Tamala Edwards Profile
Tamala Edwards is an American news anchor and reporter working for 6abc serving as a weekday co-anchor. She joined 6abc in January of 2005 and serves as a morning news anchor. Previously she worked at ABC’s World News Now, and World News This Morning.
Tamala Edwards Education
In 1989 she graduated from Bellaire High School to join her college. Edwards attended Stanford University where after finishing her studies there, she earned her honors and a Bachelor of Arts degree in international relations.
Tamala Edwards Career
Edwards is an American news anchor and reporter working for 6abc Philadelphia. She joined 6abc in January of 2005 and serves as a morning news anchor. Before coming to 6abc, she was a staff writer at TIME Magazine. Edwards co-anchors Action News Mornings newscasts from 4 a.m to 7 a.m. She also co-hosts Inside Story, conducting probing interviews with newsmakers like Mayor Michael Nutter, Senator Bob Casey, and Governor Tom Corbett and moderating many election debates.
She was serving as an ABC News correspondent based in the network’s Washington, D.C., bureau prior to working with World News Now. Edwards covered culture, religion, and education for World News Tonight and other ABC News programs. In August 2001, she joined ABC News as a White House correspondent.
Between 1995-1997, she was a correspondent for the Washington bureau, reported breaking news, Bob Dole’s presidential campaign politics, and society. She was a Time reporter in New York covering international news for two years prior to coming to Washington. In the course of her time in New York, she reported an international art-world ruckus over a group of Canadian prehistoric figurines, the international expansion of MTV News, and global issues from the reclamation of an ancient Jewish text in Bosnia.
Her contribution to Time’s 1999 cover story, What Makes a Good School helped her to receive Ms. Edwards’s first prize from The Education Writers Association. She was named a journalist for “The Next Establishment,” by Vogue magazine n its August 2000 issue. Later in November of the same year, Folio magazine featured her on the “30 Under 30” list.
Quick Facts About Edwards
| Age | 50 years old as of 2021 |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse | Rocco Lugrine |
| Net Worth | $1 Million – $5 Million |
Tamala Edwards Age
Edwards is 50 years old as of 2021. She was born on April 7, 1971, in Georgia and raised in Texas. Edwards celebrates her birthday on the 7th of April every year.
Tamala Edwards Height
Edwards stands at an approximate height of 5 feet 6 inches tall.
Tamala Edwards Family
Edwards was born in Georgia to her parents, Edith and Redick Edwards live in Houston, Texas. She has not shared much information about her parents or siblings.
Tamala Edwards Husband
Edwards is married to Rocco Lugrine who is an executive pastry chef of Le Bec Fin. On September 19, 2006, they tied the knot. The two are proud parents of two young sons. They welcomed their first-born child a boy, Rocco Alexander Edwards Lugrine on August 31, 2009. On September 11, 2012, she gave birth to the second child, a boy too, Massimo John Edwards Lugrine.
Tamala Edwards Salary
Being one of the top journalists for 6abc Edwards earns an annual salary ranging between $ 20,000 – $ 100,000.
Tamala Edwards Net Worth
Edwards has an estimated net worth of between $1 Million – $5 Million which she has earned through her successful career as a news anchor and reporter.
Tamala Edwards 6abc
At 6abc Edwards works alongside;
- Jim Gardner
- Rick Williams
- Cecily Tynan
- Ducis Rodgers
- Sharrie Williams
- Adam Joseph
- Alicia Vitarelli
- Sarah Bloomquist
- Brian Taff
- Karen Rogers
- Gina Gannon
- Erin O’Hearn
- Jamie Apody
- Gray Hall
- Chris Sowers
- Brittany Boyer
- Matt O’Donnell