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Belva Davis, Trailblazing Bay Area TV Journalist, Dies at 92

She was the first Black woman hired as a TV journalist on the West Coast.

Overview

  • KRON4 confirmed she died Wednesday morning at age 92, with KQED and the San Francisco Chronicle publishing tributes.
  • Over five decades she reported and anchored at KPIX, KRON and KQED, retiring in 2012 after hosting programs including KQED Newsroom and This Week in Northern California.
  • Her coverage spanned the Jonestown tragedy, the Moscone and Milk assassinations, the AIDS crisis and numerous elections, with international reporting that included work from Tanzania after the U.S. Embassy bombings.
  • Her honors included eight regional Emmy Awards, a 2008 induction into the NABJ Hall of Fame and lifetime achievement awards from NABJ and American Women in Radio and Television, alongside union leadership with AFTRA.
  • Colleagues described her as a mentor and standard-bearer for fairness and context in Bay Area journalism, and she is survived by her husband Bill Moore, children Darolyn and Steven, and granddaughter Sterling.