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Tisha Powell

Louisiana native Tisha Powell ed the WAFB 9NEWS team in August 2021. 6q192e

Tisha, who was born on Bayou LaFourche in Thibodaux, is a graduate of H.L. Bourgeois High School and Loyola University New Orleans where she majored in broadcast news and minored in political science. Tisha is an Edward R. Murrow Award winning journalist with a Master of Science in communication and leadership from Purdue University.

Tisha started her career in journalism as a reporter and producer for WCBI-TV in Columbus, Mississippi. She then went on to New Orleans to work for WDSU-TV where she traveled to Honduras to cover the devastation of Hurricane Mitch.

When her husband, an officer in the U.S. Army, was relocated to San Antonio, Tisha ed the news team at KABB-TV where she was an anchor and health reporter. While there, she covered the escape of the Texas Seven and the Spurs 2003 NBA Championship.

Prior to coming to InvestigateTV and WAFB, Tisha worked as a main anchor and reporter for WTVD-TV in the Raleigh and Durham metro area of North Carolina. During her 16 years there, she traveled back to New Orleans to cover Hurricane Katrina. She also reported on the UNC Tar Heels’ trip to the Final Four, the Pope’s visit to Philadelphia, the Carolina Panthers trip to Super Bowl 50 and interviewed notable figures such as North Carolina governor Roy Cooper, Michelle Obama, Oprah Winfrey and Dr. Jill Biden. Tisha has also jumped with the U.S. Army Golden Knights Parachute Team in Laurinburg, North Carolina.

Tisha and her husband are the proud parents of two daughters. She is a lifetime member of the Girl Scouts and a member of the National Association of Black Journalists, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. and The Links, Inc.

Education h473y
  • Loyola University New Orleans (broadcast news, minor in political science)
  • Purdue University Master of Science (communication, leadership)
  • Affiliations 4uy6b
  • National Association of Black Journalists
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