Jovita Moore

Jovita Moore is an American news presenter and reporter. She presents the daily newscast of WSB-TV in Atlanta, Georgia, from 5:00 p.m. to 6 p.m. and 11:00 p.m to 11:30 p.m.. She also makes news reports during the week.

Before moving to Atlanta, Moore worked as weekend anchor/reporter at WMC-TV in Memphis, Tennessee. She began her career as a reporter at KFSM-TV in Fayetteville, Arkansas, in 1990. She joined WSB-TV in 1998. She has been anchor for the weekend evening news, but moved to daily news stories in March, 2005.

She received her Bachelor of Arts degree, with a major in literature, from Bennington College in Bennington, Vermont, and earned a Master's Degree in journalism from Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.

Moore is a past member of the Atlanta Association of Black Journalists. She is an active member of the Junior League of Atlanta and a former member of the Board of Directors of the YWCA of greater Atlanta.

She donates her time speaking to school groups, hosting events for the community, and mentoring students. Moore also runs a non-profit youth organization called Live to Prosper.

In 2001, she was awarded an Emmy for her Outstanding Medical Reporting for her two part series, Women and Fibroids. The series was awarded Best Hard Feature by the Atlanta Association of Black Journalists.[1]

References

  1. ↑ NATAS Southeast website, listing Moore's 2001 award under past inductees page.


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