Vernon Odom

This article is about the local Philadelphia journalist. For his father, Akron, Ohio civil rights leader and lawyer, see Vernon Odom Sr.

Vernon Odom (born September 16, 1948) is a 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 MOVE disaster of 1985. 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.[2][3]

References

  1. ↑ "Vernon Odom". WPVI-TV 6abc. ABC Inc. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
  2. ↑ http://www.broadcastpioneers.com/odom.html
  3. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on December 20, 2010. Retrieved January 2, 2011.
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