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
Michener Art Museum's retired founding director returns with new exhibition
There's a wealth of great art on display in and around the Philadelphia area, and there's a museum in Bucks County that celebrates the work of local artists.
Your Vote, Inside The Process
Tamala Edwards takes the show on the road, visiting the Philadelphia Elections office warehouse in NE Philadelphia. This is where all of the ballots for the May primary are counted and where voting machines are stored.
PCA's Senior Companion Program helps older adults thrive at home
We meet a senior volunteer with Philadelphia Corporation for Aging, who helps a senior neighbor in the community not only live independently, but thrive.
Chester Co. woman racing Independence Blue Cross Broad Street Run for 40 years
Meet a Chester County woman who has missed only one Independence Blue Cross Broad Street Run race since 1985.
How 'Our Closet in Your Neighborhood' transforms donations into dignity
Our Closet in Your Neighborhood turns thousands of pounds of donated clothing into a dignified shopping experience for people in need.
'$20 Challenge' expands mission of kindness after Action News story
After last year's Action News story, so much money poured in that Kristina Ulmer was able to create a foundation to expand the challenge to other schools.
Pines Village resident makes memory bears to help others remember loved ones
A retired nurse in Ocean County, New Jersey is using her talents in sewing to help others dealing with the loss of a loved one, making the family something sentimental so they can literally hold onto their memories.
Meet the man who brought 150-year-old Burpee's back to its roots
Spring planting season has arrived, and one of the nation's most iconic companies is celebrating its 150th birthday this year. Meet the man who bought Burpee in 1991, and brought the brand back from the brink of bankruptcy.
Training for the Broad Street Run? Here are some tips to help you avoid injury
As the race inches closer, physical trainer Rich DiGiacomo is already seeing runners push to the point of strain.
The Philadelphia School District's Preliminary Budget
Host Tam Edwards and the Panel took a deep dive into the preliminary Philadelphia School District budget and the major cuts that would be enacted. Can Mayor Cherelle Parker's proposed $1 Rideshare tax fill the gaps?