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Reba Hollingsworth
Reba Hollingsworth is a 4-time Emmy award winning TV News journalist. In her 30- year career in the television news industry, Reba has covered stories from the local courthouse to the White House. Reba’s long TV career has led her down the path of entrepreneurship. She’s the creator of the AHA Wrap and TRI V3RSA bag. Reba can also add co-author to her impressive career. In the book, ‘Lipstick and Legacies’, Reba details her journey as a news anchor and entrepreneur while enduring life’s ups and downs. This summer, Reba will embark on a new journey with the I-Present Public Speaking Summer Series. It’s a high energy program designed to help teens build confidence.
Reba was born and raised in Texas. She graduated with a Communications degree in broadcast journalism from Texas State University in San Marcos. Reba began her TV news career in the small Texas town of Victoria at KAVU-TV. Nine months later, Reba became weekend anchor at KTXS-TV in Abilene and was quickly promoted to main anchor. Five years later, Reba accepted a morning reporter position at WTVR-TV in Richmond, Virginia. Again, she was promoted quickly to morning anchor. After five years in Richmond, Reba became a freelance reporter in the DC area working for FOX 5 in DC, WBAL in Baltimore, Hearst DC bureau, and CNN Newsource.
In 2009, Reba returned to the highly rated morning show at WTVR-TV and received four regional Emmy awards for the morning newscasts. She’s also received distinguished awards for her breast cancer awareness stories. Reba brought her skills and knowledge to the classroom as an adjunct professor teaching broadcast writing at Virginia Commonwealth University. Beyond her TV job, Reba is deeply invested and involved her community often serving as a featured speaker or mistress of ceremonies for various organizations.
Reba is a member of The Metropolitan Business League, National Association of Black Journalists and Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated.
