Women in Journalism

She was the co-host of “All Things Considered” in the 1970s and ’80s.

She was the first Black woman TV reporter on the West Coast.

Her earnest appreciation of Olive Garden was an internet sensation in 2012.

She won recognition for her detailed coverage of the Charles Manson and O.J. Simpson trials.

Jaffe spent 36 years as one of NPR’s most recognizable voices.

The Canadian actress also worked in broadcast journalism.

She became the West Coast’s first female TV newscaster when she joined LA’s KNXT.

She was a radio pioneer who strengthened media focus on Latin American issues.

She did ads for Avon and Diet Coke and covers of Vogue and Mademoiselle.

She helped Oprah Winfrey launch her popular magazine, O.