Melba Tolliver

Bio

Melba Tolliver was the first Black American to anchor network news (1967). For nearly three decades she reported and anchored for WABC-TV, Eyewitness News, WNBC-TV, News 12 Long Island, and the Food Channel. She also wrote for USA Today, Good Housekeeping, Black Sports, and other magazines and newspapers. More

Melba Tolliver