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Morgan Radford
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Radford in 2017
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Morgan Kelly Radford
November 18, 1987 Greensboro, North Carolina, U.S.
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| Education | Grimsley High School |
| Alma mater | Harvard University (BA) Columbia University (MA) |
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| Years active | 2012-present |
| Employer | NBC News |
| Spouse(s) |
David Williams
(m. 2022) |
| Children | 1 |
Morgan Kelly Radford is an American TV news anchor and reporter. She was born on November 18, 1987. She works for NBC News as a correspondent based in New York.
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Early Life and School
Morgan Radford grew up in Greensboro, North Carolina. Her mother, Dr. Lily Kelly-Radford, used to be a psychologist. She now works as a business consultant.
Morgan went to Grimsley High School. In 2009, she graduated with honors from Harvard University. She studied Social Studies and learned both French and Spanish.
Starting in News
Later in 2009, Morgan was an intern at CNN. She worked on the show Morning Express with Robin Meade. In 2010, she received a special award called a Fulbright Scholarship. This allowed her to teach English in Durban, South Africa. While there, she also helped ESPN during the 2010 World Cup soccer tournament.
From 2011 to 2012, Morgan went to Columbia University. She earned a master's degree in broadcast journalism. This means she studied how to report news for TV and radio.
Her Career in News
First Jobs in TV
In 2012, Morgan joined ABC News. She started as a fellow, which is like an intern with more responsibility. She later became an anchor for ABC News Now. In 2013, she moved to Al Jazeera America. There, she was an anchor and reporter for their weekend morning news.
Working at NBC News
In September 2015, Morgan Radford joined NBC News and MSNBC. She became a correspondent, which means she reports on different stories. In April 2021, she got her own show. It was on NBC News Now, which is NBC's live online news channel. She hosted it with Aaron Gilchrist.
In September 2022, Morgan became a co-anchor for NBC News Daily. She also continued her work as an anchor for NBC News Now. And she kept her job as an NBC News correspondent.
Her Family Life
Morgan Radford was supposed to marry her fiancé, David Williams, in May 2020. But their wedding was postponed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. In January 2022, Morgan and David got married in Cartagena, Colombia.
In 2018, Morgan talked about freezing her eggs. This is a way for women to save their eggs to have children later. In August 2022, Morgan announced she was expecting her first child. She gave birth to a daughter on February 2, 2023.
