Allison Davis (television executive)
Allison Jeanne Davis (born April 7, 1953[1]) is an American television and non-profit executive.[2]
Davis was born in New York, New York. After graduating from Boston University with a journalism degree in 1975, Davis began working at WBZ-TV. She was a founding member of the National Association of Black Journalists.[2]
She rose through the ranks in news, becoming an on air reporter at KDKA-TV in Pittsburgh, a writer-producer at NBC, helped launch MSNBC and from 1998 to 2004, Davis served as senior vice president/creative of CBS and Dunbar Productions.[1]
In the nonprofit world, Davis was vice president, chief operating officer, and special assistant to the Jackie Robinson Foundation's chief executive from 2004–2009.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b c "Allison J. Davis". The HistoryMakers. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
- ^ a b "Allison J. Davis (CGS'72, COM'75)". Celebrating the Black Alumni Legacy. Boston University. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
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