Monica Jones Kaufman Pearson grew up in the Smoketown neighborhood and was the first Black woman to anchor the news in Louisville on WHAS-TV from 1973 to 1975. Recently she found out an important ...

The longtime news anchor is now part of the 'Gold Circle.' Esteemed journalist Monica Kaufman Pearson was honored with the Gold Circle Award by the Southeast Chapter of the National Academy of ...

As Monica Jones Kaufman Pearson (the anchor changed her professional name following her 2005 marriage to police officer John Pearson Sr.), sixty-four, exits the WSB-TV airwaves this month—thirty ...

Monica Pearson, known as Monica Kaufman until 2005, is a news anchor for WSB TV, the ABC affiliate in Atlanta, Georgia. Pearson is the first African-American and the first woman to become news anchor ...

Pearson, who went by Monica Kaufman for many of her years on air, is best known for her 37 years at Channel 2 Action News on top-rated WSB-TV as the first Black female evening anchor in the city.

The only sound inside the University of Georgia Chapel was that of retired journalist Monica Kaufman Pearson’s voice as she broke into song at the beginning of the 34th annual Holmes-Hunter ...

This year’s Women of Distinction Signature Luncheon, according to the release, will include veteran broadcaster Monica Kaufman Pearson as the featured speaker. “Monica is a celebrated ...

But what I loved doing the most was “Closeups with Monica Kaufman,” interviews with famous people, including actors, singers, directors, and politicians. ExploreMonica Pearson's last day at ...