Jericka Duncan Profile

Jericka Duncan is an American Emmy-nominated news reporter working for CBS. She joined CBS News in the year 2013. Previously she worked at KYW.

Jericka Duncan Career

Duncan serves at CBS as a national correspondent and anchor of the Sunday edition of CBS Weekend News. She has covered such notable reports as allegations against R Kelly, Bill Cosby, and Harvey Weinstein; the deaths of four Marines and a Navy sailor in Chattanooga; the 70th anniversary of D-Day and Normandy; and a host of national news stories. She spent time in Washington D.C. in 2018. It’s shielding the White House.

Most recently, Duncan broadcast from Pennsylvania for the 2020 presidential election and interviewed Breonna Taylor’s mother, including breaking news to the CBS audience that no one will be charged specifically with Taylor’s murder. 

She was also one of the few network correspondents on the ground in Alabama to cover the passage of that state’s most draconian abortion law since Roe v. Wade. She spent time in Washington D.C. in 2018. It’s shielding the White House. Duncan has since published a number of national news reports that have carried her away from the United States.

Duncan is an Emmy-nominated journalist who has won a variety of awards for her work, including two National Edward R. Murrow Awards from the Radio Television Multimedia News Association and recognition from the Associated Press and the Philadelphia Association of Black Journalists, which named her Journalist of the Year in 2012.

Duncan spent three years at KYW, the CBS-owned TV station in Philadelphia, before joining CBS News. At KYW, she won first place in the Associated Press for a series of stories on disabled people who were left hostage in a social security scam. Duncan has included Hurricane Irene in 2011 and Superstorm Sandy in 2012.

Quick Facts About Jericka Duncan

Its coverage led to the station’s two national Edward M. Murrow Awards. She started her career in 2005 in nearby Elmira, N.Y., where she covered the search for Ralph “Bucky” Phillips—the longest fugitive manhunt in state history. Duncan was awarded the New York State Broadcasters Association Award for Best Spot News Coverage in 2007.

Duncan graduated with a degree in marketing from Ohio University in 2005. She also earned a Master’s degree in American Legal Studies from Liberty University. Duncan is the recipient of the 2005 NAACP Image Award. In 2006, she was a fellow at the North Carolina A&T Child Obesity Conference. Duncan is a member of the National Association of Black Journalists and has volunteered for Big Brothers Big Sisters, the Boys and Girls Club, and the Black Leadership Committee on AIDS.

Jericka Duncan Age

Duncan was born on August 12, 1983, in New York, New York, United States (she is 38 years old as of 2021.) She celebrates her birthday on the 12th of August every year.

Jericka Duncan Height

Duncan stands at an average height of 5 feet 7 inches (1.7 m) tall.

Jericka Duncan Family

Duncan’s father is known as Ronnie Duncan while her mother is known as Yvonne Duncan. She has a younger brother and sister whose names she has not revealed.

Jericka Duncan Husband

Information about Duncan’s dating life is not known for she has managed to keep her personal life away from the limelight. It is therefore not known if Duncan is engaged to someone or whether she is married. It is also not known if she has any children.

Jericka Duncan Salary

Being one of the top journalists for CBS, Duncan earns an annual salary ranging from $ 20,000 – $ 100,000.

Jericka Duncan’s Net Worth

Duncan has an estimated net worth of between $1 Million – $5 Million which she has earned through her successful career as a journalist.

Jericka Duncan CBS News

At CBS News Duncan works alongside;

1. Jeffrey Pegues
2. Jamie Yuccas
3. Susan Zirinsky
4. Bill Whitaker
5. Holly Williams
6. Omar Villafranca
7. Jonathan Vigliotti
8. Tracy Smith
9. Susan Spencer
10. Jim Axelrod
11. Rita Braver
12. Tony Dokoupil
13. James Brown
14. Bill Owens