The HistoryMakers Video Oral History with Belva Davis

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The HistoryMakers Video Oral History with Belva Davis

3/27/2002

https://www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/A2002.033

Television anchor Belva Davis (1932 - ) was the first African American female newscaster in San Francisco. Davis worked as anchor and urban affairs specialist for KRON 4, where she worked full time until 1999, when she became a special projects reporter for the television station. Davis also hosted and helped to create All Together Now, one of the country's first prime-time public affairs programs to focus on ethnic communities. Davis was interviewed by The HistoryMakers on 3/27/2002, in San Francisco, California. This collection is comprised of the video footage of the interview.

Total Sessions: 1; Total Tapes: 6; Total Run Time: 02h 49m 21s

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Davis, Belva, 1933-

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Broadcast journalist Belva Davis was born on October 13, 1932. She attended Berkeley High in Berkeley, California, graduating in 1951. She was accepted at San Francisco State University. However, her family could not afford the tuition, and Davis began working at the Naval Supply Center in Oakland.Davis's first paid writing job was as a freelance writer forJet magazine. She soon found work with several weekly black newspapers, including theBay Area Independentand theSan Francisco Sun-Reporter. D...