Lori Stokes
| Lori Stokes | |
|---|---|
| Born |
September 16, 1962 Cleveland, Ohio |
| Education | Ohio State University and Howard University |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Notable credit(s) | Morning Anchor for WABC-TV (2000–present) with Ken Rosato |
| Spouse(s) | Brian Thompson Divorced |
| Children | Two daughters |
| Relatives | Carl B. Stokes, (uncle), Louis Stokes, (father) |
Lori Stokes (born September 16, 1962) is co-anchor of Eyewitness News This Morning alongside Ken Rosato on WABC-TV in New York City. She joined the station on April 17, 2000, as part of an effort to increase ratings on WABC's morning newscast.
Stokes began her journalistic career as the medical reporter and then weekend co-anchor at WCIA in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois in 1986. Then, in 1988, she worked as a reporter and weekend anchor for WBTV in Charlotte, North Carolina. There for two years, she became popular with the viewers in that state.
Next, Stokes worked as a crime and street reporter for WBFF-TV, the Fox Station in Baltimore. Finally, Stokes got hands on experience for full-time anchor as WJLA-TV's lead female anchor of the 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. newscasts. She was there from 1992 through 1996.
Then Stokes went to MSNBC at the time of its inception. She was one of the original anchors on the 24-hour cable news television channel and the first African American to speak on the cable news network. MSNBC hired newcomer "girl in glasses" Ashleigh Banfield to MSNBC in 2000 and replaced Stokes on MSNBC'S Today in America also in 2000. During her tenure at NBC News Stokes was a rotating newsreader for "NBC Sunrise" and Weekend Today.
During her tenure at the cable TV station, Stokes covered the Columbine High School Massacre and the death of John F. Kennedy, Jr. in 1999.
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