Pat Harvey
Pat Harvey | |
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Born | |
Occupation(s) | News anchor, journalist |
Employers | |
Known for | KCAL News on CBS Los Angeles at 5,6 & 11 pm |
Awards | LA Area Governor's Award, ATAS, Emmy L.A. Press Club, RTNA Lifetime Achievement Award, AWRT Genii Award,NABJ Hall of Fame |
Pat Harvey (born November 13, 1955) is an American
Career
In addition to her anchoring duties, Pat has traveled extensively for
She has won 25 local
Pat worked in Chicago at
Early career
She is also an original
The Detroit native's first news job was in Saginaw, Michigan at then-NBC affiliate, WNEM-TV.
Because of her popularity and community service, Pat was asked to carry the
Prior to Harvey's arrival in Los Angeles, the market had only had two Black weeknight news anchors, Ken Jones in the early to mid-1970s and Felicia Jeter from 1980 to 1981. Because of her stellar work, Harvey became a pioneer. She laid the groundwork for lead weekday/night anchors in Los Angeles such as Marc Brown, Christine Devine, and Michaela Pereira.
In 2006, Pat and four other TV anchorwomen formed the Good News Foundation. The group built a computer lab for homeless children on Skid Row, a park and recreation center in South LA, and a library for homeless women at the Downtown Women's Center, in addition to an annual college scholarship for aspiring female journalists.
On February 21, 2017, Pat was a guest co-host on the CBS daytime show The Talk. It was her eleventh appearance.
Pat attended Cass Technical High School in Detroit, Michigan and the University of Detroit Mercy.
References
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20090208152452/http://cbs2.com/bios/Pat.Harvey.cbs.9.538057.html
- ^ "Pat Harvey". Television Academy. Retrieved May 20, 2020.