
She started out as a reporter in 2003 and, during her time there, reported from New Orleans in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, Torino for the 2006 Winter Olympics and Athens for the 2004 Summer Olympics. Before joining the network in June 2007, Davis was anchor of the weekend evening newscasts at WTHR-TV in Indianapolis. Davis also anchored the documentary “Homegrown Hate: The War Among Us,” which shed a spotlight on the issue of domestic terrorism and hate-inspired violence in the United States.ĭavis joined ABC News as a New York-based correspondent for ABC NewsOne, the network’s affiliate news service. Baton Rouge, Louisiana and Tacoma, Washington. In June 2020, as the racial divide in America and the protests against police brutality were growing, Davis led the first roundtable discussion with Black female mayors of Atlanta, Georgia Washington, D.C. Anthony Fauci, Herschel Walker, Senator Raphael Warnock, Kanye West, Nikole Hannah-Jones, Anita Hill, Bill Gates, Dionne Warwick, Huma Abedin, Dave Grohl, Billy Porter, nearly two dozen senators from both sides of the aisle and dozens of House representatives. Showcasing her tough but fair moderating skills at ABC News’ Democratic presidential debates in September 2019 and February 2020, Davis held candidates accountable on topics of racial inequality and other key issues.ĭavis has conducted powerful exclusive interviews with Boris Johnson, shortly after he left his position as prime minister the victims who suffered abuse at the hands of Larry Ray at Sarah Lawrence University Shelley Lynn Thornton, also known as Baby Roe, the daughter of Jane Roe Kevin Strickland, a wrongfully convicted Missouri man who was released from prison after 43 years Myon Burrell, a Minneapolis inmate who said he was wrongfully convicted for murder and Nick Cannon, discussing his journey towards atonement, education and self-improvement after making antisemitic comments and espousing conspiracy theories.Īdditionally, Davis has interviewed major influential figures, politicians and health officials, including Hillary Clinton, former Vice President Mike Pence, Dr.

She co-anchored major political events such as two presidential debates, the vice presidential debate, presidential election coverage and Inauguration Day. She is a correspondent filing reports for “World News Tonight,” “Good Morning America,” “20/20” and “Nightline.”ĭavis helped lead ABC News’ coverage of the 2022 midterm elections and was at the forefront of ABC News’ coverage of the 2020 presidential election, spanning all eight nights of the Democratic and Republican National Conventions.
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Linsey Davis is currently an anchor for ABC News Live Prime, ABC News Live’s first-ever streaming evening newscast, and weekend “World News Tonight” on Sundays.
