Tamala Edwards
Prior to joining 6abc, Tamala Edwards was the anchor of ABC's World News Now, and World News This Morning. Prior to 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
Older adult volunteers make positive impact on Norris Square Senior Community Center in North Philly
April is National Volunteer Month and some older adult volunteers are making a difference at their senior community center in North Philadelphia.
Two Philly natives helping shape jazz scene both in the classroom and on the stage
April is jazz appreciation month and two Benjamin Franklin High School graduates have been mentoring musicians both on and off the stage, helping to shape the jazz scene in Philadelphia and beyond.
Montgomery County business owner turning classic Ford Mustangs into electric vehicles
If you're into classic cars, but wish they had more modern technology, there's a business owner in Montgomery County who can make your auto dreams come true.
PCA's Home-Delivered Meals Program making a difference for older adults
March is National Nutrition Month and Philadelphia Corporation for Aging is one of the organizations making sure older adults are well fed, delivering meals to seniors' doorsteps across the city.
Trio of retirees co-host podcast at Fountain View at Logan Square
Podcasts have grown in popularity over the last few years, and a trio of older adults at a continuing care retirement community are jumping on the bandwagon, offering their life experience for listeners.
Two lifelong musicians flourish at Settlement Music School's Adult Chamber Players Program
For well over a century, Settlement Music School in Queen Village has been a hub for music education. It's also where two lifelong players have been united by the school and their passion to play.
Plant society president competing in PHS Philadelphia Flower Show for over 25 years
The 2024 PHS Philadelphia Flower Show opens on March 2 and there's a president of a plant society who's been showing his plants for more than 25 years.
Tamala Edwards interviews award-winning journalist, author Kara Swisher on her new book
Kara Swisher's new book tells a scathing but balanced account of the tech industry and its founders.
Longtime friends spend decades exhibiting at PHS Philadelphia Flower Show with The Siblings Group
The Philadelphia Flower Show is in full swing, with the theme 'United by Flowers.' And there's a matriarch of a long-exhibiting group and her friend who's been there every step of the way.
Founder of South Jersey museum showcasing Black artists for over 20 years
As we celebrate Black History Month, we take you to a South Jersey museum where the founder has been showcasing the work of Black artists for nearly a quarter century.