Melba Tolliver now lives quietly in a house overlooking the Delaware River in eastern Pennsylvania. But once, she was a giant of New York TV journalism. Ohio-raised Tolliver, 81, made TV history a few ...

Gwen Ifill was a mentor to many, both those she touched directly and the millions she reached on TV. Gwen, who died a year ago today, often remarked that as a young woman she was inspired by Melba ...

Melba Tolliver, the first African-American to anchor a network news program, will talk about her broadcast career Thursday at Frank Banko Alehouse Cinemas in ArtsQuest Center at Steelstacks in ...

Carole Simpson, Dorothy Pearl Butler Gilliam, Belva Davis, and Melba Tolliver are all trailblazers in the journalism industry, breaking barriers and making history as the first Black woman to hold a ...

Hundreds have worked on camera at News 12 Long Island over the last 40 years, from the legends to the lesser-knowns. But did you know that Chauncey Howell — funny guy, bow tie — once worked there? Or ...

Melba Tolliver remains an icon as one of WABC’s first Afro-Latina reporters. During her time with the network, she challenged beauty norms by wearing her natural afro on air in the late 1960s. (Photo ...