Background
Lyndell Elois Vaughn was born into a family of prominent educators in northern Louisiana in 1951.
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Skipped to the 3rd grade from the 1st grade after successfully spelling and defining the word "ventriloquist," Vaughn graduated from a boarding school, Holy Rosary Institute, in Lafayette, Louisiana in 1967--Salutatorian at the age of 15.
Career
Her unflappable composure and distinct delivery led to mentions in Esquire and Essence magazines and newspapers all over the country including the New York Times, the Detroit News and, of course, the Atlanta Constitution. She was accepted into the University of California at Los Angeles at the age of 16 and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science in June 1971. Vaughn"s first job in broadcasting was as a "desk assistant" or paid intern at WCBS Radio in New York, then an all-news format.
Vaughn moved into television in 1979 at Columbia Broadcasting System-affiliate WNAC, now WHDH-television To escape the brutal winters, Vaughn relocated to Atlanta and WXIA-television in 1982 before joining the fledgling CNNHN in December 1984.
Vaughn resigned from CNNHN in June 1998 for a variety of reasons: 1) she says she was unable to secure financial parity with anchors who had been hired many years later than she, 2) says she wanted a break, and 3) wanted to focus more on her personal life. In 1999, she joined the staff at WTKR-television in Norfolk, Virginia anchoring the 5 and 11 Prime Minister newscasts.
"Not a small-city girl," Vaughn returned to Atlanta in 2001 with then fiance Wesley South. Vann of Portsmouth, Virginia. Having given hundreds or speeches from Anchorage, Alaska to Honolulu, Hawaii and all through the lower 48 states, Vaughn is still called upon share her candid remarks about the state of the news business and give motivational talks.
She works primarily in public information, marketing and cable access television in Atlanta.
Membership
She moved to Boston in 1974 with several members of the staff when Columbia Broadcasting System launched the all-news format at its owned and operated station WEEI.
