for "This Week
" Newsmagazine on FOX 28 and a host for the “FOX 28 Kids Club” and “Take 1”.
Early in her career, she worked as a reporter and photographer for the former Columbus Call & Post newspaper, a weekly publication focusing on the local African-American community. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Broadcast Journalism from Bowling Green State University
.
Harris gives a great deal of time to the Columbus
community. She hosts the Muscular Dystrophy Telethon
on ABC 6. She supports Girls, Inc.
, The Salesian Boys and Girls Club, Easter Seals
, The Gahanna-Jefferson Education Foundation and The Muscular Dystrophy Association
, to name a few.
WSYX
WSYX, channel 6, is an ABC-affiliated television station located in Columbus, Ohio. WSYX is owned by the Sinclair Broadcast Group, which also operates Fox affiliate WTTE through a local marketing agreement...
and on FOX 28 News at Ten
WTTE
WTTE is the Fox-affiliated television station for Columbus, Ohio. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 36 from a transmitter on Stimmel Road. The station can be seen on Insight, Time Warner, and WOW! channel 8. For high definition digital cable, it is offered on Insight...
.
Harris, born and raised in Central Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
, is featured in "Who's Who In Black Columbus" in 2007. She is on the Wall of Fame at Gahanna Lincoln High School
Gahanna Lincoln High School
Lincoln High School is a public high school in Gahanna, Ohio.- History :Established in 1882 as Gahanna High School and renamed Lincoln High School in 1927, Lincoln is the only high school in the Gahanna-Jefferson Public School District. The original Gahanna High School was located on Short Street...
, her alma mater. She received an Emmy
Emmy Award
An Emmy Award, often referred to simply as the Emmy, is a television production award, similar in nature to the Peabody Awards but more focused on entertainment, and is considered the television equivalent to the Academy Awards and the Grammy Awards .A majority of Emmys are presented in various...
for Best Entertainment Program in 2005 as host of “Pepsi's Gimme The Mike, Columbus!”
She joined FOX 28
WTTE
WTTE is the Fox-affiliated television station for Columbus, Ohio. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 36 from a transmitter on Stimmel Road. The station can be seen on Insight, Time Warner, and WOW! channel 8. For high definition digital cable, it is offered on Insight...
in 1996 as a reporter. She was a correspondent for "This Week
This Week
This Week is the name of a number of television and radio programmes:* This Week , a Sunday morning political talk show broadcast on ABC in the United States...
" Newsmagazine on FOX 28 and a host for the “FOX 28 Kids Club” and “Take 1”.
Early in her career, she worked as a reporter and photographer for the former Columbus Call & Post newspaper, a weekly publication focusing on the local African-American community. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Broadcast Journalism from Bowling Green State University
Bowling Green State University
Bowling Green State University, often referred to as Bowling Green or BGSU, is a public, coeducational research university located in Bowling Green, Ohio, United States. The institution was granted a charter in 1910 by the State of Ohio as part of the Lowry Bill, which also established Kent State...
.
Harris gives a great deal of time to the Columbus
Columbus, Ohio
Columbus is the capital of and the largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio. The broader metropolitan area encompasses several counties and is the third largest in Ohio behind those of Cleveland and Cincinnati. Columbus is the third largest city in the American Midwest, and the fifteenth largest city...
community. She hosts the Muscular Dystrophy Telethon
Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon
The MDA Labor Day Telethon is an annual telethon in the United States to raise money for the Muscular Dystrophy Association . The first MDA telethon was during the Thanksgiving Day weekend of 1952 and titled Party for MDA. It has been held annually since 1966...
on ABC 6. She supports Girls, Inc.
Girls, Inc.
Girls, Incorporated is a nonprofit organization that focuses on giving confidence to girls.Since 1945, Girls, Incorporated has focused on responding to the changing needs of girls in their communities. Through research-based programs, Girls, Inc. gives girls confidence to empower themselves and to...
, The Salesian Boys and Girls Club, Easter Seals
Easter Seals
Easter Seals is an international charitable organization devoted to providing opportunities for children with physical disabilities. See*Easter Seals *Easter Seals *Easter Seals...
, The Gahanna-Jefferson Education Foundation and The Muscular Dystrophy Association
Muscular Dystrophy Association
The Muscular Dystrophy Association is an American organization which combats muscular dystrophy and diseases of the nervous system and muscular system in general by funding research, providing medical and community services, and educating health professionals and the general public...
, to name a few.