Background
Davis, Fred was born on February 14, 1947 in Columbia, South Carolina. Son of Nathaniel Lewis Senior and Arneatha Pearl (Robinson) Davis.
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Fred Davis
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Bachelor of Science in English Education, North Carolina A&T State University, 1969.
Career
City/county reporter, WFMY-television/Columbia Broadcasting System, Greensboro, North Carolina, 1969-1970;
governmental reporter, WJRT-television/ABC, 1970-1974;
director documentaries public affairs, WJRT-television/ABC, 1974-1975;
anchor-reporter, WMAL-television (WJLA-television/ABC), Washington, 1975;
various positions in field to reporter, news editor, WRC-television/NBC News, Washington, 1975;
general assignment, news program service reporter, National Broadcasting Company, Los Angeles, California-television/NBC News, Burbank, California, 1976;
writer/reporter, KHJ-television/Indiana, Hollywood, California, 1976-1978;
anchor/editor, WIS-television/NBC, Columbia, South Carolina., 1978-1980;
assistant news director, senior producer, WJXT-television/Columbia Broadcasting System, Jacksonville, Florida, 1980-1981;
staff writer, Jacksonville Journal/Florida Public Company, 1981;
news director, ABC Direction Radio Network/ABC News, New York City, 1981-1988;
weekly commentator, Columbia Broadcasting System-owned radio stations, 1992;
self-syndicated columnist, South Carolina. newspapers, since 1992;
Distinguished professor mass media management, Washington State University, Pullman, 1995-1997;
columnist, The Seattle Times, The Spokesman-Review, since 1996. Adjunct Professor Edward R. Murrow School of Comm., Washington State University, Pullman, since 1997. Consultant/host Station KWSU-television (Public Broadcasting Service), since 1997.
Owner media services/broadcast news consultancy, since 1989. Visiting lecturer Benedict College, Columbia, 1979-1980, 90, College of Journalism University of Southern California, 1987, College Journalism & Mass Comm., U. Nebraska, Lincoln, since 1997. Member Journalism and Mass Comm. delegate to China, Citizens Ambassador Program, 1996, Italy, Switzerland, Austria, 1997.
Expert media witness Libel Defense Resource Center, San Diego, 1997. Delegate People to People International, Russia, Finland, 1998.
Achievements
Membership
Board visitors, North Carolina A&T State University, Greensboro, since 1988. Delegate Russia and Finland People to People International, 1998. Member International Platform Association, Radio-television News Dirs.
Association, American Federation television and Radio Artists, Academy television Arts and Sciences, National Association Black Journalists, Society Professional Journalists, National Geography Society, United States Golf Association, South Carolina. Press Association, Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Comm., BroadcastEdn. Association, Planetary Society, Alpha Phi Alpha.
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Married Joan Sineta Walker, January 14, 1967. Children: Alex LaMar, Kevin Alexander.
Awards
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Recipient awards Leadership Flint (Michigan), 1973, International Radio Festival of New York, 1983-1988, Ohio State award ABC Radio, 1986, National Press Club award, 1984, 85, Comm. Excellence to Black Audiences award of distinction ABC Director/Radio Network, 1987, b'nai b'rith Edward R. Murrow Brotherhood award, 1986, Distinguished Alumni award National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education, 1988.Recipient awards Leadership Flint (Michigan), 1973, International Radio Festival of New York, 1983-1988, Ohio State award ABC Radio, 1986, National Press Club award, 1984, 85, Comm. Excellence to Black Audiences award of distinction ABC Director/Radio Network, 1987, b'nai b'rith Edward R. Murrow Brotherhood award, 1986, Distinguished Alumni award National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education, 1988.