Norma Quarles
Norma Quarles | |
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| Born | November 11, 1936 |
| Occupation(s) | Television reporter, anchor |
| Years active | 1965–2001 |
Norma Quarles (born November 11, 1936) is an American television reporter and anchor. She worked for NBC, CNN and PBS during her career.
Early life
Quarles was born in New York City in 1936 into a
Trinidadian family. Her father worked at Macy's in New York which led to her being cast as an extra in Miracle on 34th Street in 1947. Quarles attended Hunter College and City College of New York before earning her real estate license and moving to Chicago.[1]
Career
She began her career in 1965 as a radio reporter in Chicago. She worked as a general assignment reporter for television station
Religion and Ethics Newsweekly on PBS, retiring in 2001. Quarles was inducted into the National Association of Black Journalists Hall of Fame in 1990.[6][7]
Film work
Quarles also appeared in several movies. She played a reporter in The Last Days of Disco and was an extra in Miracle on 34th Street.
Awards and honors
- 1973 Front Page Award
- 1990 National Association of Black Journalists Hall of Fame inductee
- 1993 CINE Golden Eagle
References
- ISBN 978-1578593828.
- ISBN 978-1938441585.
- ISBN 978-1416595762.
- ^ "People". Jet. November 9, 1978. p. 21.
- ISBN 9780231141055.
- ^ "Hall of Fame". NABJ. Retrieved March 22, 2017.
- ISBN 0963572075.
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