Tamala Edwards
Prior to joining 6abc, Tamala Edwards was the anchor of ABC's World News Now, and World News This Morning. Prior to joining World News Now, she was an ABC News correspondent based in the network's Washington, D.C., bureau covering education, religion and culture for World News Tonight and other ABC News programs. She was an embedded reporter during the Iraq War, moving with the Air Force from Kuwait to Nasiriyah, Iraq. She joined ABC News as a White House correspondent in August 2001.
Before coming to ABC, Edwards was a staff writer at TIME Magazine. During the 2000 presidential election, she covered Vice President Al Gore's campaign and former New Jersey Senator Bill Bradley's campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination. She was a panelist in the Apollo Theatre debate in New York between Gore and Bradley, and Edwards also participated in MTV's "Choose or Lose" broadcasts.
Ms. Edwards previously served as a correspondent in the Washington bureau of Time from 1995-1997, where she covered Bob Dole's presidential campaign politics, society, and breaking news. Before coming to Washington in 1995, she worked for two years as a Time reporter in New York covering international news.
Ms. Edwards has written on a diverse number of topics including the cover story, "Who Needs a Husband?" on the changing dynamics surrounding love and marriage. She has also written about House and Senate races, the Reform Party, the fight over school funding in Vermont, and other highly charged political issues. She has covered the business boom of college preparation, the growing importance of women in philanthropy, the Supreme Court case of student-to-student sexual harassment and the public debate over books on topics like modesty, race and mental illness. She has written dispatches from the presidential campaign trail and articles on the passage of the historic balanced budget and tax-cut bill, the stripping of home rule from the District of Columbia, and an account of former Chinese first lady Madame Chang's return to Washington.
While in New York at Time International from 1993-1995, she covered global issues from the reclamation of an ancient Jewish text in Bosnia to the international expansion of MTV News to an international art-world ruckus over a group of Canadian prehistoric figurines.
The Education Writers Association awarded Ms. Edwards first prize for her contribution to Time's 1999 cover story, "What Makes a Good School." In its August 2000 issue, Vogue magazine named her a journalist for "The Next Establishment," and in November 2000, she was featured in Folio magazine's "30 Under 30" list.
Born in Georgia and raised in Texas, Edwards graduated from Stanford University with an honors Bachelor of Arts degree in international relations. Tamala and her husband are the proud parents of two sons.
Tamala's Stories
Philadelphia Corporation for Aging highlights senior artists in yearly art show
May is Older Americans Month and to celebrate, Philadelphia Corporation for Aging highlights senior artists in a yearly show.
On Lok Senior Center offers programs to support Asian American community in Chinatown
Philadelphia Corporation for Aging helps to support 28 senior centers throughout the city, including On Lok in Chinatown. To celebrate Asian American Pacific Islander Month, we take you inside that center to highlight some of the activities they offer.
Celebrating the new Pope with local ties
Host Tamala Edwards and the Panel start with discussing the NEW American Pope - Cardinal Robert Prevost - now named Pope Leo XIV, and his local ties to the Philadelphia area.
Mother-daughter duo running Between Friends Boutique in Chestnut Hill
Whether you're shopping for mom, or with her this Mother's Day weekend, you might want to head to Chestnut Hill to check out a boutique run by a mother-daughter duo that will make you feel like family.
EXCLUSIVE: Tam Edwards sits down with Jamie Dimon - CEO/Chairman of JPMorgan Chase in Philadelphia
Tam Edwards and Jamie Dimon, the CEO/Chairman of JPMorgan Chase, discussed a wide range of topics, including the state of the economy, his thoughts on tariffs, whether a recession could be near, and more.
Philadelphia Dumpster Divers transforming trash into art for more than 30 years
There's a free exhibition on view at City Hall that celebrates the art of the Philadelphia Dumpster Divers. We introduce you to the members of the collective who have been transforming pieces of trash into works of art for more than 30 years.
The impact of SEPTA funding cuts
Host Tamala Edwards and the Panel discuss a myriad of local issues and topics that will have an impact on our hyper-local community and economy now and the future. Topics included a dozen Pennsylvania state colleges joining other inst
Camden County couple lacing up for 18th race down Broad Street together
The Independence Blue Cross Broad Street Run is Sunday, May 4, and a married couple from Camden County, New Jersey is lacing up for their 18th race down Broad Street together.
Baldwin's Book Barn Manager Can Steer You Towards a Good Read
In 2019, Carol Pfaff-Rauch became the manager of Baldwin's Book Barn in West Chester, PA.
Wilma Theater's Artistic Director Emeritus returns to direct latest production of "Archduke"
The Wilma Theater's co-founder returns to the Avenue of the Arts for the first time since her retirement in 2021 to direct the theater's latest production, "Archduke."