Brenda Blackmon is an American anchor based in New York City. Blackmon
most recently anchored the PIX11 News weeknights at 6:30 with Kaity
Tong. Blackmon joined the station in 2016 as an anchor. She first
co-anchored in New York at WWOR-TV with Rolland Smith then Sean Mooney
then Ernie Anastos and finally Harry Martin.Before going to New York
City, Blackmon worked in Nashville, Tennessee and Columbus, Georgia
where she was the first black anchor. Before becoming a journalist,
Blackmon worked as a plus size model. She graduated magna cum laude
with a B.A and MPA from Fairleigh Dickinson University and received
honorary doctorates from Caldwell College and Fairleigh Dickinson
University. She now is a member of the Fairleigh Dickinson University
Board of Trustees.Blackmon has won four Emmy Awards and has been
nominated for 15 Emmys. Blackmon received a broadcasting award from
McDonald's in 2010 and WWOR presented a special salute in honor of her
career. Her hometown recognized as "One of the Century's Most
Influential". Blackmon has also won more than a dozen Associated Press
Awards in addition to winning two Edward R. Murrow Awards for
Broadcast Excellence.Blackmon is active in community involvement.
Blackmon volunteers at SHARE for special events. Brenda was selected
as Woman of the Year by Queens Courier News in 2010. Blackmon also
received the Shirley Chisholm Award for public service. She is an
active participant in the national campaign to find a cure for lupus,
through the Alliance for Lupus Research and her foundation, the Kelly
Fund For Lupus, Inc.
most recently anchored the PIX11 News weeknights at 6:30 with Kaity
Tong. Blackmon joined the station in 2016 as an anchor. She first
co-anchored in New York at WWOR-TV with Rolland Smith then Sean Mooney
then Ernie Anastos and finally Harry Martin.Before going to New York
City, Blackmon worked in Nashville, Tennessee and Columbus, Georgia
where she was the first black anchor. Before becoming a journalist,
Blackmon worked as a plus size model. She graduated magna cum laude
with a B.A and MPA from Fairleigh Dickinson University and received
honorary doctorates from Caldwell College and Fairleigh Dickinson
University. She now is a member of the Fairleigh Dickinson University
Board of Trustees.Blackmon has won four Emmy Awards and has been
nominated for 15 Emmys. Blackmon received a broadcasting award from
McDonald's in 2010 and WWOR presented a special salute in honor of her
career. Her hometown recognized as "One of the Century's Most
Influential". Blackmon has also won more than a dozen Associated Press
Awards in addition to winning two Edward R. Murrow Awards for
Broadcast Excellence.Blackmon is active in community involvement.
Blackmon volunteers at SHARE for special events. Brenda was selected
as Woman of the Year by Queens Courier News in 2010. Blackmon also
received the Shirley Chisholm Award for public service. She is an
active participant in the national campaign to find a cure for lupus,
through the Alliance for Lupus Research and her foundation, the Kelly
Fund For Lupus, Inc.
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