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Trailblazing Anchor Belva Davis Dies at 92

9/25/2025

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Belva Davis, the first Black female television news anchor on the West Coast, died at 92 after a long illness.
Her five-decade career covered the Black Panther movement, 9/11, and Barack Obama's election.
She began in 1963, worked for stations KPIX and KTVU, earned seven Emmy Awards, and gained induction into the California Museum Hall of Fame.

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Belva Davis, the first Black female television news anchor on the West Coast, died at 92 after a long illness.
Her five-decade career covered the Black Panther movement, 9/11, and Barack Obama's election.
She began in 1963, worked for stations KPIX and KTVU, earned seven Emmy Awards, and gained induction into the California Museum Hall of Fame.