Morgan Radford

Morgan Kelly Radford (born November 18, 1987)^[2] is an American television news anchor & reporter employed by NBC News as a New York-based correspondent.^[3][4]

Morgan Radford
Radford in 2017
Born	Morgan Kelly Radford (1987-11-18) November 18, 1987 (age 35) Greensboro, North Carolina, U.S.
Education	Grimsley High School
Alma mater	Harvard University (BA) Columbia University (MA)
Occupations	Journalist broadcaster
Years active	2012-present
Employer	NBC News
Spouse	David Williams ​ (m. 2022)​ ^[1]

Early life and education

Radford is originally from Greensboro, North Carolina. Her mother, Dr. Lily Kelly-Radford, is a former clinical psychologist and current management consultant.^[5] Radford graduated from Grimsley High School.^[2] In May 2009, she graduated from Harvard University with honors earning a bachelor's degree in Social Studies and Foreign Language Citations in French and Spanish.^[6] Later in 2009, she was an intern at CNN for Morning Express with Robin Meade.^[7] Radford received a Fulbright Scholarship in 2010 where she taught English in Durban, Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa. During the 2010 World Cup, she was a production assistant for ESPN.^[7]

From 2011 to 2012, Radford attended Columbia University, completing a master's degree in broadcast journalism and was named a Joseph Pulitzer II and Edith Pulitzer Moore Fellow.

Career

Early career

She joined ABC News as a fellow in 2012, where she eventually anchored for ABC News Now. She moved to Al Jazeera America in 2013 as an anchor/correspondent, where she anchored the former weekend morning newscast.

NBC News

In September 2015, Radford joined NBC News and MSNBC as a correspondent.^[4] In April 2021, she was given her own show on NBC News alongside Aaron Gilchrist for NBC News' live-streaming outlet, NBC News Now.^[8][9]

In September 2022, Radford became co-anchor of NBC News Daily in addition to being an NBC News Now anchor and an NBC News correspondent.^[10]

Personal life

Radford was originally scheduled to marry her fiancé David Williams in May 2020, but their wedding was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[11][12] In January 2022, Radford married Williams in Cartagena, Colombia.^[13]

In 2018, Radford publicly discussed freezing her eggs for maintaining fertility options.^[14][10] In August 2022, Radford announced that she was pregnant with her first child.^[15]

References

1. Gariano, Francesca (January 9, 2022). "Morgan Radford is married! See the beautiful photos from her wedding ceremony". Today. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
2. Hudson, Caroline (August 4, 2014). "Grimsley grad's career path leads to Al-Jazeera anchor desk - Greensboro News & Record: Go Triad". Greensboro News & Record. Retrieved November 7, 2015.
3. Ariens, Chris (August 20, 2015). "Morgan Radford Joins NBC News | TVNewser". Adweek. Retrieved November 7, 2015.
4. "Inside NBC News | Public Relations". NBC News. August 20, 2015. Retrieved November 7, 2015.
5. Smith Bailey, Deborah (2004). "Leadership by Example". Monitor on Psychology. American Psychological Association. 35 (7): 52. Retrieved November 23, 2022.
6. http://utlo.ukzn.ac.za/Files/TLHEC%202010%20Handbook.pdf^{[bare URL PDF]}
7. (PDF). Columbia Journalism School. 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 11, 2013. Retrieved August 10, 2014.
8. Steinberg, Brian (April 6, 2021). "Morgan Radford Joins Live-Streaming NBC News Now as Anchor". Variety. Retrieved November 23, 2022.
9. Norlian, Allison (April 26, 2021). "Morgan Radford's Big Moment: How The Newly Minted 'NBC News Now' Anchor Brings An 'Additional Layer Of Empathy' To The Job". Forbes. Retrieved November 23, 2022.
10. Uwumarogie, Victoria (November 17, 2022). "Winning Season: NBC News' Morgan Radford On Getting Married, Pregnant And Landing A New Show All In One Year". Essence. Retrieved November 23, 2022.
11. Morad, Renee (December 3, 2020). "How NBC's Morgan Radford is finding the silver lining after postponing her wedding". MSNBC. Retrieved November 23, 2022.
12. Lowe, Lindsay (May 25, 2020). "NBC's Morgan Radford tears up as loved ones help her celebrate her would-be wedding day". Today. Retrieved November 23, 2022.
13. Uwumarogie, Victoria (January 13, 2022). "Bridal Bliss: NBC News NOW Anchor Morgan Radford Wed David Williams In A Stunning Celebration In Colombia". Essence. Retrieved November 23, 2022.
14. Kim, Eun Kyung (April 26, 2018). "TODAY correspondent Morgan Radford explores option of freezing her eggs". Today. Retrieved November 23, 2022.
15. Andaloro, Angela (August 22, 2022). "NBC News NOW Anchor Morgan Radford Announces She's Expecting Her First Baby". People. Retrieved November 23, 2022.