Vernon Odom
Vernon (Blue Moon) Odom (born September 16, 1948) is a retired local Philadelphia TV journalist.
Odom received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology and Political Science from Morehouse College[1] and later continued his education at Columbia University. He started with WPVI-TV, in Philadelphia on May 17, 1976. He has covered a plethora of major stories during his tenure, ranging from Presidential debates to the 1985 MOVE bombing. He also hosted "Visions", a weekly look at urban life in Philadelphia. In November 2004, he was inducted into the Broadcast Pioneers Hall of Fame. He retired from 6 ABC in 2019, and now works as a visiting professor at West Chester University in West Chester, Pennsylvania. [2][3] Odom retired effective December 14, 2018 after 42 years with WPVI Philadelphia. He now works as a visiting Media professor at West Chester University in West Chester, Pennsylvania. [4]
References[]
- ^ "Vernon Odom". WPVI-TV 6abc. ABC Inc. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
- ^ http://www.broadcastpioneers.com/odom.html
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on December 20, 2010. Retrieved January 2, 2011.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Vernon Odom retires: A look at his legendary career at Action News". 18 December 2018.
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- American television journalists
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