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Melanie Lawson
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News Anchor and Reporter, KTRK-TV (Houston, TX)
Houston
Beats
Sports at the High School and Collegiate Levels
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Joy Sewing breaks through incredible glass ceiling as Houston Chronicle's first Black news columnist in paper's history
By Melanie Lawson Verified| KTRK-TV (Houston, TX) Verified HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Joy Sewing has wanted to be a reporter since she was 4 years old. Now, the award-winning journalist and native Houstonian has just broken an incredible glass ceiling. In December 2023, Sewing was promoted to news columnist at the Houston Chronicle and is the first Black woman to ever hold that post in more than 120 years. "It's hard to believe, but I look at it as an opportunity to just tell more stories in a bigger way," Sewing told ABC13's Melanie Lawson.
By Melanie Lawson Verified| KTRK-TV (Houston, TX) Verified HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- As we wrap up Black History Month, we'd like to introduce you to a quiet force in Houston. Photographer Earlie Hudnall has documented many of Houston's major events and most dramatic changes, especially in minority neighborhoods. For more than four decades, Hudnall was the chief photographer for the largest HBCU in our area, historically black Texas Southern University. That meant he took pictures of many famous faces and major events both in Houston and around the globe.
Joy Sewing breaks through incredible glass ceiling as Houston Chronicle's first Black news columnist in paper's history
By Melanie Lawson Verified| KTRK-TV (Houston, TX) Verified HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Joy Sewing has wanted to be a reporter since she was 4 years old. Now, the award-winning journalist and native Houstonian has just broken an incredible glass ceiling. In December 2023, Sewing was promoted to news columnist at the Houston Chronicle and is the first Black woman to ever hold that post in more than 120 years. "It's hard to believe, but I look at it as an opportunity to just tell more stories in a bigger way," Sewing told ABC13's Melanie Lawson.
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KTRK-TV (Houston, TX)
Houston, Texas, United States
'+1 713-666-0713