Education
Abrams holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Western Michigan University, a master"s degree from the University of Michigan and an honorary doctorate of human letters from New York Institute of Technology.
Abrams holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Western Michigan University, a master"s degree from the University of Michigan and an honorary doctorate of human letters from New York Institute of Technology.
She had a long career as an anchor on Eyewitness News, which is broadcast by WABC-television, working in Manhattan. More recently she worked for WCBS-television, also in Manhattan, from 2004 to 2006. She worked at WSB-Department of Administration and Management radio from 1975 to 1978.
She worked on television at WXIA-television from 1978 to 1982, at Cable News Network from 1982 to 1983, and at KRON-television from 1983 to 1986.
In December 2003, Abrams was named to the Editorial Advisory Board of "Making Waves," the new quarterly publication of American women in radio and television She is the current co-chair of New York READS TOGETHER a program sponsored by the New York Women"s Agenda.
New York
= WABC-television and WCBS-television Before joining WCBS-television in 2004, Abrams had spent eighteen years at WABC-television, beginning in February 1986, first as a general reporter and later as 5 p.m. co-anchor. The quick move began Abrams"s long association with the station.
In 2003, she was offered a contract by WCBS-television to anchor Columbia Broadcasting System 2 News at 5 and 11.
Abrams then joined WCBS-television as the co-anchor of "CBS2 News" at 5 and 11 p.m. on April 19, 2004. First she was paired with veteran New York news anchor Ernie Anastos, who had co-anchored WABC Eyewitness News with her in the 1980s, and then with Jim Rosenfield. In April 2006, she was moved from 11 p.m. to noon, co-anchoring with Mary Calvi.
Abrams was replaced at 11 p.m. with veteran Dana Tyler (who Abrams had replaced at 11 pm upon joining WCBS in 2003).
In November 2006, however, Abrams left the air after WCBS-television sports anchor Chris Wragge and newly hired Kristine Johnson (formerly of National Broadcasting Company News and Microsoft and National Broadcasting Company) became the anchors at noon and 5 p.m. (and eventually moved from noon to 11 pm).
According to the New York Post, Mississippi Abrams was last reported as "currently sitting out her contract – and collecting what"s believed to be roughly $6 million that"s due to her."
In 2005, Abrams appeared as herself during a brief news segment in the feature film War of the Worlds, an adaptation of H. G. Wells novel of the same name, directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Tom Cruise.
Abrams appeared in the 2008 film Pride and Glory, starring Editor Norton and Colin Farrell.