Belva davis was the first africanamerican woman hired as a tv reporter on the west coast. We will talk about her Ground Breaking career. And finally, the belying day is here. Fs jazz is ready to taupe door to their brand new bay area home. I am seuss seuss and that is next. Welcome to the show. I am susan sikora. Look up ground breaker and you should see a picture of belva davis. She defied the odds and became the first africanamerican reporter to work in television on the west coast. It has been quite a journey. What do you love about having worked in the bay area. My god, because the bay area loves me back. That is why. Nothing better than having a romance. When i started in the business, i was asked to do news conferences and i was mistaken for a worker in a fancy hotel more than once. I had people that didnt want to walk down the street with me, photographers, who were not yet ready to being a mixed race couple. You have your gender moments, racial moments. The journalistic moments
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