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Jericka Duncan
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| Born | August 12, 1983 |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Aurora High School (Ohio), 2001 |
| Alma mater | Ohio University, 2005 |
| Occupation | National Correspondent |
| Years active | 2005-present |
| Employer | CBS News |
Jericka Duncan (/dʒəˈriːkə/ juh-REE-kuh; born August 12, 1983) is an American national TV news correspondent for CBS News in New York City.
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Early life and education
Jericka Duncan was born in 1983. She attended Aurora High School and graduated in 2001. At Aurora H.S., she was on the basketball team and the track and field team. As a track & field competitor, Duncan set five records for Aurora High School. Once she graduated from high school, Duncan went on to attend Ohio University where she pursued a Communication degree. In college, Duncan continued to run track & field and was captain of the track team. She received the NAACP Image Award of Athletics in 2005. That same year, Duncan received her Bachelor of Arts in Communication when she graduated from Ohio University.
Career
In May 2005, Duncan became a reporter for NBC-affiliate television station WETM-TV in Elmira, New York, later moving to CBS-affiliate WIVB-TV in Buffalo, New York. In 2010, she moved to CBS-owned KYW-TV in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and in 2013, became a national correspondent for CBS News. Duncan has reported during memorable events such as the winter weather in Boston, the 70th anniversary of D-Day in 2014, the first anniversary of Hurricane Sandy and the Washington Navy Yard shooting.
Awards
- In 2007, Duncan received the "Best Spot News Coverage" award from the New York State Broadcasters Association Award.
- In 2008, Duncan won a local "Best Morning Show" Emmy award after reporting on winter storms.
- In 2011 and 2012, Duncan covered the Philadelphia basement kidnapping, or the "Basement of Horror" case, where she reported on the captivity of four adults and the theft of their social security checks by their detainer. This led to Duncan winning a first place award from the Associated Press and receiving a nomination for a Mid-Atlantic Emmy Award.
- In 2012, Duncan was acknowledged as the "Broadcast Journalist of the Year" from the Philadelphia Association of Black Journalists.
Reactions
In response to the moment when Fager was fired, Duncan was met with support from CBS coworkers Gayle King, Norah O'Donnell and John Dickerson. She was praised for taking a stand and revealing and reading aloud the text messages sent from Fager. A short time afterward, the Buffalo Association of Black Journalists announced Duncan as a leading speaker at one of their events titled "Social Media and Reporting on Race".
Jeff Glor of CBS Evening News was in the midst of covering Hurricane Florence as he said to Duncan, "You have done great work. It's difficult enough without dealing with this. That message was unacceptable. I think it's important for you to know, for everyone to know back there, that I, we, the entire team at Evening News supports you 100 percent."
