DeMarco Morgan

Anchor, Reporter

Updated 11:59 PM EST, Tue, Jul 28, 2009

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DeMarco Morgan joined WNBC in November 2008 from WTVJ in Miami where he co-anchored the "South Florida Nightly News" weeknights at 7 p.m. and 11 p.m.

Morgan is no stranger to New York City. He began his broadcasting career in the Big Apple while working on his Master's Degree at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism, where he covered the Sept. 11 terror attacks. Morgan's reporting beat took him through the streets of Brooklyn, parts of Queens, Manhattan and Harlem in his efforts to find fascinating stories about everyday New Yorkers.

After graduation, Morgan landed his first reporting job at CBS affiliate WJTV in Jackson, Miss., and then later moved on to ABC affiliate WISN in Milwaukee, Wis., where he anchored and reported for the station's morning newscasts. Morgan then joined NBC6 in Miami as an anchor and reporter in 2007.

Morgan has been honored with several Associated Press and broadcasting awards. He has interviewed former U.S. President Bill Clinton, Africa's first elected female Head of State and has covered a wide range of stories from corporate scandals to the nation's first civil-rights era murder prosecution by federal authorities.

Morgan is a strong advocate of community service. He has volunteered with Big Brothers Big Sisters, the American Cancer Society, NAACP, served on the board of managers for the YMCA, and is a member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. In 2006, he received the NABJ National Community Service Award.

While in Milwaukee, Morgan was the Honorary Grand Marshal two years in a row for the United Negro College Fund. He has served as a spokesperson for the Thurgood Marshall College Fund based in New York City, which has provided more than $100 million in scholarships to students attending public historically black Colleges and Universities. Morgan's speaking abilities have taken him across the country from Las Vegas to the nation's capital, hosting receptions at the Congressional Black Caucus conventions.

Morgan graduated with honors from Jackson State University in Mississippi. He then went on to earn his Masters Degree at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism and while there helped start the J-School's student chapter of the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ). Morgan taught Journalism at JSU for two years and taught English at Milwaukee Area Technical College.

Morgan was named one of the only African Americans ranked in the nation's Top Ten Collegiate Journalists in the country in 2001 by Scripps Howard and named one of Ebony Magazine's Top 30 Future Young Leaders of America in 2006. He was recently named one of South Florida Magazine's top 40 most influential black professionals in 2008.

Morgan resides in Manhattan. His motto in life can be found in the African Proverb, "Care more than others think is wise. Risk more than others think is safe. Dream more than others think is practical. And expect more than others think is possible."