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Linsey Davis
Headshot of Linsey Davis speaking during a book event. She is middle-aged black woman with dark hair wearing a blue morning suit.
Davis in 2019
Born (1977-10-21) October 21, 1977 (age 47)
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SpousePaul Roberts (m.2013)
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Websitewww.linseytdavis.com Edit this at Wikidata

Linsey Davis is an American broadcast journalist at ABC News, who currently anchors the Sunday edition of World News Tonight and the network's weekday prime-time streaming program, ABC News Live Prime with Linsey Davis. She is also a substitute anchor for Good Morning America, and the weekday and Saturday editions of ABC World News Tonight.[1]

Early life

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Davis was raised in Medford, New Jersey.[2] She graduated from the Moorestown Friends School in neighboring Moorestown, New Jersey, in 1995.[3] She earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Virginia, where she was a member of the Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority.[4] She earned a master's degree in communication from New York University.[5]

Career

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Davis has been a longtime correspondent for ABC, reporting for Good Morning America, 20/20, Nightline, and World News Tonight. She launched the flagship streaming broadcast on February 10, 2020.[6] The following year, it was announced that Davis would take over anchor responsibilities for the Sunday edition of World News Tonight, with Whit Johnson handling Saturday duties, following the departure of network anchor Tom Llamas to NBC News.[7] In 2022, Adweek reported that Davis was adding radio to her responsibilities, saying she would "deliver the top stories in ABC News Radio's national 5 p.m. ET newscast Monday to Thursday each week."[8] Adweek noted, Davis took on a role once held by Peter Jennings and Charles Gibson.[8]

In addition to her anchoring roles on broadcast television, streaming, and radio, Variety states that "Since 2019... Davis has appeared alongside George Stephanopoulos and David Muir to help anchor presidential debates, election coverage and other critical news events."[9] Linsey was one of the moderators for the 2024 presidential debate with former President Donald J. Trump and Vice President Kamala D. Harris.[10]

Davis is also the author of four children's books, including How High Is Heaven? (2022).[11]

References

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  1. ^ "Linsey Davis". ABC News. Retrieved December 31, 2022.
  2. ^ Flynn, Kelly (February 8, 2021). "Happily ever anchor: Linsey Davis talks finding joy amid year's tumult". Medford News.
  3. ^ "Linsey Davis '95 Named ABC World News Tonight Weekend Anchor". Moorestown Friends School. Retrieved December 31, 2022.
  4. ^ McKenzie, Bryan (September 9, 2024). "Preparation and Prayer: This Hoo Is Ready for the Presidential Debate". UVA Today. Archived from the original on September 10, 2024. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
  5. ^ Manns, Keydra (February 1, 2021). "Linsey Davis to co-anchor ABC's Weekend 'World News Tonight'". finance.yahoo.com. Retrieved December 31, 2022.
  6. ^ Katz, A. J. (January 23, 2020). "Tom Llamas and Linsey Davis Named Breaking News and Prime Time Anchors for ABC News' Streaming Service". adweek.it. Retrieved December 31, 2022.
  7. ^ Johnson, Ted (February 1, 2021). "Linsey Davis, Whit Johnson To Anchor Weekend 'World News Tonight'". Deadline. Retrieved December 31, 2022.
  8. ^ a b Katz, A. J. (September 26, 2022). "ABC News Anchor Linsey Davis Adds Radio to Her Responsibilities". www.adweek.com. Retrieved December 31, 2022.
  9. ^ Steinberg, Brian (February 3, 2021). "Linsey Davis Helps ABC News Toggle Between TV News, Streaming Video". Variety. Retrieved December 31, 2022.
  10. ^ "Live updates: Analysis, key moments from Trump-Harris presidential debate". Washington Post. September 10, 2024. Retrieved September 11, 2024.
  11. ^ "Linsey Davis talks about her 4th children's book 'How High is Heaven?'". February 24, 2022. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
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