Tamala Edwards
Edwards is also noted as a main moderator at the Philadelphia Free Library for author interviews, including authors like Zadie Smith, Ken Follett, Jake Tapper and Karine Jean-Pierre.
Prior to joining 6abc, Edwards was the anchor of ABC's World News Now, and World News This Morning. Before joining World News Now, she was an ABC News correspondent based in the network's Washington, D.C., bureau covering education, religion and culture for World News Tonight and other ABC News programs. She was an embedded reporter during the Iraq War, moving with the Air Force from Kuwait to Nasiriyah, Iraq. She joined ABC News as a White House correspondent in August 2001.
Before coming to ABC, Edwards was a staff writer at TIME Magazine. During the 2000 presidential election, she covered Vice President Al Gore's campaign and former New Jersey Senator Bill Bradley's campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination. She was a panelist in the Apollo Theatre debate in New York between Gore and Bradley, and Edwards also participated in MTV's "Choose or Lose" broadcasts.
Ms. Edwards previously served as a correspondent in the Washington bureau of Time from 1995-1997, where she covered Bob Dole's presidential campaign politics, society, and breaking news. Before coming to Washington in 1995, she worked for two years as a Time reporter in New York covering international news.
Ms. Edwards has written on a diverse number of topics including the cover story, "Who Needs a Husband?" on the changing dynamics surrounding love and marriage. She has also written about House and Senate races, the Reform Party, the fight over school funding in Vermont, and other highly charged political issues. She has covered the business boom of college preparation, the growing importance of women in philanthropy, the Supreme Court case of student-to-student sexual harassment and the public debate over books on topics like modesty, race and mental illness. She has written dispatches from the presidential campaign trail and articles on the passage of the historic balanced budget and tax-cut bill, the stripping of home rule from the District of Columbia, and an account of former Chinese first lady Madame Chang's return to Washington.
While in New York at Time International from 1993-1995, she covered global issues from the reclamation of an ancient Jewish text in Bosnia to the international expansion of MTV News to an international art-world ruckus over a group of Canadian prehistoric figurines.
The Education Writers Association awarded Ms. Edwards first prize for her contribution to Time's 1999 cover story, "What Makes a Good School." In its August 2000 issue, Vogue magazine named her a journalist for "The Next Establishment," and in November 2000, she was featured in Folio magazine's "30 Under 30" list.
Born in Georgia and raised in Texas, Edwards graduated from Stanford University with an honors Bachelor of Arts degree in international relations. Tamala and her husband are the proud parents of two sons.
Tamala's Stories
New restaurants bring Italian flavors, Philly pride and fresh energy to the dining scene
This week on FYI Philly, we raise a glass to some of the region's newest dining destinations. A James Beard Award winner celebrates Italian culture, a new pizza shop serves up slices with plenty of city pride, and South Philly vibes are alive at Waltz.
Plus, we visit a café pouring coffee and kindness and discover how something old is becoming new again.
Group of senior Veterans take Dream Flights at Northeast Philadelphia Airport
When unexpected health issues put seniors on the sidelines, rehabilitation centers can get them back on their feet. In this week's Art of Aging, we'll meet a group of veterans whose hard work rehabbing earned them the gift of being active again and a chance to fly high.
PCA partners with Philadelphia Parks & Rec for Senior Fun Day in FDR Park
Philadelphia Corporation for Aging sponsors events for older adults throughout the year inside their senior centers, but in this week's Art of Aging, we'll show you what happens when they team up with Philadelphia Parks and Recreation for a day of fun outside.
Bakeries, Bagels and the Wine Beat on FYI Philly
This week on FYI Philly, a beloved pop-up bakery just got a permanent home, and there's a new bagel bakehouse, too. We're also on the wine beat with vineyards in South Jersey, plus we meet a sommelier who makes house calls.
93-year-old volunteering at Germantown Historical Society for more than 30 years
America's 250th has been the highlight of this year, but there's a lot of Philadelphia history that pre-dates 1776. In this week's Art of Aging, we'll meet a Mt. Airy man who's helping to keep one neighborhood's history organized for the next generation to discover.
New bites, sweet treats & Poconos adventures on FYI Philly
This week on FYI Philly, we visit a new plant-based place, a new all day breakfast and lunch cafe and a winning new spot for ice cream!
Plus, we have a cycling mechanic who comes to you, a special exhibit for Philly Sports fan and Pocono Mountains getaways.
Logan Square resident uses musical gifts to give back through nonprofit, The Jazz Sanctuary
Sometimes when life hands us lemons, we have to make lemonade as the saying goes, and in this week's Art of Aging, we meet a gentleman from Logan Square who used music to heal after suffering a medical setback and now extends his gift to other.
Pennsylvania Secretary of State Al Schmidt
Host Tamala Edwards talks to Pennsylvania Secretary of State Al Schmidt about allegations from the Trump administration and the Department of Homeland Security that thousands of non-citizens are on the voting roles in states including Pennsylvania.
FYI Philly celebrates America 250 at the nation's orignal happy hour spot & the country's first bank
This week FYI Philly visits the Garden at City Tavern, the original happy hour spot for America's Founding Fathers. It reopened as a summer pop up to celebrate America's 250th birthday. We visit a new French Moroccan spot steeped in history. And Hamilton fans can see Alexander's legacy as the nation's first bank reopens to the public. Plus, meet a man crafting hats and cutting hair and a teacher turned jeweler.
Pa. brewery historian contributes items for 'Cheers to 250: Brewing in America' exhibit
August 7 is International Beer Day, and we head to the Smithsonian-affiliated National Museum of Industrial History in Bethlehem, Pa. to explore an exhibition celebrating the history of beer and meet the man who helped make it happen.