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Emilie Ikeda is a television news correspondent for NBC, reporting across the NBC News and MSNBC platforms. Ikeda joined NBC in 2021 after working as a reporter for FOX affiliate WAGA in Atlanta.[1][2]
A native of Harleysville, Pennsylvania, Ikeda attended American University. She has worked as a multi-media journalist and junior reporter at Philadelphia FOX affiliate WTXF; and as a multimedia journalist, anchor and producer for independent station WDVM in Hagerstown, Maryland, before joining Atlanta-based FOX affiliate WAGA in 2019. Among other topics, she has reported on the 2020 election, the COVID-19 pandemic, the shooting of Ahmaud Arbery, protests against racial injustice and police brutality, Georgia's gubernatorial and Congressional races, Bill Cosby's retrial, Hurricane Florence, and the Parkland school mass shooting.[1]
Ikeda is Japanese-American. Her grandfather was interned at Poston War Relocation Center in Arizona during World War II.[3] In February 2023, Ikeda broke down in tears in front of cameras as she paid her respects to her grandfather in segment aired on the Today show.
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- ^ a b "Fox 5 Atlanta Reporter Emilie Ikeda Jumps to NBC News as Correspondent". www.adweek.com. 2021-07-08. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
- ^ "NBC News Author Emilie Ikeda". NBC News. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
- ^ "NBC News' Emilie Ikeda shares emotional family story from Japanese internment camps". TODAY.com. 2023-02-17. Retrieved 2023-09-06.