Amanda Davis (journalist)
Amanda Marie Davis was an American broadcast journalist and morning anchor of CBS 46 News in Atlanta, formerly working for Fox 5 News.
Early life
Davis was born in San Antonio in 1955.Education
Davis graduated magna cum laude from Clark College in Atlanta, Georgia.Career
Early years (1979–1986)
Davis initially worked as a reporter for NBC affiliate WCNC-TV in Charlotte, North Carolina, for about four years. Afterwards, she worked at the short-lived Satellite News Channel. After SNC was bought out and shut down by Turner Broadcasting in 1983, Davis spent the next three years freelancing.WAGA-TV Atlanta (1986–2013)
In 1986, Davis moved to Atlanta, Georgia, to work as a reporter for the CBS affiliate WAGA-TV. She was one of the original anchors of Good Day Atlanta when it debuted in 1992, before moving to the prime time newscast team in 1997.During her tenure on the prime time news team, which saw her paired up with fellow reporter Russ Spencer, Davis was well known as the first journalist to host the "Wednesday's Child" segment since its launch by the Freddie Mac Foundation in 2000. She was also noted for covering activist Coretta Scott King's funeral and interviewing President-elect Barack Obama. Following a DUI arrest in November 2012, she retired from the network in 2013 after nearly 27 years. She was replaced by Cynnè Simpson as the host of the 5 p.m. and 10 p.m. broadcasts, while Lisa Rayam replaced Davis as the host of the 6 p.m. broadcast.